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Jaguars DE Josh Allen changing name, will go by Josh Hines-Allen to honor his family

There won't be any confusion anymore about which Josh Allen everyone is talking about in NFL circles, though that wasn't the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end's goal.

Allen, an elite pass rusher who shared the same name as the Buffalo Bills star quarterback, is changing his name. He said he will go by Josh Hines-Allen, which honors his family. That will be the name on the back of his jersey going forward, as Hines-Allen displayed in a video discussing the name change.

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Legacy is forever, and I'm proud to carry that tradition on the back of my jersey, following in the footsteps of my family, who have donned the Hines-Allen last name with so much pride and joy.