Status Active Height 1.85 m CFL status International Weight 92 kg | College Washington Name Keith Price Position Quarterback | |
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Date of birth (1991-06-28) June 28, 1991 (age 24) Place of birth Los Angeles, California High school Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco Role American football quarterback Number 17 (Washington Huskies football / Quarterback) | ||
Education University of Washington | ||
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Keith Price (born June 28, 1991) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Washington, where he was the starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2014. He has also played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he was a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the BC Lions.
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- Uw husky football keith price helmet cam
- Keith Price 2011 Highlights
- Early years
- College career
- 2010 season
- 2011 season
- 2012 season
- 2013 season
- Professional career
- References
Keith Price 2011 Highlights
Early years
Price grew up in Compton, California, and attended St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California. As a senior at St. John Bosco, he completed 143 of 200 passes for 2,260 yards and 24 touchdowns, while also rushing for 579 yards and 10 touchdowns. Price's performance in high school was overshadowed by Matt Barkley who became the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year while playing for Bosco rival Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. Price was co-MVP of the Trinity League.
College career
In July 2008, Price announced that he had accepted a football scholarship to attend the University of Washington.
2010 season
After serving on the scout team while redshirting in 2009, Price became the Huskies' backup quarterback in 2010. He appeared in eight games and was the starting quarterback against the No. 1 ranked Oregon Ducks. He completed 14 of 28 passes against Oregon for 127 yards, no interceptions, and a touchdown. He also replaced Jake Locker against USC, and threw a touchdown pass on his first play in the game.
2011 season
Price became Washington's starting quarterback as a redshirt sophomore in 2011. In the second game of the season, he completed 18 of 25 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns in a 40-32 victory over Hawaii. The following week, he threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns, while taking a hard hit on a sack from defensive lineman Jared Crick in the second quarter, in a 38-51 loss against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
During the 2011 regular season, Price completed 219 of 325 passes for 2,625 yards and a school record 29 touchdowns. His 161.9 quarterback rating ranked 13th among all NCAA Division I FBS players, and his 29 touchdown passes ranked seventh. Despite posting impressive statistics, Price had not garnered the nationwide media attention received by other leading quarterbacks. Price acknowledged feeling ignored but added, "I kind of like flying under the radar." In the Alamo Bowl that season against the Baylor Bears, Price threw for over 400 yards, four touchdown passes and three touchdown runs. Despite Price's effort, Washington lost 67-56. Price then began receiving a lot more attention as a future Heisman trophy candidate. In 2011 as more attention grew, he was given the nickname "Teeth" Price for his charismatic smile during all his interviews.
2012 season
During the 2012 season, Price completed 263 of 432 passes for 2,728 yards with 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
2013 season
During the 2013 season Price completed 233 of 352 passes for 2,966 yards with 21 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. His final collegiate game came in the teams 31-16 victory in the 2013 Fight Hunger Bowl. He finished his career with 8,921 passing yards and 75 touchdowns.
Professional career
Following the 2014 NFL Draft, Price signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks. On June 16, 2014, the Seattle Seahawks released Price. On September 9, 2014, Price was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. His contract was not renewed in 2016 and he became a free agent. On March 23, 2016, the BC Lions signed Price to a contract. On June 10, 2017, he was released by the BC Lions.