Sheldon Andrew Price (born March 26, 1991) is a free agent American football cornerback. He played

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at UCLA, and signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.

Early years

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 career

Price played

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. 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

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

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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

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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

at UCLA and was a fifth round selection of the

1988 NFL Draft The 1988 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24–25, 1988, at the Marriot Marq ...

by the Los Angeles Raiders. He played four NFL seasons at cornerback, two each with the Los Angeles Raiders (1988–1989) and

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(1991–1992). Price's cousin is former NBA player Harold Ellis.

References

External links

UCLA Bruins bioIndianapolis Colts bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Sheldon 1991 births Living people American football cornerbacks UCLA Bruins football players Indianapolis Colts players Baltimore Ravens players Kansas City Chiefs players Arizona Hotshots players