Ricky Price life and biography

Ricky Price born September 16, 1987 in Houston, Texas is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Oklahoma State.

Price's Career

Pro Career: Young defensive back makes his second trip to training camp with the Chiefs in 2010 ... Originally joined the Chiefs as a rookie free agent in 2009 ... Spent seven weeks on the practice squad before being promoted to the 53-man roster for the final two games of the year ... Has seen action in two NFL contests and has three solo tackles.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (12/26/09) ... Added to Kansas City’s practice squad (10/28/09) ... Released by Kansas City (9/5/09) .... Signed as a rookie free agent with Kansas City (5/8/09).

2009: Played on special teams in two games and on defense in one contest ... Had three solo tackles ... Was added to the practice squad on October 28th and promoted to the 53-man roster on December 26th ... Played in his first NFL game on special teams at Cincinnati (12/27) ... Recorded three tackles as a reserve safety in place of an injured S Jon McGraw at Denver (1/3/10).

College: Saw action in 49 games (34 starts) at Oklahoma State, playing at both safety and wide receiver ... Recorded 159 tackles (109 solo) and 6.5 tackles for loss ... Also added 3.0 sacks (-19.0 yards), an INT, 11 passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries ... Caught 20 passes for 330 yards (16.5 avg.) ... Started all 13 games at safety his senior campaign in 2008 ... Recorded 81 tackles, 4.5 stops for loss, 2.0 sacks, an INT, seven passes defensed and three fumble recoveries ... Named honorable mention All-Big 12 ... Started all 13 games at free safety as a junior in 2007 ... Tallied 78 tackles, 2.0 stops for loss, a sack and four passes defensed ... Saw duty in 12 contests as a sophomore receiver in 2006 ... Caught four passes for 92 yards ... Appeared in 11 games (eight starts) as a freshman wide receiver in 2005 ... Totaled 16 receptions for 238 yards (14.9 avg.) ... Majored in Economics at Oklahoma State.

Personal

• Started at wide receiver and as a defensive back at Cypress Falls High School in Houston, Texas.
• Caught 11 passes for 198 yards with three TDs in Max Emfiger’s High School All-America Game, earning MVP honors.
• Named first-team all-district on both offense and defense.
• Participated in the Chiefs Rookie Club in 2009.
• Full name: Ricky Earl Price.

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