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Devon Allen Signs With NIKE, Sets May Return at Hayward Field

By Justin Phillips

Aug 16, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Devon Allen (USA) during the men's 110m hurdles semifinals in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 16, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Devon Allen (USA) during the men's 110m hurdles semifinals in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Former Oregon Ducks Football player and Track and Field Star Devon Allen signed his first Professional Contract earlier this week.

Devon Allen is now part of the NIKE Family of Athletes after signing his first Professional Contract in Track and Field. After another injury on the football field in 2016, he had surgery and has been rehabbing to get back on the Track. On Tuesday he spoke to the crowd in Eugene at the Tracktown Tuesday event announcing his new beginning.

"Overall it’s going pretty well My strength side is something that I’m really focusing on … The hard part is getting back into shape and getting that confidence back.Devon Allen on his rehab and returning to the track. (via The Eugene Emerald)"

Devon Allen returned in 2016 and took the 110 meter hurdles by storm. He led the US Team from the US Track and Field Olympic Trials to finish 5th best in the world in the event in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janiero.

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Allen decided that Track and Field was a better route for his career than football and he is ahead of schedule in his rehab from his second knee surgery. He plans to compete at the Oregon Twilight meet at Hayward Field in May.