Jared Allen serving as a ‘guest coach’ with the Broncos

Former NFL pass rusher Jared Allen attended a Denver Broncos training camp session earlier this week and coached up the team’s pass rushers.

After practice, Broncos coach Sean Payton said Allen will serve as a “guest coach” for parts of the 2023 season.

“He’s one of the guest coaches,” Payton said Wednesday. “He’s in for a few days throughout the season, helping us with pass rush. I told him he’s putting his toe in the water with coaching right now. He hasn’t jumped in the cold pool yet.”

Allen played for Minnesota Vikings from 2008-2013, overlapping with then-Vikings executive George Paton, who now serves as Denver’s general manager.

“We played against those guys a lot,” Payton said of facing Allen’s teams in the past. “Then over the years, I got to know him really well. His name came up in the offseason, and he was interested. We spoke a number of times. He came in during the spring. We’ll have him kind of on a schedule here.”

Allen played for the Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers during his 12-year career. He totaled 136 sacks in 187 games and he ranks 12th on the NFL’s all-time lack list.

Allen faced the Broncos nine times in his career. Allen’s teams went 3-6 on those contests and the defensive end totaled 2.5 sacks against Denver. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.

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