Jared Allen was on Sunday inducted as the 27th Member of the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor. The former defensive end rode in on a horse during the ceremony, which was held at half-time. 

The Vikings led Arizona Cardinals 14-10. 

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Allen received a purple jacket and a ring. The US Bank Stadium gave the Vikings legend a massive standing ovation as he sounded the Gjallarhorn before the game. 

The 40-year-old is the seventh Vikings defensive lineman to go into the Ring of Honor. Others were Alan Page, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, Chris Doleman, John Randle, and Kevin Williams.

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In the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League selected him after he played college football for Idaho State University. 

Allen spent four years with the Kansas City Chiefs before being traded for three draught picks, including a first-round pick, and the Minnesota Vikings. Prior to signing on with the Chicago Bears as a free agent in 2014, he played for the Vikings for six seasons.

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He played in Super Bowl 50 with the Carolina Panthers after being traded to them following the 2015 season. Allen, a five-time member of the Pro Bowl and four-time All-Pro pick, sacked the quarterback 136 times during the course of his 12-year career. Allen started playing curling after leaving the NFL and organised a team with other ex-NFL players.

Using a video of him riding his horse “into the sunset,” Allen announced his retirement on February 18, 2016, then on April 14, 2016, he signed a one-day contract with Minnesota to end his career as a Viking.

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Allen first became eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, but he was not elected on the first ballot in favour of Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, and Calvin Johnson, who were also in their first year of eligibility.