Nick Allegretti (born April 21, 1996) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early years

Allegretti attended

Lincoln-Way East High School Lincoln-Way East High School or LWE, is a four-year public high school located approximately three miles south of Interstate 80 near the intersection of Colorado Avenue, U.S. Route 45 (La Grange Road) and U.S. Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) in Frankfo ...

Frankfort, Illinois Frankfort is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Cook County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 20,296. According to Forbes.com, in 2007 the village ranked as the 36th fastest growing suburb in the Un ...

, a suburb of

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. While there, he played for both the school's

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and wrestling programs. As an offensive lineman, he was an all-state selection twice, and was a state finalist in wrestling.

College career

Allegretti played as an offensive lineman for the

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, starting as a freshman in the 2014 season. He remained with the Illinois program for the entirety of his collegiate career, with the 2018 season being his last with the team. He redshirted his first season at Illinois. Afterwards, he would play in 48 consecutive games, including as a starter in the last 36 games of his collegiate career.

Professional career

Allegretti was selected by the

in the seventh round with the 216th overall pick in the

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. Allegretti played seven games during his rookie season of 2019. He won

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with the Chiefs when they defeated the

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by a score of 31–20. He scored his first

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against the

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on January 16, 2022.

References

External links

Kansas City Chiefs bioIllinois Fighting Illini bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allegretti, Nick 1996 births Living people American people of Italian descent People from Frankfort, Illinois Players of American football from Illinois Sportspeople from the Chicago metropolitan area Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois American football offensive guards Illinois Fighting Illini football players Kansas City Chiefs players