{"id":296410,"date":"2023-11-03T18:54:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296410"},"modified":"2023-11-03T18:54:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:54:21","slug":"chargers-wr-keenan-allen-nearing-10000-career-receiving-yards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/nfl\/chargers-wr-keenan-allen-nearing-10000-career-receiving-yards\/","title":{"rendered":"Chargers WR Keenan Allen nearing 10,000 career receiving yards"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Keenan Allen simply hits his career yards per game average, the wideout will become the second Chargers player in franchise history to hit the 10,000-yard mark on Monday night against the New York Jets.<\/p>\n

In 11 seasons, the four-time Pro Bowler sits at 9,930 total yards, 70 shy of the mark. The career-long Charger averages 74.7 yards per contest over 133 games played. In seven games this season, he’s averaging 91.9 YPG.<\/p>\n

Allen’s consistency at 31 years old is a tribute to his ability to continue to get open against any coverage.<\/p>\n

“He’s evolved. I think that he has stayed consistent in performance because of how committed he is to his craft,” Chargers head coach Brandon Staley said Thursday, via the team’s official transcript. “He really plays the receiver position as an art form. What makes Keenan special — age, as well, the older he gets. His physical gifts aren’t what makes him special, it’s how he plays receiver. That consistency that he’s played with his whole career is because of that commitment to playing the receiver position at the highest level. I think he can do things that are tough for receivers. He can play outside, he can play inside, he can read coverages, he can get to places that others can’t get to because of his feel.”<\/p>\n

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