Jason Allen Fails Physical at UT, Has a degenerative hip condition

[GROIIIDayton]

Tennessee safety Jason Allen reportedly failed a pair of physicals The tweener safety/cornerback's stock has experienced a roller coaster since injuring his hip during his senior season. Thought to be a possible first-rounder, this news will push him down into the second round. Apr. 11 - 8:27 pm et

Source: ESPN.com Insider

Word is it is pretty bad, he will be very fragile. I think he could fall completely out of the first day.

[Kazkal]

4th round for us mybe

[cincy9275]

i think this will keep any teams from drafting him maybe 6th or 7th round. i think he would be lucky to get picked at all

[DesperateDerelict]

That is really too bad . . . he was potentially one of the best out of a very strong db draft class.

[GROIIIDayton]

I feel really bad for the guy. Not that I wanted an NFL team to get screwed but I wish he would have got paid first.

[BengalPappaw]

For what its worth -- I'd waste a fourth round pick on Jason Allen. Thats the pick we usual reserve for a developmental project.

Even if he only plays a year or two, I'd like him in Bengals stripes.

[Stripes]

Man that does suck. He was flying up the boards after the combine. I wouldn't want the Bengals to draft him with this news in mind, but I still hope he can get picked up somewhere.

[ArmyBengal]

Got to hate it for the kid !!! Maybe someone still takes a chance on him and gives him time to see if it comes around, but if it's a degenerative thing, I say stick a fork in him... To bad indeed...

WHODEY !!!

[Kazkal]

Guess Ko wins now

He'll still be chanced he'll just drop mybe 3rd -4th rnd?

[ShulaSteakhouse]

Feel sorry for him, but now maybe people will finally quit touting him as a possibility for the Bengals on day one.

He's toast, move on....

[schweinhart]

Not good news for Allen, but probably not entirely unexpected either that he would not pass a physical yet. If he's really got a degenerative condition, though, then the 1st round draft party is over. Based on what Allen has done and the comparisons of the injury as less serious than others that ended careers, I'm guessing it's not a career killer nor bad enough to keep him out of Day 1.

One of the teams that failed him was the Vikings at 17. I wouldn't be too surprised if a team lower in the draft order ends up finding him physically fit before it's all said and done.