CHARLOTTE — Former Panthers defensive end Jared Allen touched on his time in Carolina during his Hall of Fame speech Saturday, but leaned into his personal life, getting emotional at the end of his speech when talking about his wife and then his two young daughters.

"Through this process, the word legacy has been talked about a lot; the Hall often says they're here to tell my story," Allen said, choking up while wearing his signature cowboy hat and new gold jacket. "Well, I'm here to tell you two, you are my greatest accomplishments. When I get called home to heaven one day, if all they talk about is this gold jacket, my career, then I failed miserably as a father, a husband, and a friend. You two are my legacy. You are both so talented.

"And I cannot wait to see what you decide to conqu

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