Brian Keith Price (born June 24, 1994) is a former

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nose tackle. He played

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at UTSA, and was signed by the

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as an

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in 2016.

Early years

Price attended

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. As a senior, he received All-state, All-area and All-conference honors at

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. He enrolled at Allan Hancock College in 2012. He transferred after the season to the University of Texas at San Antonio. As a freshman, he was a starter at

, posting 61 tackles (second on the team), 4 tackles for loss and a half sack in 9 games, receiving a second-team All-Northern Conference honors. As a sophomore he appeared in 12 games (2 starts), making 25 tackles (one for loss) and 4 quarterback hurries. As a junior, he appeared in 9 games (one start), collecting 23 tackles (2 for loss) and 2 quarterback hurries. As a senior, he started 10 games, registering 33 tackles (2 for loss) and one sack.

Statistics

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Price was signed as an

by the

after the

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on May 6. On September 3, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On September 22, he was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster and made his NFL debut against the

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in Week 3. On October 15, he was released by the Packers and re-signed back to the practice squad. He signed a futures contract with the Packers on January 24, 2017. He was waived on September 2.

Dallas Cowboys

On September 3, 2017, Price was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was placed on injured reserve on November 8, after undergoing knee surgery. On March 12, 2018, Price signed a two-year contract extension with the Cowboys. He was released on September 2, with the intention of re-signing him after

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was placed on the

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Oakland Raiders

On September 3, 2018, Price was claimed off waivers by the

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, spoiling the Cowboys' plans of re-signing him. He was waived on September 18, 2018.

Cleveland Browns

The

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signed Price to their practice squad on September 21, 2018. He was elevated to the main roster on October 4, 2018. Price was waived by the Browns on August 31, 2019.

Indianapolis Colts

On September 2, 2019, Price was signed to the

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practice squad. He was released on October 1.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 23, 2019, Price was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on December 30, 2019. On August 9, 2020, Price was placed on

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with the knee injury. He was released with an injury settlement on August 17, 2020.

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On December 15, 2020, Price was signed to the

' practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on December 26 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 16 and 17 games against the Tennessee Titans and

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, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was again elevated on January 15 and 23 for the team's divisional playoff game against the

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and

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against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad again following each game. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on February 1, 2021.

Detroit Lions

On June 1, 2021, Price signed with the

. He announced his retirement on July 27, 2021.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

References

External links

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UTSA Roadrunners bio
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