<p id=”par-1_59″>Keenan Allen was selected in the 2013 <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/nfl/”>NFL</a> Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers (then known as the San Diego Chargers). Over the years, he became one of the most reliable receivers on the team and made six <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sports/”>Pro Bowls</a>. He’s also one of only two players in franchise history to accumulate more than 10,000 career receiving yards. </p>
<p id=”par-2_39″>The <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-athletes/”>star wideout</a> had stated that he wanted to remain a Bolt for his entire career. Therefore, it came as a surprise when on March 14, 2024, he was traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fourth-round pick. </p>
<p id=”par-3_36″>Saying goodbye to the organization he was part of for more than a decade was difficult not just for Allen but also for his family. Here’s more about his wife, Ciandra Monique, and their children. </p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Keenan-Allen-of-the-Chicago-Bears-warms-up-prior-to-the-Pro-Football-Hall-of-Fame-Game-against-the-Houston-Texans.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Keenan Allen of the Chicago Bears warms up prior to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game against the Houston Texans” class=”wp-image-3752530″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Keenan Allen of the Chicago Bears warms up prior to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game against the Houston Texans | Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-when-allen-and-monique-met-and-got-married”>When Allen and Monique met and got married</h2>
<p id=”par-4_26″>Monique was born on May 26, 1992, to parents Christina and Carlos Martinez in Greensboro, North Carolina. She has one younger brother named CJ. </p>
<p id=”par-5_42″>Monique and Allen are from the same town and met in 2010. They dated for seven years before the football player got down on one knee in front of friends and family during a beach party for Monique’s birthday and proposed. </p>
<p id=”par-6_16″>The pair tied the knot the following year on June 18, 2022, in San Clemente, California. </p>
<p id=”par-7_11″>Allen has described his bride as his “queen, rock, and soldier.”</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-it-took-monique-a-while-to-process-allen-s-bombshell-trade-to-chicago”>It took Monique a while to process Allen’s bombshell trade to Chicago</h2>
<p id=”par-8_51″>It was reported by <a href=”https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1768462450997837983″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport</a> that “the Chargers had approached Allen, who was slated to be a $34.71 million cap hit, about a pay cut … he declined.” The team then traded him to the Bears, which came as a shock to the wide receiver and his wife. </p>
<p id=”par-9_53″>Following the surprise trade, Monique posted an emotional Instagram Story thanking Chargers fans for all their support over the 11 years her husband was on the team writing: “Thank you to the fans we’ve encountered over the years. I’m still processing this but one thing for sure it was always TEAM KEENAN ALLEN.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_85″>The Chargers also thanked Allen in a statement saying: “What Keenan Allen has meant to the Chargers for more than a decade cannot adequately be expressed through mere words. Keenan’s impact lives in the hearts of our fans, in the communities which he has served and amongst the countless teammates who have formed a brotherhood with him. There will only be one Keenan Allen, and we cannot thank him enough for the contributions he has made to our organization both on and off the field.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-how-many-children-monique-and-allen-have-together”>How many children Monique and Allen have together</h2>
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<p id=”par-11_8″>Today, Allen and Monique have four children together.</p>
<p id=”par-12_32″>The oldest daughter, Kamari, was born in 2015 followed by another daughter, Kaliyah, in 2017. They welcomed a son, Kaliyah, in 2019 and their youngest daughter, Ka’oir, was born in 2021. </p>
<p id=”par-13_21″>Allen told <a href=”https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles-chargers/post/_/id/24984/how-fatherhood-made-chargers-receiver-keenan-allen-a-better-player” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>ESPN</a> that he thought it was good to have a couple of girls before his first boy came along.</p>
<p id=”par-14_47″>“I think it’s a little better to have the girls first, just having patience in dealing with the girls and how you discipline them,” he explained. “I wasn’t in a house with girls growing up. It was all boys, so I know how to raise a boy.”</p>