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Allen was persona non grata in the Bolts early-season offense, failing to play a single snap in the Week 1 loss to the Texans.
"After I didn't play after that first game," Allen said, via U-T San Diego, "I was about another snap away of not playing from quitting."
He was serious, too.
After three seasons playing his college ball at Cal, Allen contemplated going back to Berkeley to finish his degree, with an eye toward perhaps becoming a music producer. He even leaned on his mother for guidance.
"'I need help. I'm losing. I'm about to quit,'" Allen recalled of his conversation. "(I wasn't) living up to my expectations of starting. I've never been a role player-type guy. Not easy at all. ... I've never had to do it before. I never had to adjust."
Keenan Allen nearly quit Chargers after Week 1 - NFL.com