Bobby Miguel Price (born April 25, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Norfolk State Spartans and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2020. Price has also played for the Arizona Cardinals.
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 25, 1998 Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) | ||||||||
| College: | Norfolk State (2016–2019) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024 | |||||||||
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College career
editPrice was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is of Puerto Rican descent.[1] He played college football at Norfolk State. During his freshman season, he played in nine games, and started four games at free safety. During his sophomore season, he started in all 11 games and ranked fourth on the team, and tied for 18th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) with 69 tackles. During his junior season, he started all 10 games he played and ranked fourth on the team with 59 tackles. He also posted 2.5 tackles-for-loss, two interceptions, deflected eight passes, recovered two fumbles, and tied for fourth in the MEAC with 10 passes defended. Following the season he earned All-MEAC third-team honors.[2] Price also participated with the NSU track and field team in the spring, where he placed fourth in the long jump at the MEAC indoor championships in February, and won the MEAC outdoor long jump championship, with a personal-best jump of 25 feet, 10.25 inches.[3]
During his senior season, he started all 12 games at strong safety and finished the season with 73 tackles, including 2.5 tackles-for-loss, eight pass breakups, recovered two fumbles, and returned his lone interception 84-yards for a touchdown. He ranked 16th in the MEAC in tackles, 10th in passes defended and tied for third in fumble recoveries.[4] Following the season he earned All-MEAC second-team honors.[5] Price finished his career with 229 tackles, eight for loss, seven interceptions, 23 pass breakups and four fumble recoveries.[6]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||
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Detroit Lions
editPrice signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2020.[8] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[9] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[10] He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 and December 12 for the team's weeks 13 and 14 games against the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[11][12][13] On January 2, 2021, Price was promoted to the active roster.[14] On October 22, 2022, Price was placed on injured reserve.[15]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn June 5, 2023, Price signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[16] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[17] On October 26, 2023, Price was signed to the active roster.[18] He was placed on injured reserve on November 7, 2023.[19] He was activated on December 30, 2023. On August 27, 2024, he was waived by the Cardinals as part of final roster cuts before the start of the 2024 season.[20]
Washington Commanders
editOn August 28, 2024, Price signed with the Washington Commanders' practice squad.[21]
References
edit- ^ "BJ Ojulari Representing Not Only Cardinals, But Nigeria". www.azcardinals.com.
- ^ "MEAC releases 2018 football postseason honors, teams". HBCU Sports. November 26, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Price Soars to Long Jump Title at MEAC Outdoor Championships". nsuspartans.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Price bio". nsuspartans.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "MEAC releases 2019 all-conference teams, postseason honors". HBCU Sports. November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Norfolk State's Bobby Price agrees to NFL free agent deal with Detroit Lions". HBCU Sports. April 25, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Bobby Price College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "Lions announce agreement with seven undrafted free agents". The Detroit News. April 28, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Price Signed to Detroit Lions Practice Squad". nsuspartans.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Parsons, Brian (December 5, 2020). "Former NSU player and Virginia Beach native Bobby Price elevated to Lions 53-man roster". wavy.com. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ Meinke, Kyle (December 6, 2020). "Hunter Bryant among 2 UDFAs headed for NFL debut under Darrell Bevell; D'Andre Swift out". MLive.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (December 12, 2020). "Everson Griffen placed on COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Detroit Lions place DJ Chark, Bobby Price on injured reserve". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Cardinals sign Dylan Mabin, Bobby Price". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com. June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "Cardinals Make Moves To Get To 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ Root, Jess. "Cardinals sign CB Bobby Price to 53-man roster". Cardinals Wire. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 7, 2023). "Cardinals Activate Kyler Murray From PUP List". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 27, 2024). "Cardinals Trim Roster To Get To 53 For Regular Season". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Manning, Bryan (August 29, 2024). "Commanders sign 16 players to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.