[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 98 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E798]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF JONATHAN ALLEN'S FIRST ROUND SELECTION BY THE 
               WASHINGTON REDSKINS IN THE 2017 NFL DRAFT

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2017

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and congratulate Mr. 
Jonathan Allen, who was recently drafted in the first round of the 2017 
National Football League draft by his hometown team, the Washington 
Redskins.
  Mr. Allen is from Leesburg, Virginia and played football at Stone 
Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia. Under the leadership of his 
coach and mentor, Mickey Thompson, the team finished with winning 
seasons each year he was there, and after graduating in 2013, Mr. Allen 
attended the University of Alabama as a five-star recruit, where he was 
named to the first team All-Southeastern Conference during his 
sophomore, junior, and senior years. Additionally in 2016, as a junior, 
he was instrumental in Alabama's National Championship, in which they 
defeated the Clemson Tigers.
  Mr. Allen has also won a number of individual accolades, including 
being named the Washington Post All-Met Player twice in high school, 
being selected as the 2012 Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year, and 
lastly being recognized as a 2013 U.S. Army All-American. At the 
University of Alabama Mr. Allen's football career blossomed. He was 
named the 2016 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and was also the 
recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik Award, 
which are given to the best defensive player in the National Collegiate 
Athletic Association (NCAA).
  With Mr. Allen signing a four year contract with the Redskins, he is 
truly returning home. The team's practice facility is located in 
Ashburn, Virginia, and Mr. Allen is especially ready to give back to 
his community through the local mentorship of Coach Thompson's Bulldogs 
at Stone Bridge High School.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating Mr. 
Jonathan Allen on becoming a Washington Redskins player. I commend him 
for his impressive accomplishments, and I am proud to represent him and 
wish him all the best in his NFL career.

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