Philadelphia Eagles Sign Second-Round Pick Nate Allen To Four-Year Deal

Just one piece of the puzzle remains to be unsigned after the Philadelphia Eagles announced second round pick S Nate Allen has agreed to a four year deal.

The move comes one day after Bleacher Reports own Bob Cunningham reported the two were extremely close to coming to terms, you can read his column here .

Allen is expected to report to camp tomorrow in which his early arrival will pay huge dividends in the long run. The sooner he and DB coach Dick Jauron can begin working together, the quicker Allen gets caught up to speed to secure a starting job.

The Eagles front office is hoping Allen can finally put an end to the hole created when Brian Dawkins bolted out of town for Denver. 

The 6'1", 210 lb. safety has the size, speed, and brute mentality to become a very legitimate safety with the help of the Eagles new DB coach.

Coming out of college, Allen already has a knack for being around the ball as he finished his college career with a total 224 tackles (five for a loss), three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, and nine interceptions.

He also accounted for four touchdowns in college: a 44 yard INT return (his longest), 47 yard fumble recovery, a nine yard reception (according to the Eagles website), and a 75 yard punt block.

Nate Allen is capable of making an immediate impact on the Eagles defense if he buries his nose in the playbook and works side by side with Dick Jauron.

Allen will have some competition as seventh round pick Kurt Coleman received a solid amount of praise from defensive coordinator Sean McDermott after the morning practice.

Coach McDermott commented on Coleman's play during a press conference saying:

"Kurt's a smart football player and he's handled himself extremely well," McDermott said after practice. "What he showed me today is that he's been working. He's worked with the coaches during the offseason. He's been very studious in the way he's approached the time when he was away from us."

"The way he handled himself out there this morning, you would have never known he was away for about a month which is to his credit."

Kurt was playing at both safety spots today but did see the majority of his time at the free safety position with the absence of Allen while the contract was worked out.

Coleman's most impressive play of the day came after QB Michael Vick snapped the ball and found RB Martell Mallett, who looked as if he had a sure touchdown, before Coleman made the play batting the ball to the ground.

"They came out in what was a little tricky formation for us and we got the call at the last second from the corners and the linebackers and I just let the play sort out and I saw (Mallett) coming across the middle and decided to jump the play, " Coleman said.

However, the presence of Allen finally making his training camp debut will limit the time he is granted playing with the first team, at least for the free safety position anyways, but he could still prove to be a fiery talent at the strong safety.

For nothing else, Coleman could prove to be a solid backup.

However it is Allen who is the latest to sign a deal and who will show up to training camp tomorrow—surely all eyes will be on him over the next two weeks or so.

Stay tuned Philadelphia faithful, just one man remains unsigned and with Nate Allen out of the way—I'm hoping something gets worked out in the coming days.