Dennis Allen Biography

Dennis Allen has coached football at the college and professional levels for nearly two decades. He got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M University in 1996. After four seasons with the with Aggies he was hired as the secondary coach at the University of Tulsa where he served as an assistant for one year before being hired as a defensive assistant and quality control coach with the Atlanta Falcons. In 2006 the New Orleans Saints hired Allen to coach their defensive line and then tapped him to coach their secondary from 2008 to 2010. In 2011 he served as the Defensive Coordinator for the Denver Broncos before landing his first head-coaching gig with the Oakland Raiders in 2012. After three seasons in Oakland, Allen returned to New Orleans as the defensive coordinator before being named head coach in 2022. 

Book Dennis Allen for your Next Event

Disclaimer: AthleteSpeakers assists companies seeking to hire talent like Dennis Allen for speaking engagements, virtual meetings, appearances, product endorsements, and business sanctions. Our speakers bureau does not claim to exclusively represent Dennis Allen. Our booking agency can help with finding an athlete or sports celebrity that aligns with your upcoming events date, location, and budget. When an organization request booking details for a celebrity like Dennis Allen, we work closely with the client to make sure the proposed dates does not interfere with the requested athletes schedule. We then confirm the sports celebrity fee based on the details of the request. The fees listed on the speaker profile are rough estimates based on the previous market rate for the talent. Our team then works with Dennis Allen's agent, manager or assistant on the booking request. For parties interested in hiring Dennis Allen, we recommend filling out the booking request form so our booking agents can help with making your next event a success.