Earlier this month, Keenan Allen became the 16 th player in NFL history to record 1,000 career catches.
The Chargers wide receiver did it in just 159 games, however, making him the fastest player even to hit that mark.
After he joined that select club, Allen quipped that being the quickest to do so was a "made up stat," noting that some numbers can be cherry picked to make it appear more exciting.
But Allen's most recent accomplishment — becoming the first player in NFL history with 400 catches from two different quarterbacks — struck a different tone in his mind.
"That's a real stat," Allen said.
Allen, now in his 13 th season, has caught 401 career passes from Justin Herbert . And that's on top of the 520 he caught earlier in his career from Philip Rivers .
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