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27-year-old rookie wide receiver Devon Allen, who is set to start his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, made track and field history Sunday by running the third-fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles. Allen clocked 12.84 seconds at Icahn Stadium at the NYC Grand Prix. Olympic silver medalist Grant Holloway finished in second place at 13.06. Holloway is one of two men who have ran the event faster than Allen: Aries Merritt (world record of 12.80) and Holloway (12.81). Merritt set his 12.80 world record in 2012 at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels, Belgium, while Holloway ran 12.81 last summer at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Allen, a two-time Olympian, told reporters: "I thought I could break the record today. Clean up a few things, and four hundredths of a second is four thousandths of a second per hurdle, which is so small. Going to have to wait for another race." Allen said he plans to race in the U.S. Championships on June 23-26 and the World Championships