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Eagles receiver Devon Allen didn’t get an opportunity to compete within the World Athletics Championship last on Sunday night time. The quickest man on the earth within the 110-meter hurdles this 12 months was disqualified for a false begin.

His response time was .001 quicker than the .1 second threshold, which means he false began, in response to the pc.

Allen pled his case to officers to no avail. As a substitute, he needed to watch on TV as fellow American Grant Holloway defended his World Championship gold medal within the occasion from 2019. Holloway ran a 13.03 with American Trey Cunningham ending second in 13.08.

Solely Allen’s DQ prevented a probable 1-2-Three sweep for Group USA after Olympic champion Hansle Parchment of Jamaica was injured whereas warming up for the ultimate.

Allen, who ran a 13.09 within the semifinal earlier within the day, now can flip his focus to soccer. He final performed faculty soccer at Oregon from 2014-16 going undrafted in 2017. The Eagles are his first shot at an NFL roster spot, having caught the crew’s consideration with a 4.35-second 40-yard sprint.

In three seasons with Oregon, Allen caught 54 passes for 919 yards and eight touchdowns.