Place of birth: Englewood, NJ College: Stanford Roster status: Active Weight 112 kg Position Tight end | High school: Montville (NJ)) Undrafted: 1990 Height 1.93 m Education Stanford University | |
Date of birth: (1966-10-02) October 2, 1966 (age 50) | ||
James Price (born October 2, 1966 in Englewood, New Jersey) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys and the St. Louis Rams. He played college football at Stanford University.
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Early years
Price grew up in Montville, New Jersey and played high school football at Montville Township High School, where he was a teammate of future NFL defensive end Lester Archambeau. He also practiced baseball and basketball.
He accepted a scholarship to play football at Stanford University. As a sophomore, he had 4 receiving touchdowns (tied for 8th in the PAC-10). His beast year came as a senior, recording 45 receptions (tied for 8th in the PAC-10) for 391 yards. He finished his college career with 79 receptions for 802 yards and 8 touchdowns.
He also practiced baseball, where he was a starting pitcher for two seasons, which included the 1987 National Championship Team.
Los Angeles Rams
Price was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Rams after the 1990 NFL Draft. On October 3, he was signed to the practice squad. The next year he started 6 games, while posting 34 receptions (third on the team) for 410 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 1992, he tallied 35 receptions (fourth on the team) for 324 yards and 2 touchdowns
In 1993, he had a contract holdout for 51 days, and although he was signed on September 6, he didn't play that year for the Rams, sitting out 3 games and being declared inactive for one contest. On October 5, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a sixth-round draft choice (#189-Ronald Edwards).
Dallas Cowboys
In 1993, the Dallas Cowboys acquired Price after losing three backup tight ends to season-ending injuries, reuniting him with offensive coordinator Norv Turner, who was the Rams' wide receivers and tight ends coach in 1990. He was used mostly as a blocking tight end and appeared in 3 games, registering one reception for four yards. He was a part of the Super Bowl XXVIII winning team.
St. Louis Rams
On June 2, 1995, he was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Rams. He appeared in 13 games, making 6 receptions for 4 yards.
Personal life
Price became a talent agent in Los Angeles, representing actors, directors and writers. His brother Bob Price played tight end in the Canadian Football League.