Eagles wide receiver Devon Allen didn’t get a chance to compete in Sunday night’s World Athletics Championships final. The world’s fastest man in the 110m hurdles this year was disqualified for a false start. His reaction time was 0.001 faster than the 0.1 second limit, meaning he had a false start, according to the computer. Allen took his case to officials to no avail. Instead, he had to watch on TV as fellow American Grant Holloway defended his World Championships gold medal in the event from 2019. Holloway ran 13.03 with American Trey Cunningham finishing second in 13.08. Only Allen’s DQ prevented a potential 1-2-3 sweep for Team USA after Olympic champion Hansle Parchment of Jamaica was injured during warm-ups for the final. Allen, who ran a 13.09 in the semifinal earlier in the day, can now turn his attention to football. He last played college football at Oregon from 2014-16 undrafted in 2017. The Eagles are his first shot at an NFL roster spot, having caught the team’s attention with a 4.35-second 40-yard dash. In three seasons with Oregon, Allen caught 54 passes for 919 yards and eight touchdowns.
