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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Raw speed was never his game, and maybe that helps explain why Keenan Allen has aged so gracefully in his NFL receiving career.
“Father Time isn’t really nipping at his heels because he was never a 4.3 guy,” said Hall of Fame receiver James Lofton , referring to Allen’s time in the 40-yard dash. “He’s like a designated hitter in baseball or a great three-point shooter in basketball. Those players are always going to be there, and he has the ability to make them.”
Allen, who could make NFL history Sunday when the Chargers play at the New York Giants, runs his routes with surgical precision and has Houdini hands, typically emerging with the football ev