Keenan Allen’s week started off on a two-win team in Indianapolis that was near the bottom of the AFC standings and going nowhere.
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that → start → standings
It will end when he takes the field for the NFC-leading San Francisco 49ers against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday after a trade that gave the veteran receiver a mental lift.
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that → end → lift
“I get a little boost in the way I feel, coming into the building,” Allen said Wednesday before his first practice with the 49ers.
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Allen → get → 49ers
“Just being a part of the guys, it’s a hell of a locker room.
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it → ’ → room
Obviously, these guys have accomplished so much in the past years and I’m just going to be able to be a part of them.”
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I → accomplish → them
San Francisco acquired the six-time Pro Bowler before the trade deadline on Tuesday, sending Indianapolis a sixth-round pick in 2027.
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Francisco → acquire → 2027
Allen was in the Colts’ facility talking with coach Shane Steichen when he was called into a meeting with interim general manager Ed Dodds to get the news of the trade.
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he → talk → trade
He rushed home, packed some bags and headed straight to the airport.
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He → rush → airport
He landed at about 11:30 p.m., got to his hotel after midnight, took a physical at 5:45 a.m. and then started the “head-spinning” process of learning a new system so he could practice with his new team.
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he → land → team
“I’m running on pure energy right now.
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I → run → energy
I’m 7-1,” he said referring to the 49ers’ record that’s the best in the NFC.
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that → ’m → NFC
The 34-year-old Allen had 40 catches for 351 yards and one touchdown in eight games in his first season with the Colts.
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Allen → have → Colts
Allen caught four passes for 26 yards Sunday against Dallas and passed Hall of Famer Tim Brown for No. 8 on the league’s career receptions list.
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Allen → catch → list
He will play the Cowboys again this week with a whole new set of teammates, starting with quarterback Brock Purdy.
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He → play → Purdy
Beast, man,” Allen said about his new quarterback.
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Allen → say → quarterback
He’s a guy that comes out and leads his team to victory, and handles everything well.
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that → ’ → everything
Seeing him out at the walk-through, controlling the offense, he’s real verbal.”
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he → see → offense
The 49ers needed help at receiver with Mike Evans dealing with Achilles tendinitis that has sidelined him for the past two games.
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that → need → games
It’s uncertain how soon he will be back.
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he → ’ → ?
Ricky Pearsall is already out for the season, rookie De’Zhaun Stribling is on injured reserve with an ankle injury that will sideline him until at least December, and Christian Kirk went on IR last week with a knee injury.
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Kirk → sideline → injury
Deebo Samuel was back at practice Wednesday and is on target to return after missing three games with a hamstring injury.
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Samuel → return → injury
Coach Kyle Shanahan was happy to be able to add a player as accomplished as Allen.
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Shanahan → add → Allen
“Just trying to get the best receiver that you can,” he said.
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he → try → receiver
“When you look at it, it always starts with separating, catching the football.
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it → look → football
He’s always been as good as anyone at separating, as good of hands as anyone.
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He → separate → anyone
Then how good he plays without the ball.
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he → play → ball
He’s a guy who blocks, who never takes a down off, is extremely competitive and a very smart, aware football player.
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who → ’ → down
Allen is facing potential legal trouble.
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Allen → face → trouble
He was arrested Aug. 30 and is facing preliminary misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated — endangering a person.
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He → arrest → person
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, he was found to have a blood-alcohol level of nearly three times the legal limit of 0.08%.
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he → accord → %
Attorneys are scheduled to meet again on Dec. 7 as they continue their legal negotiations.
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they → schedule → negotiations
No trial date has been set.
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date → set → ?
Allen could face a suspension from the NFL, although the league typically waits until there has been a legal resolution, so that might not happen this season.
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that → face → NFL
“We’re just waiting,” Shanahan said.
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Shanahan → wait → ?
“We know the league handles that.
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league → know → that
It could go either way, so waiting for them to say.”
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them → go → ?
Cornerbacks Renardo Green (back) and Deommodore Lenoir (foot) also missed practice.
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Green → miss → practice
... DB Siran Neal (knee/foot) and DB Upton Stout (shoulder/neck) were limited.
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Neal → limit → ?
... DT C.J. West had his 21-day practice window opened from injured reserve and was limited.
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window → have → reserve
... CB Jack Jones was signed back to the practice squad after being cut late last month.
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Jones → sign → squad
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