Sheldon Price

Sheldon Price
No. 22, 27, 40
PositionCornerback
Personal information
Born (1991-03-26) March 26, 1991 (age 35)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop Amat Memorial
(La Puente, California)
CollegeUCLA
NFL draft2013: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles1
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Sheldon Andrew Price (born March 26, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, 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. He was selected to the SuperPrep All-Far West team, Scout.com West Hot 150 (ranked as the 81st prospect). 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 recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Sheldon Price
Cornerback		 La Puente, California Bishop Amat High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 4.56 Apr 27, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 41 (CB)    Rivals: 24 (CB), 209 (National), 21 (California)
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2009 UCLA Bruins Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  • "2009 UCLA Bruins Football Recruiting Commits". Scout. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 22, 2013.

College career

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

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

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

Baltimore Ravens

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

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

On September 16, 2017, Price was placed on injured reserve with a concussion. 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. He was released on May 1, 2018.

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.

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 for the UCLA Bruins and was a fifth round selection of the 1988 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Raiders. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "UCLA Bruins Profile". uclabruins.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Scout.com 2009 West Hot 150". scout.com.
  3. ↑ "Four Bruins Named To Rivals.com All-America Team". pac-12.com. Retrieved December 17, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Chane Moline, Rahim Moore and Brian Price Selected UCLA Football's Most Valuable Players". pac-12.com. Retrieved November 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "Sheldon Price College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  6. ↑ "2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters". nfl.com. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  7. ↑ "INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SIGN NINE UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS". colts.com. April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Colts sign 9 undrafted free agents, waive 3". wishtv.com. Retrieved May 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ravens add 2 defenders to the practice squad, waive Akeem Hunt". Baltimore Beatdown. October 20, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ravens place Marlon Brown on injured reserve". December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ Mink, Ryan (October 11, 2016). "Ravens Place CB Sheldon Price on Injured Reserve, Sign OG Vladimir Ducasse". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ Mink, Ryan (September 16, 2017). "Ravens Swap Running Backs and Cornerbacks Ahead of Sunday's Game". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018.
  14. ↑ Paylor, Terez A. (January 3, 2018). "Chiefs sign two, including former Mizzou Tiger Josh Augusta, to reserve-futures deals". KansasCity.com.
  15. ↑ Alper, Josh (May 1, 2018). "Chiefs cut three players". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  16. ↑ "Arizona Hotshots Make First Roster Changes of Training Camp". oursportscentral.com. January 8, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  17. ↑ Foster, Chris (September 21, 2009). "Sheldon Price tested in college starting debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  18. 1 2 "Scout.com Profile". scout.com.