The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... The Colts surprised everyone when signing Allen to a four-year, $29.4 million deal. Everyone but Allen. "The Colts get to observe me and critique me more than anyone else," Allen said on Tuesday's edition of PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio. "I practice there every day and they see how hard I work and they see obviously the potential that I have in playing the tight end position in the National Football League. They thought it was best that they retain me."
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Allen also explained that he’ll have an even bigger chip on his shoulder as he tries to prove that he’s worth the money he’ll be getting. Now that Allen is getting his money, the question becomes how Allen would spend the rest of it, if he were calling the shots. “Make sure my quarterback gets taken care of,” Allen said, laughing. “Make sure 12 gets taken care of.”