Eagles’ Devon Allen Qualifies For World Championship Semifinals After Winning 110-Metre Hurdles Heat

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Devon Allen has a chance to be named the best hurdler in the world, but he won’t have much time to celebrate since he’ll be travelling to Philadelphia in a week to try out for the Eagles. Devon Allen, an Eagles receiver, wants to bring a World Championship to a squad that wants to win another one.

After winning today’s heats, Allen, a wide receiver who attended Oregon but has never played in the NFL, starts his quest. Tomorrow night is the final, and one of the favorites to win is Allen.

Devon Allen

Win or lose, he plans to be present for the opening of the Eagles training camp on July 26. He claims it won’t be difficult for him to devote all of his attention to the hurdles this weekend before switching to football.

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Devon Allen qualifies for World Championships

On Saturday, Allen had a strong start in his second sport by taking first place in his 110-meter hurdles heat. He has earned a spot in the semifinals.

“I try not to think too far ahead,” Allen said, via Oregonian.

“I think my goal, this weekend goes great, I win the gold medal, break the world record — great. I got a week off. During that week, I’ve got to study the playbook because I got camp coming up and then once we get into football, get back 5-6 days before camp starts, I get back into cleats. I’ve been doing a little bit of football stuff now, but I’ll get back into cleats and start running routes and feeling comfortable.”

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The championship game is on Sunday night. Allen will then attempt to join the Philadelphia club. Allen, a 27-year-old football player, attended Oregon. Since he went undrafted in 2017, the Eagles are his first opportunity to make an NFL roster. He attracted the team’s attention with a 40-yard sprint time of 4.35 seconds.

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