""They wanted me to catch like a smoke route, and I was like, 'Just give me a little soft toss in front of the quarterback would be good," he said."
""It's special," Allen said of setting the record. "Just getting the love from my teammates on the sideline, hearing the crowd, being able to do it at home, with Gates here. It means a lot.""
In Inglewood, Calif., Keenan Allen became the Los Angeles Chargers' all-time leader in receptions with 956 catches, passing Antonio Gates. He entered the game needing two receptions and secured the record on a final-drive shovel pass that he said he drew up. The Chargers originally drafted Allen in the third round in 2013; he spent 11 seasons with the team before being traded to the Chicago Bears after declining a 2023 pay cut. Allen re-signed with the Chargers in August, finished the game with two catches for 19 yards, and leads the team with 52 receptions this season.
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