Taje Allen

Taje LaQuane Allen (born November 6, 1973) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for six seasons for the St. Louis Rams, with whom he won a Super Bowl, and the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League.[1]

Allen played college football at the University of Texas where he helped the Longhorns with the las two Southwest Conference Championships and the first Big 12 Championship, playing in the Sun Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl. He first gained notoriety during his sophomore year when he came off the bench and knocked down a potential game-tying two-point conversion pass to help Texas beat Pittsburgh.

He was drafted by the Rams in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft.[2] He played four seasons with the Rams during which time he started four games. His best season was 1999 when he started 2 games in place of an injured Dexter McCleon, recorded 2 interceptions (the only two of his NFL career) and had 36 combined tackles.[3] He won a Super Bowl ring that season with the Rams. Though he did not play in Super Bowl XXXIV he knocked down a potentially game-winning 4th down pass into the end zone at the end of the NFC Championship Game.[4]

Following the 2000 season he became an unrestricted free agent and was signed a 2 year contract with the Chiefs. The Chiefs made him available for the expansion Texans after the 2001 but he was not selected in the expansion draft. He was released by the Chiefs a few months later, but signed with them again the next day.[5] The 2002 season was his last in which he saw limited playing time, being inactive for all but 6 games.