Brian Larisso Price (born April 10, 1989) is a former
American football
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defensive tackle
A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...
who played in the
National Football League
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. After playing
college football
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Unlike most ...
at the
University of California, Los Angeles
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, he was drafted by the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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in the second round of the
2010 NFL Draft
The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, with the firs ...
.
Early years
Price attended
Crenshaw High School
Crenshaw High School is a four-year public secondary school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, located on 11th Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
The school first opened in 1968 and currently enrolls aroun ...
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
The All-American Bowl is a high school football all-star game, held annually at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Typically played in January, the All-American Bowl is played between all-star teams representing the eastern and western United S ...
.
Considered a four-star recruit by ''
Rivals.com
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History
Rivals.com was founded in 1998 by Jim Heckma ...
'', Price was ranked fifth among defensive tackle prospects in the nation. He picked UCLA over USC on March 11, 2006.
College career
As a true
freshman
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Ara ...
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 sack
In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a passer) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before throwing a forward pass, when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in th ...
s. 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
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''.
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.
Awards and honors
* Price was named to the All
Pac-10
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...
2009
first team
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* First team (association football), the colloquial name given to the most senior team fielded by a football club
* The First Team, the first players known to have played the sport of basketball
* First Team All-A ...
and was named the Pac-10's
Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year on December 7.
* On November 30, at their annual awards banquet at the
Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel, running back Chane Moline, safety
Rahim Moore
Rahim Shaheed Moore (born February 11, 1990) is an American football free safety for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.
Early ...
and Price were selected winners of UCLA's
Henry R. "Red" Sanders Award for most valuable players.
* Price and teammate placekicker
Kai Forbath
Kai August Forbath (born September 2, 1987) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football at UCLA and was recognized as an All-American and the best college kicker in the country in 2009. Forbath was signed by the Cowboy ...
were named to the
AFCA Coaches'
All-America team
The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed upon an amateur sports person from the United States who is considered to be one of the best amateurs in their sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an All-Am ...
for the 2009 football season.
Professional career
After UCLA's win in the
2009 EagleBank Bowl
The 2009 EagleBank Bowl was a college football bowl game. It marked the second edition of the EagleBank Bowl, played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The game, in which UCLA of the Pacific-10 Conference defeated Temple of the Mid-American Con ...
, Price announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the
2010 NFL Draft
The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, with the firs ...
.
He was taken by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 3rd (35th overall) pick in the 2nd round.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Price was placed on
injured reserve
The injured reserve list ( IR list) is a designation used in North American professional sports leagues for athletes who suffer injuries and become unable to play. The exact name of the list varies by league; it is known as "injured reserve" in th ...
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
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
quarterback
Matt Ryan during week 3 of the 2011 season.
During Week 13 of the
2011 NFL season
The 2011 NFL season was the 92nd regular season of the National Football League and the 46th of the Super Bowl era. It began on Thursday, September 8, 2011, with the Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay defeating the Super Bowl XLIV champion New ...
, against the
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. T ...
, Price shoved Panthers guard
Mackenzy Bernadeau
Mackenzy Bernadeau (born January 3, 1986) is a former American football guard. He was drafted with the 250th pick by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Bentley University.
Early years ...
well after the end of a third-quarter play in which
Cam Newton
Cameron Jerrell Newton (born May 11, 1989) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He has played for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Super Cam", he is the NFL ...
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
Raheem Morris (born September 3, 1976) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 to 2 ...
was so incensed that he banished Price from the sideline for the rest of the game. The move drew comparisons to then
San Francisco 49ers
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coach
Mike Singletary
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banishing
Vernon Davis
Vernon Davis (born January 31, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Maryland, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers sixth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. In 2009, Davis co-led the NFL in touchdown rec ...
from the sideline after a personal foul in 2008.
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). On June 19, he got into a fight with first round draft choice
Mark Barron
Mark Barron (born October 27, 1989) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Alabama, where he was twice recognized as an All-American, and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He wa ...
during an offseason training practice. He was later held out of much of the offseason program as a result of this issue.
Chicago Bears
On July 26, 2012, Price was traded to the
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
in exchange for a 7th round draft pick (#226-
Michael Buchanan). He was released on September 3. On December 20, 2012, Price was brought in by the
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...
for a workout.
Dallas Cowboys
Price signed a futures contract with the Dallas Cowboys on December 31, 2012. He was waived-injured on May 9, 2013.
Los Angeles Kiss
On May 1, 2014, Price was assigned to the
Los Angeles Kiss of the
Arena Football League
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(AFL). He appeared in one game for the Kiss during the
2014 season.
In May 2014, Price went to Jaguars Rookie Mini-Camp on a tryout basis. He was not offered a contract.
Personal life
Price grew up in
South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern Los Angeles County, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles, south of downtown.
It is "defined on Los Angeles city maps as ...
, where gang violence was a frequent occurrence. Two of his brothers, Eddie and Damon, were killed in gang-related shootings in
Crenshaw Crenshaw may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Crenshaw, Los Angeles
**Crenshaw High School
*Crenshaw County, Alabama
*Crenshaw, Mississippi
*Crenshaw, Pennsylvania
Transportation
*Crenshaw Boulevard
*Crenshaw station (C Line, Los Angeles Met ...
. He also has six sisters. In May 2012, his sister Bridget, 30, died as a result of a car accident in
Inglewood.
His wife,
Candice Davis Price, is a
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
athlete and was the runner-up in the hurdles at the
2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Luis Puig Palace in Valencia, Spain, March 7–9, 2008.
Bid
Valencia was announced the winning bidder by the IAAF on November 13, 2005 at an IAAF Council meeting in Moscow, R ...
.
Jones takes gold; Team USA wins 5 medals in Saturday p.m. competition
USATF
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and ...
(2008-03-08). Retrieved on 2012-05-05.
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.
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Players of American football from Los Angeles
American football defensive tackles
UCLA Bruins football players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Chicago Bears players
Dallas Cowboys players
Los Angeles Kiss players
People from Crenshaw, Los Angeles
Crenshaw High School alumni