Dwayne Allen says players had to ‘hold back tears’ during Pagano’s locker room speech

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Dwayne Allen says players had to ‘hold back tears’ during Pagano’s locker room speech

By Kevin Patra |

Published: November 5th, 2012 | Tags: NFL AM, Andrew Luck, Chuck Pagano, Dwayne Allen, Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts rookie tight end Dwayne Allen caught Andrew Luck‘s record-setting pass Sunday. On Monday he woke up early to talk with “NFL AM” about Luck’s performance and the emotional locker room scene with head coach Chuck Pagano, who is battling leukemia.

“Before the game…everyone in there had to hold back tears,” Allen said of Pagnao’s pregame pep talk.

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