MINNEAPOLIS -- Crediting the team for the fondest memories of his career and reflecting on the life changes that happened in six years with the Minnesota Vikings, Jared Allen signed a one-day contract with the team so he could officially retire as a member of the organization.
Allen, who played in Super Bowl 50 with the Carolina Panthers and announced his retirement two weeks after the Panthers' loss, will finalize his retirement on Friday.
"In my heart, when it was all said and done, I knew I wanted to retire as a Viking," Allen said in a conference call.