Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen has made his discontent with the team's losing ways known multiple times this season.
When asked Monday if he ever thinks about leaving the franchise that selected him with the 17th overall pick in 2017, Allen said, "1,000%."
Interesting comments from Jon Allen about his future in Washington, says he wants to win in DC but eventually, “I do want to win…I’m not in the business of going through another rebuild.” Says he’s focused on last 4 games but will evaluate things in offseason. Good intvw w…
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 4, 2023
Jon Allen with @JunksRadio on @1067theFan when asked if he ever thinks about leaving the Commanders:
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) December 4, 2023
“1000%. I’d be lying if i said I didn’t. I play this game to win and I would love to win here for sure but I want to win first and foremost. So that’s always going to be at the…
Jon Allen with @JunksRadio @1067theFan on if he would consider having his agent talk to the Commanders about an offseason trade:
— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) December 4, 2023
“If that’s what it takes… I’m going to focus on these next 4 games, do what I can to help this team win and then we’ll evaluate things after the…
Following Washington's loss to the lowly Chicago Bears in Week 5 on "Thursday Night Football," the 28-year-old joined part owner Magic Johnson as well as a host of teammates in criticizing the team's performance, saying, "We got our [butts] kicked."
Then after the group's defeat against the New York Giants in Week 7, Allen said, "I'm [expletive] tired of this [expletive]. I'm [expletive] tired of this bull[expletive]. It's been seven [expletive] years of the same [expletive]. I'm tired of this [expletive]."
Despite the Alabama product's stardom, Washington hasn't had a winning season during his tenure with the franchise and has only made the playoffs once. The Commanders won the NFC East in 2020 with a 7-9 record and then lost in the wild-card round against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Since starting 3-3 this year, Washington has lost six of its last seven, (including four in a row) to fall behind the Giants for last place in the division at 4-9.
Allen, who's made back-to-back Pro Bowls and leads the team with 15 quarterback hits, has already seen fellow star DL teammates Chase Young and Montez Sweat shipped off midseason to the San Francisco 49ers and Bears, respectively.
Allen is second on the Commanders this year in both sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss (nine). Barring injury, he could soon be the team leader in both categories, as he only trails Sweat in sacks (six) and Sweat and defensive tackle Daron Payne in tackles for loss (10).
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