Tennessee Volunteer Jason Allen Talks About His Injury
Tennessee Volunteer cornerback and captain Jason Allen on his hip injury:
“It was painful, but right now I’m just taking it one day at a time,” Allen said. “It’s nothing major. People want to compare it to the Bo Jackson injury, but his came all the way out of place and mine wasn’t that serious.
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“It’s just an injury that happened,” Allen said. “It’s not going to hold me down and I’ll be back stronger than ever.”
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“I’m staying positive and I thank all the fans and the student body for their support. I really appreciate it.”
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“I was really blessed to represent the T on the helmet,” Allen said. “I appreciate everyone who has been there for me throughout my years there … I appreciate everyone and always will be a Volunteer.”
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“Knowing I can’t practice, can’t run through the ‘T’ and can’t be there with my teammates,” he said, “that’s probably the hardest thing right now. I’ll get back where I need to be and prepare myself for the NFL.”
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“I appreciate all the E-mails and cards from the fans,” he said. “I can’t tell you how much I appreciate them.”
Excellent news.
You can email Jason at jallen8@utk.edu.
November 19th, 2005 at 5:10 pm
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January 12th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
[...] UPDATE: Jason’s going to be okay. Don’t leave comments here anymore — you can email him directly at jallen8@utk.edu. [...]
January 16th, 2006 at 9:55 pm
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May 13th, 2006 at 8:30 am
[...] Well, Allen said he would be back stronger than ever, and he proved it by running a 4.39 at the NFL Combine. He may have gone higher in the draft had he not suffered the injury, but being the 16th overall selection was satisfying closure to the troubling thought that he might have sacrified his future to play one more year as a Vol. Vol fans everywhere were ecstatic, and not even EBSBS posting this video would dampen our spirits. [...]