2026 marks ERIC ALLEN's 26th season with the Jets and his fourth as vice president, news strategy. Allen, a longtime senior reporter, manages the Jets reporting and broadcasting teams. He is the host of the Official Jets Podcast and serves as a senior producer for the club's two in-season broadcast shows that air on CBS New York. He produces and appears as an analyst on the team's live gameday programs, Pregame Central, and Jets Overtime, in addition to serving as the sideline reporter for Jets' road games on the team's Q104.3 radio broadcast. Allen also oversees the team's editorial digital content.

Under the One Jets Drive Entertainment umbrella, Allen oversees a group that covers the Jets year-round. Emanating from the Jets' state-of-the-art studio, the broadcasting unit generates podcasts, VOD shows and over-the-shoulder programming. In addition to collaborating with the Jets production staff, Allen works with a talent roster comprised of alums and pundits.

Prior to joining the Jets, Allen worked with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers public relations department during the 2000 season before serving in similar capacity for the Jets in 2001. A native of Buffalo, NY, Allen holds a master's degree of mass communication from the University of Florida (2005) and freelanced at both The Gainesville Sun and Gator Bait Magazine while in Gainesville. He earned a bachelor's degree of science from the University of Maryland in 1998 and suited up in goal for the Terrapins' club hockey team. He resides in New Jersey with his family.