It might not be the flashiest of signings, but as anyone who watched Super Bowl 53 can attest, sometimes you don’t need to be flashy to win a championship in the NFL.
Next to maybe Julian Edelman, Bill Belichick, and Brian Flores, punter Ryan Allen was arguably the most important person on the field in Atlanta on February 3. In a game that featured 14 punts and the lowest amount of scoring in Super Bowl history, Allen’s performance in keeping the Rams offense pinned back deep for most of 60 minutes stands out as instrumental when evaluating how New England won its sixth Lombardi Trophy.