Givens Price

Givens Price (born October 3, 1994) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Nebraska. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft.

Givens Price
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Price in the 2017 NFL preseason.
No. 63, 78, 64, 67
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-03) October 3, 1994
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Alief Taylor (Houston, Texas)
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

Price attended Alief Taylor High School where he was offensive guard. As a senior, in 2010, he helped the team average 39.6 points-per-game. He was a second-team Class 5A All-State selection. He was rated one of the top 70 offensive guards in the nation by both ESPN and Scout. He was recruited by Baylor, Rice, and UTEP.[1]

College career

Price enrolled at the University of Nebraska to play for the Cornhuskers and majored in accounting and management. In 2011, as a freshman he redshirt the season. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he appeared in three games as a back-up offensive lineman. In 2013 as a redshirt sophomore, he appeared in eight games as a back-up guard, late season injuries increased his role on the offense. As a redshirt junior in 2014, he appeared in 12 games, starting three games at right tackle. During his first career start, against Florida Atlantic, he helped the Nebraska offense set a Big Ten, modern era, single game record for total offense with 784 yards, including 498 rushing yards. In 2015, he converted to the defensive line to help provide depth. He appeared in two games that season.[1]

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Price signed with the Arizona Cardinals on May 2, 2016.[2] He was released during final cuts on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the Cardinals' practice squad the next day.[3][4] On December 14, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster.[5] He made his professional debut during Week 17 against the Los Angeles Rams.[6]

On September 2, 2017, Price was waived by the Cardinals.[7] He re-signed to the practice squad on September 12.[8] He was released two days later.[9] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 11, 2017. He was released on October 24, 2017.[10]

Washington Redskins

On October 31, 2017, Price was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[11] He was released on November 8, 2017.[12]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On November 22, 2017, Price was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 3, 2018.[14]

On September 1, 2018, Price was waived by the Buccaneers.[15]

References
  1. "Givens Price". Huskers.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. Urban, Darren (May 2, 2016). "QB Coker Among Cardinals' Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  3. Urban, Darren (September 3, 2016). "Final Cuts Take Cardinals to 53". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  4. Urban, Darren (September 4, 2016). "Cardinals Building Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. Urban, Darren (December 14, 2016). "Cardinals Cut Michael Floyd". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  6. "Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams - January 1, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  7. Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  8. Urban, Darren (September 12, 2017). "David Johnson To IR As Chris Johnson Returns". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017.
  9. "Cardinals sign Ulrick John and Vinston Painter to practice squad". ArizonaSports.com. September 14, 2017.
  10. Urban, Darren (October 24, 2017). "QB Mike Bercovici Added To Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.
  11. "10/31: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. October 31, 2017.
  12. "11/8: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  13. Smith, Scott (November 22, 2017). "Practice Squad Gets a New Look". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
  14. Smith, Scott (January 3, 2018). "Bucs Sign Eight to Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
  15. Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
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