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INDIANAPOLIS -- If the arthritis in Jonathan Allen's surgically repaired shoulders becomes a problem for him during his NFL career, it will have already been an awfully long one.

The former Alabama star said Saturday that doctors have told him the condition shouldn't affect him for 15-20 years, according to the doctors he spoke with.

"The shoulder feels good. Every doctor said if there's a problem, it's after football, way after football. I have no concerns with it at all," Allen said at the NFL Scouting Combine. "... They said I have some arthritis in my left shoulder. It's not really a problem now, but it might be a problem 15, 20 years down the road so I'm not worried about that right now. I'm worried about playing good for whichever team I go to."

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday that Allen has mild arthritis in both shoulders.

It certainly never showed up on the field at the college level. Allen was a durable anchor on Alabama's vaunted defensive line for more than two years as a starter. He piled up 22.5 sacks over his last two years in college, playing in all 30 Crimson Tide games over that stretch. With the versatility to play multiple positions along the defensive front, and an ability to defend the run to go with his pass rush skills, Allen is considered one of the elite prospects in the draft.

He repped 225 pounds 21 times on the bench press for NFL scouts Saturday, and said he's feeling fine physically.

"I have no restrictions on anything I do. Like I said I feel good. It's probably the best I've felt in the last four years. I feel good, refreshed, re-charged, ready to go," Allen said.

NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock ranked Allen as the No. 1 interior defensive lineman in the draft entering the combine.

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