American football player (born 1989)
American football player
Brian Price
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Position:
| Defensive tackle
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Born:
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1989-04-10
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April 10, 1989
(age 35)
Los Angeles, California
, U.S.
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Height:
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Weight:
| 303 lb (137 kg)
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High school:
| Crenshaw
(Los Angeles)
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College:
| UCLA
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NFL draft:
| 2010
/ Round: 2 / Pick: 35
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Player stats at
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Brian Larisso Price
(born April 10, 1989) is an American former professional
football
player who was a
defensive tackle
for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
of the
National Football League
. He played
college football
for the
UCLA Bruins
, earning first-team
All-American
honors in 2009. He was selected by the Buccaneers in the second round of the
2010 NFL Draft
.
Early life
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]
Price attended
Crenshaw High School
in Los Angeles, California where he had 85 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, four forced fumbles, and two recovered fumbles while battling double and triple teams in 2006. As a junior, made 111 tackles, including 22 sacks. Price was named "Coliseum League Defensive MVP" consecutive times in 2005 and 2006. He was selected to play in the
U.S. Army All-American Bowl
.
Considered a four-star recruit by
Rivals.com
, Price was ranked fifth among defensive tackle prospects in the nation.
[1]
He picked UCLA over USC on March 11, 2006.
College career
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As a true
freshman
in 2007, Price recorded 14 tackles (7.0 for losses) and one sack.
As a sophomore in 2008, Price led the Bruins with 14 tackles for loss. He was also second on the team with 4.5
quarterback sacks
. He earned a First-team All-Pac-10 selection by the league's coaches, and a First-team Sophomore All-American selection by
College Football News
.
[2]
As a junior in 2009, Price started 13 games and made 48 tackles (23.5 for losses) and seven sacks. He also forced two fumbles and recovered one and deflected a pass. He was a First-team
All-American
by the
AFCA
and a consensus
All-Pac 10
selection. After UCLA's win in the
2009 EagleBank Bowl
, Price announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the
2010 NFL Draft
.
[3]
Awards and honors
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Professional career
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Price was taken by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 3rd (35th overall) pick in the 2nd round.
[4]
Price was placed on
injured reserve
with a pelvic injury on November 2, 2010. He only played in 5 games as a rookie, while battling hamstring injuries, which led to two radical surgeries to reattach both hamstrings to his pelvis, including a painful rehabilitation process in order to be ready for the following season. Price recorded his first professional sack on
Atlanta Falcons
quarterback
Matt Ryan
during week 3 of the 2011 season.
During Week 13 of the
2011 NFL season
, against the
Carolina Panthers
, Price shoved Panthers guard
Mackenzy Bernadeau
well after the end of a third-quarter play in which
Cam Newton
was sacked for a four-yard loss. Price was penalized for unnecessary roughness. The sack would have forced the Panthers into a 3rd-and-14 situation. However, the resulting 15-yard penalty gave the Panthers a first down, allowing them to complete a touchdown drive that put the game out of reach (the Panthers won 38?19). Buccaneers coach
Raheem Morris
was so incensed that he banished Price from the sideline for the rest of the game.
[5]
The move drew comparisons to then
San Francisco 49ers
coach
Mike Singletary
banishing
Vernon Davis
from the sideline after a personal foul in 2008.
[6]
In May 2012, he missed organized team activities after being hospitalized during three days for exhaustion and grief in the wake of his sister's death in a hit-and-run accident (two of his brothers were murdered previously in Los Angeles).
[7]
On June 19, he got into a fight with first round draft choice
Mark Barron
during an offseason training practice. He was later held out of much of the offseason program as a result of this issue.
Chicago Bears
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On July 26, 2012, Price was traded to the
Chicago Bears
in exchange for a 7th round draft pick (#226-
Michael Buchanan
).
[8]
He was released on September 3.
[9]
On December 20, 2012, Price was brought in by the
Minnesota Vikings
for a workout.
[10]
Dallas Cowboys
[
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Price signed a futures contract with the Dallas Cowboys on December 31, 2012.
[11]
He was waived-injured on May 9, 2013.
Los Angeles Kiss
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On May 1, 2014, Price was assigned to the
Los Angeles Kiss
of the
Arena Football League
(AFL). He appeared in one game for the Kiss during the
2014 season
.
[12]
In May 2014, Price went to Jaguars Rookie Mini-Camp on a tryout basis.
[13]
He was not offered a contract.
Personal life
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Price grew up in
South Los Angeles
, where gang violence was a frequent occurrence. Two of his brothers, Eddie and Damon, were killed in gang-related shootings in
Crenshaw
. He also has six sisters.
[14]
In May 2012, his sister Bridget, 30, died as a result of a car accident in
Inglewood
.
[15]
[16]
His wife,
Candice Davis Price
, is a
track and field
athlete and was the runner-up in the hurdles at the
2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships
.
[17]
[18]
In 2017, video footage emerged of Price acting in an agitated manner outside an automotive repair shop in
Ypsilanti
. Price was shown to dive through the store's glass door. This has since sparked debate on the mental injuries sustained by football players.
[
citation needed
]
References
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"Rivals.com defensive tackles 2007"
. Footballrecruiting.rivals.com
. Retrieved
August 3,
2012
.
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"2008 CFN All-Sophomore Defensive Team"
. Cfn.scout.com. December 11, 2008. Archived from
the original
on February 22, 2012
. Retrieved
August 3,
2012
.
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Gold, Jon (December 29, 2009),
"UCLA's Price says he's leaving for NFL"
,
Long Beach Press-Telegram
, archived from
the original
on January 17, 2010
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"2010 NFL Draft Listing"
.
Pro-Football-Reference.com
. Retrieved
May 13,
2023
.
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Cummings, Roy.
On the Skids
Archived
2013-01-04 at
archive.today
.
The Tampa Tribune
, 2011-12-05.
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Davis, Nate.
Buccaneers' Raheem Morris blows fuse after loss to Panthers
.
USA Today
, 2011-12-05.
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McIntyre, Brian (May 18, 2012),
"Brian Price hospitalized after sister's death"
,
Long Beach Press-Telegram
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Jensen, Sean (July 27, 2012).
"Brian Price passes Bears physical ? Inside the Bears"
. Blogs.suntimes.com. Archived from
the original
on July 31, 2012
. Retrieved
August 3,
2012
.
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"Bears sign Okoye, waive Price"
.
Yahoo! Sports
. Associated Press. September 3, 2012. Archived from
the original
on September 6, 2012
. Retrieved
September 3,
2012
.
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Biggs, Brad (December 20, 2012).
"Vikings keeping a close eye on DT Brian Price"
.
Yahoo! Sports
. Archived from
the original
on December 23, 2012
. Retrieved
December 20,
2012
.
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George, Brandon (December 31, 2012).
"Cowboys sign 10 players to futures contracts, including former second-round pick DT Brian Price"
.
The Dallas Morning News
. Archived from
the original
on January 3, 2013
. Retrieved
January 7,
2013
.
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"Brian Price"
. arenafootball.com. Archived from
the original
on February 26, 2016
. Retrieved
February 26,
2016
.
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Carlyon, Hays (May 15, 2014).
"Jaguars release QB Matt Scott, invite 27 players to this weekend's rookie minicamp"
. jacksonville.com. Archived from
the original
on February 26, 2016
. Retrieved
February 26,
2016
.
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Pearson, Kevin (August 28, 2008).
"UCLA's Price escaped killing fields of LA to play football in Westwood"
.
The Press-Enterprise
. Archived from
the original
on July 1, 2009.
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Farmer, Sam (May 18, 2012).
"Former UCLA star Brian Price hospitalized after sister's death"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
August 3,
2012
.
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"Tragedy strikes Tampa Bay Buccaneers DT Price again as sister dies in car accident"
. Tampabay.com. May 19, 2012. Archived from
the original
on July 24, 2012
. Retrieved
August 3,
2012
.
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Farmer, Sam (2011-09-14).
Buccaneers' Brian Price playing again after two radical surgeries
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved on 2012-05-05.
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Jones takes gold; Team USA wins 5 medals in Saturday p.m. competition
.
USATF
(2008-03-08). Retrieved on 2012-05-05.
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