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Editor: Bob Battle
Profession: DUI Defense Lawyer

Category: Celebrity DUI

For one National Football League player, a drinking problem has cost him three game checks. Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen will not suit up until his team faces the Minnesota Vikings in game three of the 2007 season. That's if he abides by the terms of the suspension.

During his suspension Allen's DUI attorney would be wise to monitor his participation in an alcohol abuse program. One more DUI and one of the NFL's up-and-coming pass rush specialists could be selling insurance in Missouri. With three DUIs in the span of two years, who knows what attorney could bail out the former star player at Idaho State University.

There are "one-time" offenders and there are "problem drinkers." However Allen views himself, he has a some kind of problem. Even when he suits up, coaches have to wonder whether he has stayed clean during the season. It is not known if Allen's attorney has sought some form of counseling for his client. Is Allen's problemi alcohol dependency? Is it personal? Could it be two random acts of carelessness? Only Allen knows. But maybe his DUI counsel can help him find the answer.

Allen will miss games against Houston and Chicago before making his 2007 debut against the Vikings at home. The original suspension of four games was cut in half after the league heard Allen's appeal.

Allen Aims to Tackle Drinking Issue

Since the arrests, Allen has become involved in local charities, most notably a group that raises funds to combat juvenile diabetes. The former Idaho State University player pleaded no contest to the most recent charge in September and entered a diversion program to resolve the first DUI incident from May.

A fourth-round choice in the 2004 draft, Allen has developed into one of the league's top sack threats. He has 165 tackles, 27½ sacks, 10 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries and one interception in 47 appearances, 41 of them starts.