JP Finlay reports that Washington is placing DT Jonathan Allen on the COVID-19 list Monday after he tested positive. Finlay notes that Allen is vaccinated and needs two negative tests 24 hours apart to return this week.
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Washington has confirmed the news and announced that they’ve also placed LB David Mayo and practice squad DE William Bradley-King and TE Temarrick Hemingway on the list.
Allen, 26, was selected in the first round in 2017 out of Alabama by Washington. He signed a four-year, $11.596 million contract that included a $6.573 million signing bonus.
Washington exercised the fifth-year option on Allen which was set to pay him $10.05 million in 2021. He later agreed to a four-year, $72 million this summer.
In 2021, Allen has appeared in 13 games for Washington and recorded 45 tackles and 7.5 sacks.
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