One of the best defensive ends of his generation is trying his hand at a sport much different than football.
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Allen, 41, retired from football eight years ago, first tried to become a professional golfer, but then decided he needed something that would get him to the Olympics, according to the New York Post.
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First, he considered badminton but decided it required “way too much movement for me at this age,” according to the Post.
“I read the rules of curling, it was like the winners have to buy the losers beer. Most people start in their 40s, I was like, ‘Right up my alley,’ ” Allen said.
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Allen had been scheduled to compete in New Jersey this week at the curling U.S. National Championships but withdrew from the event due to personal reasons.
Allen said he knows it won’t be easy, considering the U.S. won gold at the most recent Olympics.
“At that point, I was already too far down the rabbit hole, so then I look like a jerk talking about how I’m going to try to make the Olympics in curling when we just won a gold medal,” he said with a laugh. “Took a bet and now five years later I refuse to welch on the bet.”
Allen is 12th on the NFL’s all-time sacks list and is a finalist for the Hall of Fame.
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