The Philadelphia Eagles signed Devon Allen as an undrafted free agent in April, and while he's a long shot to make the team—he hasn't played football since 2016, after all—nobody will be doubting his speed.
On Sunday, the two-sport hopeful ran the 100-meter hurdles in 12.84 seconds, the third-fastest time in the history of the event.
NBC OlympicsTHE THIRD FASTEST TIME EVER! <a href="https://twitter.com/DevonAllen13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DevonAllen13</a> of the <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eagles</a> wins the men's 110m hurdles! <a href="https://twitter.com/SNFonNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SNFonNBC</a> <br><br>ud83dudcfa: <a href="https://twitter.com/nbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nbc</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/peacockTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@peacockTV</a><br>ud83dudcbb <a href="https://t.co/DBJg3Xp3aA">https://t.co/DBJg3Xp3aA</a> <a href="https://t.co/2RXud8cqR2">pic.twitter.com/2RXud8cqR2</a>
The world record is 12.80 seconds, set by United States runner Aries Merritt at the Van Damme Memorial in 2012.