Jared Allen
Age: 31
Hometown: Los Gatos, Calif.
College: Idaho State
NFL career: Fourth-round pick by Kansas City in 2004. Traded to Vikings in 2008 for a first-rounder and two third-rounders (one of whom was Pro Bowl RB Jamaal Charles).
Current contract: Six years, $72 million. Expires this season.
Family: Wife Amy, one daughter.
Kevin Williams
Age: 33
Hometown: Fordyce, Ark.
College: Oklahoma State
NFL: In his 11th season with the Vikings after being taken in the first round (ninth overall) in the 2003 draft.
Current contract: Earning $5 million in the final year of a restructured contract that originally was a seven-year, $50 million deal.
Family: Wife Tasha, one son and one daughter.
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