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New England Patriots extend punter Ryan Allen

According to NFL insider Adam Schefter, the New England Patriots have made sure that punter Ryan Allen will stick around for the next three years.

Patriots signed punter Ryan Allen – who has longest punt in Super Bowl history – to a three-year contract extension, per @seanstellato.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 25, 2015

At this time two years ago, Allen was entering training camp against proven veteran Zoltan Mesko. In one of the more surprising developments of that summer, Allen beat-out Mesko for the job, and the Patriots have been better off at the position ever since.