Jonathan Allen spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Washington Commanders. Now that he has left the team, he thinks he has been missing out.
In an appearance on Chris Long’s “Green Light” podcast, Allen revealed the massive difference in facilities he saw upon leaving the Commanders to join the Minnesota Vikings.
“When I came here and I see they have kombucha and all the drinks in the fridge and the facilities, wow, I feel like I’ve been cheated my last eight years. These guys over living like this, it’s incredible,” Allen said.
As noted by Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, the Commanders’ locker room facilities received an F grade on the annual NFLPA team report cards. The Vikings, in contrast, received an A+.
Allen had no real frame of reference for this while spending his entire career with Washington. Most of those years were under the ownership of Dan Snyder, who was known for being reluctant to spend on amenities for the team. There is some reason to believe that might change under new ownership.
Regardless, that does not help Allen now, and it is a bad look for the Commanders to see a player who was so loyal to them calling them out like this after leaving. He had already been frustrated with all the losing he endured in Washington at times, and it sounds like in retrospect, there was a lot that could be upgraded on from his Commanders experience.
A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Allen collected 42 sacks in eight years with Washington. He joined Minnesota this offseason on a three-year deal.
