Sheldon Price Explained

Sheldon Price
Number:22, 27, 40
Position:Cornerback
Birth Date:26 March 1991
Birth Place:Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:194
High School:Bishop Amat Memorial
(La Puente, California)
College:UCLA
Undraftedyear:2013
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:1

Sheldon Andrew Price (born March 26, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at UCLA, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.

Early life

Price attended Bishop Amat High School of La Puente, California.[1] He was selected to the SuperPrep All-Far West team, Scout.com West Hot 150 (ranked as the 81st prospect).[2] Price was also selected to the Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 and CalHiSports.com All-State third-team during high school. In his junior year of high school, he was selected first-team all-league team and second-team All-San Gabriel Valley.

College career

Price played college football for the UCLA Bruins. In his freshman season, he was selected for The Sporting News' Pac-10 All-Freshman team and the Rivals.com All-America Team.[3] He was a co-winner of the UCLA's John Boncheff Jr. Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year following his freshman season.[4] He finished college with a total of 157 tackles, 5 Interceptions, 26 Pass Deflections and 2 Forced fumbles.[5] He was selected to participate in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game on the West team.[6]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

On April 27, 2013, Price signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent.[7] [8] Price was waived injured on September 25, 2015.[9]

Baltimore Ravens

On October 20, 2015, Price signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[10] He was elevated to the active roster on December 29, 2015.[11]

On October 11, 2016, Price was placed on injured reserve after suffering a biceps injury in Week 5.[12]

On September 16, 2017, Price was placed on injured reserve with a concussion.[13] He was released on October 19, 2017.

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 3, 2018, Price signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[14] He was released on May 1, 2018.[15]

Arizona Hotshots

Price signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season, but was waived on January 8, 2019, before the start of the regular season.[16]

Montreal Alouettes

On May 21, 2019, Price signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

Personal life

He is the son of Dennis and Letitia Price, both UCLA graduates. His sister, Kylie, was a member of the UCLA women's track and field team as an All-American long jumper. His father Dennis Price played college football at UCLA and was a fifth round selection of the 1988 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Raiders.[17] [18] He played four NFL seasons at cornerback, two each with the Los Angeles Raiders (1988–1989) and New York Jets (1991–1992). Price's cousin is former NBA player Harold Ellis.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCLA Bruins Profile . uclabruins.com . dead. https://archive.today/20130412011859/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sheldon_price_451419.html . April 12, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Scout.com 2009 West Hot 150 . scout.com .
  3. Web site: Four Bruins Named To Rivals.com All-America Team . pac-12.com . https://archive.today/20130411144017/http://pac-12.com/Sports/LacrosseW/Headlines/tabid/159/Article/107921/four-bruins-named-to-rivalscom-all-america-team.aspx . dead . April 11, 2013 . December 17, 2009.
  4. Web site: Chane Moline, Rahim Moore and Brian Price Selected UCLA Football's Most Valuable Players . pac-12.com . https://archive.today/20130411150519/http://pac-12.com/Sports/LacrosseW/Headlines/tabid/159/Article/107343/chane-moline-rahim-moore-and-brian-price-selected-ucla-footballs-most-valuable.aspx . dead . April 11, 2013 . November 30, 2009.
  5. Web site: Sheldon Price College Statistics . sports-reference.com .
  6. Web site: 2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters . nfl.com . January 15, 2013.
  7. Web site: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SIGN NINE UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS . colts.com . April 30, 2013 . April 30, 2013.
  8. Web site: Colts sign 9 undrafted free agents, waive 3 . wishtv.com . May 1, 2013 . dead. https://archive.today/20130630171109/http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/sports/colts-sign-9-undrafted-free-agents-waive-3 . June 30, 2013 .
  9. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make roster moves. blogs.colts.com. September 25, 2015. September 27, 2015.
  10. Web site: Ravens add 2 defenders to the practice squad, waive Akeem Hunt. Baltimore Beatdown. October 20, 2015 . December 30, 2015.
  11. Web site: Ravens place Marlon Brown on injured reserve. December 29, 2015 . December 30, 2015.
  12. Web site: Ravens Place CB Sheldon Price on Injured Reserve, Sign OG Vladimir Ducasse. Mink, Ryan. BaltimoreRavens.com. October 11, 2016.
  13. Web site: Ravens Swap Running Backs and Cornerbacks Ahead of Sunday's Game. Mink, Ryan. BaltimoreRavens.com. September 16, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122043307/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Swap-Running-Backs-and-Cornerbacks-Ahead-of-Sundays-Game/faa6fc83-db1f-4ef0-9051-e5c089e05f3a. January 22, 2018.
  14. Web site: Chiefs sign two, including former Mizzou Tiger Josh Augusta, to reserve-futures deals. Paylor, Terez A.. KansasCity.com. January 3, 2018.
  15. Web site: Chiefs cut three players. Alper, Josh. ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. May 1, 2018.
  16. News: Arizona Hotshots Make First Roster Changes of Training Camp . oursportscentral.com . January 8, 2019 . 2019-02-12.
  17. Web site: Sheldon Price tested in college starting debut . . September 21, 2009 . September 21, 2009.
  18. Web site: Scout.com Profile . scout.com .