"Brad Allen" is an Official/official in the National Football League since the 2014 NFL season, wearing uniform number 122.

A native of Lumberton, North Carolina (and a graduate of University of North Carolina at Pembroke/Pemboke State University), Allen began officiating football games at the high school, and later, Atlantic Coast Conference/ACC, levels. When he made his NFL officiating debut in 2014, he was originally going to be an umpire, but when long-time referee Mike Carey (American football)/Mike Carey announced his retirement on June 24, 2014, Allen was given the referee position instead; this was the first time since 1962 that an NFL official in his first year of officiating was given that honor (Tommy Bell (American football official)/Tommy Bell was the last NFL official to do so).

Allen's 2014 officiating crew consists of umpire Fred Bryan, head linesman Jim Mello, line judge Tom Symonette, field judge Doug Rosenbaum, side judge Tom Hill, and back judge Kirk Dornan.

Outside of officiating NFL games, Allen is a non-profit CEO.

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