Jared Allen and the Bears agreed on a four-year contract Wednesday, keeping him in the NFC North and setting up what should be some interesting twice-a-season matchups against the Vikings. What you might not now — or perhaps forgot — is that another famous Vikings defensive lineman, Alan Page, also joined the Bears late in his career, albeit under much difference circumstances. Let's take a look at both:
Alan Page
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Jared Allen
11 full seasons, including 1971 NFL MVP award
Vikings history
Six seasons, with double-digit sack totals in all of them
1978