Lions place DT Brian Price on reserve/retired list

Price signed with the Lions in June

There is one less competitor along the defensive line in Detroit Lions training camp. Veteran Brian Price has been placed on the reserve/retired list by the Lions upon the players reporting for this year’s camp.

Price, 27, signed with the Lions in June. He played for the Green Bay Packers in 2020, getting just 12 snaps in two games. Price has also been with the Browns, Raiders and Cowboys since entering the league in 2016 as an undrafted free agent from Texas-San Antonio.

If Price is indeed retired, his NFL career ends with 20 tackles and zero sacks. He faced an uphill battle to make the LIons at defensive lineman, the deepest position on the roster after the team drafted Levi Onwuzurike and Alim McNeill and traded for Michael Brockers this offseason.

Lions sign free agent DT Brian Price

Price has bounced around the NFL for the last five years

The Detroit Lions filled out the 90-man roster in a big way on Tuesday morning. The Lions announced they have signed free agent defensive tackle Brian Price to a contract.

Price, all 322 pounds of him, spent the 2020 season with the Green Bay Packers. The 26-year-old nose tackle from Texas-San Antonio bounced between the active roster and the practice squad. He’s played in 24 career games in five NFL seasons with stops in six different cities, including two stints with the Packers.

The Lions had an opening after placing DT Joel Heath on injured reserve late last week. Heath suffered a season-ending knee injury during a non-contact drill in last week’s OTAs.

Jaguars place DTs Brian Price, Dontavius Russell on injured reserve

The Jags got a little thinner at the DT spot Sunday after placing Brian Price (knee) and Dontavius Russell (hip) on injured reserve.

The Jacksonville Jaguars placed defensive tackles Brian Price (knee) and Dontavius Russell (hip) on injured reserved the team announced Sunday. With the Jags making the decision to remove both off the active roster, it put them at 78 players upon both transactions.

Price, 26, joined the team last October through their practice squad. In late December, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Jags and looked to be a candidate for the practice squad again this regular season.

Russell, 24, was drafted by the Jags in the seventh-round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Auburn. He participated in three games last season and registered four tackles. With the team losing Al Woods due to his decision to opt-out, Russell had a good chance to make the team so hopefully his injury doesn’t keep him down too long.

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Jaguars claim safety Josh Jones off waivers, sign 7 to reserve/future contracts

Despite the Jacksonville Jaguars 2019 season coming to a close Sunday, the team decided to make some postseason transactions by signing seven players to reserve/future contracts. Amongst the group was kicker Jon Brown, defensive tackle Brian Price, …

Despite the Jacksonville Jaguars 2019 season coming to a close Sunday, the team decided to make some postseason transactions by signing seven players to reserve/future contracts. Amongst the group was kicker Jon Brown, defensive tackle Brian Price, offensive linemen Ryan Pope and Blake Hance, defensive end Chuck Harris, cornerback Jayson Stanley, and receiver Charone Peake.

The team also claimed former Dallas Cowboys safety, Josh Jones, off waivers, too.

Brown, 27, has been in the leagues since 2016 after going undrafted to the Cincinnati Bengals. He was on and off the team as an offseason and preseason player but eventually ended up with the San Francisco 49ers temporarily in the spring of 2019.

Price, 25, signed with the Jags in October and spent the remainder of the year on their practice squad. Before that, he spent time with various teams like the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys amongst notables. Throughout his career, he was able to participate in 22 games and earn one start while also accumulating 20 tackles.

Pope, 22, signed with the Jags in November and was designated to their practice squad. He initially entered the league as an undrafted free-agent in 2019 to the Detroit Lions. He later joined the 49ers before joining the Jags.

Hance, 23, joined the Jags’ practice squad after final cuts and previously played for the Washington Redskins. Prior to that, he played collegiately at Northwestern University.

Harris, 21, signed with the Jags’ practice squad in November. He played collegiately at the University of Buffalo and accumulated 149 total tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, and 12 sacks while participating in 40 games for the Bills. Afterward,  he went undrafted to the Chicago Bears last April before joining the Jags.

Stanley, 22, went undrafted to the Atlanta Falcons last April. He spent time on their practice squad and the Miami Dolphins’ before joining the Jags’ Week 16. He played cornerback while attending the University of Georgia but was converted to a receiver while with the Falcons. He appeared in 37 games with the Bulldogs in college and most of his snaps came on special teams.

Peake, 27, was a seventh-round pick of the New York Jets in 2016. After playing collegiately at Clemson, he spent three seasons with Gang Green where he accumulated 22 receptions for 214 yards and a touchdown. However, in August of 2019, he was released by the team.

Jones, 25, has participated in 35 career games for the Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, who he initially entered the league with as a second-round pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. Since his time in the league, he managed to register 12 starts and will enter his Jags tenure with 119 tackles, seven pass breakups, three sacks, and a pick.