Some retirements you see coming. Asher Allen's wasn't one of them. Frazier said Allen's decision wasn't health-related, according to Rapoport. Apparently, Allen lost the passion to play football. The ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings announced Wednesday that cornerback Asher Allen has retired from football, a curious decision for a 24-year-old who was about to enter only his fourth ...

Jeremy Fowler of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Thursday that the Vikings have decided not to seek a prorated portion of Allen's $725,000 rookie signing bonus. They could have possibly gone after ...

Vikings cornerback Asher Allen decides to retire after three seasons. (Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) Minnesota Vikings cornerback Asher Allen has decided to retire only after three seasons, Vikings ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 9: Asher Allen #21 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball after an interception against the Arizona Cardinals on October 9, 2011 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Former Viking Asher Allen has a new calling in life. After retiring from football he is now finishing up his degree from Georgia. He'sin the process fulfilling an internship by ...

MANKATO, Minn. — Six days into training camp, Vikings Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield outlined his first impressions of rookie cornerback Asher Allen. “He’s a quick learner. Definitely studies.

When Vikings rookie cornerback Asher Allen went back and looked at the film of his performance Sunday at Pittsburgh, one thing stood out. “I was just happy to see me on film,” Allen joked. It was the ...