Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen is staring down a suspension of at least three games after his arrest and two drunk-driving charges triggered NFL discipline, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Schefter reported that the league’s punishment could end up stretching beyond three games, given the level of intoxication police say Allen registered. Authorities measured Allen at a .224 blood-alcohol content, which is three times the legal limit.
The NFL won’t hand down any suspension until the legal process runs its course. Allen’s next court date is October 26, and for now he is expected to keep practicing and playing with the Colts while the case remains unresolved.
Allen was arrested soon after signing a one-year deal with Indianapolis and appearing in the team’s first preseason game. The 34-year-old entered the league as a third-round pick by the Chargers in 2013 and spent the early part of his career in Los Angeles before moving on.
His contract history has been busy over the past couple of seasons. Allen was in the final year of a five-year, $46.671 million deal that included $20 million guaranteed when the Chargers gave him a four-year, $80 million extension.
In March 2024, he was traded from the Chargers to the Bears for a 2024 fourth-round pick. He then earned a base salary of $18,100,000 in 2024, the last year of that contract, before signing a one-year deal back with the Chargers for 2025.
Allen then landed with the Colts on another one-year deal, worth around $8 million for the 2026 season. So far in 2026, he has played in one game for Indianapolis, catching all six of his targets for 32 yards and no touchdowns.
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