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====2000s==== In [[2000 Dallas Cowboys season|2000]], Allen was selected to his sixth consecutive [[2001 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] and earned consensus All-Pro and All-NFC honors. He was part of an offensive line unit that allowed just 35 sacks in 480 pass plays on the season. Six times during the season, opponents were held to one sack-or-less. Despite suffering a [[fracture]]d [[right hand]] in practice on June 20, Allen returned to play by the end of the preseason and started all 16 games. His blocking helped limit the Cardinals to one sack while protecting [[Randall Cunningham]] as he completed 24-of-34 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns on September 10. His blocking against Arizona on October 22 was key to the offense as it recorded 347 total yards, including 200 rushing yards. He allowed just one sack. He helped limit [[Warren Sapp]] to two tackles for the game in [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay]], on December 3, while the entire Tampa Bay starting defensive line was limited to six tackles. He was also part of an offensive line that helped Smith rush for 150 yards and a touchdown against the Redskins and the NFL's fourth-ranked defense on December 10. The Cowboys rushed for 242 yards against the Redskins for most by Dallas offense since recording 271 rushing yards in Philadelphia on [[Halloween]] 1993. In [[2001 Dallas Cowboys season|2001]], Allen was named All-Pro by the [[Associated Press]] for the seventh consecutive season. He was also named a [[2002 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] starter at guard. However, he was unable to attend the game in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Hawaii]] due to [[elbow]] surgery that was performed after the season ended. This marked his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl selection. Allen played a key role in Dallasβ third rank in the league in rushing at 136.5 yards per game. The season rushing total of 2,184 yards was the second-best total by a Cowboys team in last 20 years (1995, 2,201). He helped limit All-Pro [[Defensive tackle|DT]] Sapp to one tackle and no sacks in the season opener against the Buccaneers, also helping the Cowboys offense rush for 99 yards on 23 carries, a 4.3 average. He led the way for [[Emmitt Smith]] to his first 100-yard rushing game of the season, 107 yards, and offense to 211 total rushing yards in the Cowboys [[Monday Night Football|Monday night]] win over the [[Washington Redskins|Redskins]] on October 15. He played a part in helping [[Troy Hambrick]] gain 127 rushing yards as well as [[Michael Wiley (running back, born 1978)|Michael Wiley]] gain 85 en route to the Cowboys gaining 207 rushing yards (6.3 avg.) at [[Atlanta Falcons|Atlanta]] on November 11. He played a key role in Dallas' 20β14 win over the Redskins on December 2, as the Cowboys recorded their third 200-plus yard rushing game of the season as the team rushed the ball 44 times for 215 yards, a 4.9 average, including 102 yards by Smith. It is believed [[2002 NFL season|2002]] was the first time an [[NFL]] franchise had five African-American starters on their [[offensive line]], when the Cowboys lined up rookie [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] [[Andre Gurode]], [[Tackle (American and Canadian football)|tackle]]s [[Flozell Adams]] and [[Solomon Page]], [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]]s Allen and [[Kelvin Garmon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a.espncdn.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1417470.html |title=ESPN.com: NFL - Color barrier on offensive line disappearing |publisher=A.espncdn.com |date=2003-01-30 |accessdate=2022-08-19}}</ref> Allen had a challenging season due to injuries. He played through off-season surgery and a nagging early-season ankle sprain that limited him to five starts on the season between left guard and right tackle. Due to his off-season [[rotator cuff]] surgery on his left shoulder, and was limited in [[National Football League training camp|training camp]] and played in just the final two preseason games. He was selected as an offensive captain by his teammates, entering the regular season. Allen sprained his left ankle in the second quarter against the [[Tennessee Titans]] on September 15. He attempted to return in the second half but lasted just two plays before returning to the sideline. He was inactive at Philadelphia on September 22, due to his ankle injury. He moved to right tackle during practice the week leading up to [[St. Louis Rams]] game on September 29, and opened the game at that position before re-aggravating his sprained left ankle. He then left the game in the first quarter. He returned to the starting lineup at right tackle against the [[New York Giants]] on October 6, but came out during first drive after aggravating left ankle. He fought the pain and was in and out of the game in the second half at left guard for [[Kelvin Garmon]] who suffered a hip injury. Following the trade of Garmon to the [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]], Allen returned to left guard against the [[Carolina Panthers|Panthers]] on October 13, but left the game in the second quarter with an ankle pain. He was then inactive next the three games to let the injury heal. He returned to practice the week against the [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] on November 17 but was inactive for a fourth straight game. He was placed on [[injured reserve]] on November 21, and underwent successful surgery on December 3, to remove [[bone spur]]s from left [[ankle]]. In [[2003 Dallas Cowboys season|2003]], Allen returned after missing most of the 2002 season with a sprained left ankle that required off-season surgery to remove bone spurs. He returned and started all 16 regular-season games and the playoff game at Carolina on January 3. Despite missing parts of four games with injuries, he returned and was honored for play with eighth [[2004 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] selection at guard. He began the season by straining his [[hamstring]] during practice four days before the season opener. However, he still started against the Falcons, but aggravated his hamstring in the second quarter and sat out remainder of half before coming back for the second half as offense recorded 403 total yards. He played at the New York Giants on September 15, and helped protect [[Quincy Carter]], allowing him to throw for 321 yards in leading Dallas to a come-from-behind [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]] win. He suffered a sprained left [[knee]] in the second quarter against the [[Arizona Cardinals|Cardinals]] on October 5, but returned in the second half to help Dallas total 365 yards of offense. Despite playing sporadically against the Washington on November 2, due to a sprained left knee suffered in the first quarter, he helped the Cowboys record 400 yards of total offense, including 208 rushing yards. Allen also helped hold [[Defensive tackle|DT]] [[Kris Jenkins]] to zero sacks, while the Dallas line allowed only one sack for zero yards in 45 pass plays against the Panthers on November 23. He also helped lead way for Troy Hambrick to run for 189 yards against the Redskins on December 14. In [[2004 Dallas Cowboys season|2004]], Allen started all 16 games for the eighth time in 11 NFL seasons, and for the ninth time, he was an NFC [[2005 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] selection at guard. In the season opener in [[Minnesota Vikings|Minnesota]], Allen's blocking helped the Cowboys offense record 423 yards of total offense. In the home-opening win over the [[Cleveland Browns]] on September 19, the Cowboys recorded a season-high 441 total yards, and [[Vinny Testaverde]] passed for 322 yards with only one sack in 36 passes. The Cowboys also rushed for 126 yards. He helped the Cowboys record 166 rushing yards for the game against the Giants on October 10. On [[Thanksgiving Day]], in a win over [[Chicago Bears|Chicago]], he was part of a line that led the way for [[Julius Jones (American football)|Julius Jones]] to rush for 150 yards. In a [[Monday Night Football|Monday night]] win at [[Seattle Seahawks|Seattle]] on December 6, the Cowboys offensive line's blocking opened holes for Jones to run for 198 yards, the third-best rushing game in franchise history and the second-best ever by a Cowboys rookie. In the season finale loss at the Giants, the Cowboys offensive line ended the season by opening holes for Jones to rush the ball 29 times for 149 yards a 5.1 average and a touchdown. In [[2005 Dallas Cowboys season|2005]], Allen was selected to his 10th [[2006 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]]. He played every offensive snap for the Cowboys in 2005, starting all 16 games at left guard. He started his 11th season as a full-time starter and his seventh consecutive season opener at left guard at [[San Diego Chargers|San Diego]] on September 11. He helped the Cowboys offense record 28 points and 301 yards of total offense. He started against the [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]] on October 9, and helped the Cowboys offense record a season-high 456 yards of total offense. His blocking helped protect [[Drew Bledsoe]] and allowed him to complete 26-of-37 passes for 312 yards against the Giants on October 16. Allen helped the Cowboys running backs record 164 yards averaging 4.2 yard-per-carry in Seattle on October 23. He helped lead way as [[Marion Barber III]] rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries against the Cardinals on October 30. He was part of an offensive line that allowed Bledsoe time to throw for 332 yards and three touchdowns while the running backs recorded 129 yards and a touchdown against the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] on December 11, the 445 yards of total offense was the second-best of the season. His run blocking allowed Julius Jones to rush for 194 yards, the fourth-best performance in franchise history in [[Carolina Panthers|Carolina]] on [[Christmas Eve]]. The Cowboys' offense recorded 22 first downs, 394 total yards, including a season-high 214 rushing, and 24 points in the come-from-behind win. During the Pro Bowl weekend in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], he won [[ESPN]]'s "Strongest Man Award" during the [[2005 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] weekend in 2006 by bench pressing 43 reps with 225 pounds. On March 21, 2006, Allen was released by the Dallas Cowboys, after spending his first 12 seasons with the organization from 1994 to 2005.
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