Jonathan Allen thought he'd play his entire career for Commanders

John Allen wanted to retire a Commander. But now he is finding the positive side to signing with the Vikings.

"The Commanders had a really great culture last year."

That was former Washington Commander defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, who acknowledged to Chris Long on the "Green Light" podcast that GM Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn had made significant changes to the team in their first season.

The Commanders released Allen ahead of free agency in a cost-cutting move, and he immediately landed a three-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings.

Allen said Dan Quinn's new culture "was the hardest part about leaving" the team. Allen was released by the new administration after eight seasons in…