- Maurice Price
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Maurice Price No. -- Jacksonville Sharks Wide receiver Personal information Date of birth: September 11, 1985 Place of birth: Orlando, Florida Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) Career information College: Charleston Southern Undrafted in 2007 Debuted in 2008 for the Kansas City Chiefs Career history - Kansas City Chiefs (2007–2008)
- New England Patriots (2008)
- San Francisco 49ers (2009)*
- Calgary Stampeders (2009)*
- Baltimore Ravens (2009–2010)*
- Florida Tuskers (2010)
- Washington Redskins (2010–2011)*
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2011)*
- Jacksonville Sharks (2012)
- *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Big South All-Freshman (2004)
- 2× First-team All-Big South (2005–2006)
Career NFL statistics as of 2009 Receptions -- Receiving yards -- Receiving TDs -- Stats at NFL.com Stats at CFL.ca Maurice Price (born September 11, 1985) is a American football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Charleston Southern.
Price has also been a member of the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Calgary Stampeders, Baltimore Ravens, Florida Tuskers, Washington Redskins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Early years
Price attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida and was a student and a letterwinner in football. In football, he was a three-year letterwinner, and as a senior, he was a first team All-County selection and a second team All-Central Florida selection. As a junior at Charleston Southern University he led the nation in receptions with 103 passes caught. Price then entered the NFL draft pool, skipping his senior season. He impressed many teams with his extraordinary athletic ability which included over 11 feet in the broad jump and over 40 inches in the vertical leap.
Professional career
Kansas City Chiefs
After being passed-up in the NFL draft he was offered undrafted free agent contracts by 15 NFL clubs. He chose the Kansas City Chiefs and again impressed in training camp until an injury ended his season in 2007 and he was placed on the Injured Reserve. Price was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2007. He was placed on injured reserve on August 28, 2007. He led all Chiefs' receivers in both receptions and receiving yardage in the 2008 pre-season games, including a touchdown at Chicago in his first NFL game appearance. He made the Chiefs' 53-man roster in 2008, but was waived by the team on September 9, 2008 and re-signed to the Chiefs' practice squad on September 11, 2008. He was then waived from the practice squad on September 19, 2008. Following this release he received attention from many NFL clubs and worked out for three clubs before choosing to sign to the Active roster of the New England Patriots.
New England Patriots
Price was signed to the 53 man roster by the Patriots on September 24, 2008. He was waived by the team on October 11, 2008, and re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 15, 2008.
San Francisco 49ers
Price was signed to a future contract by the San Francisco 49ers on January 29, 2009. He was waived on September 5.
Calgary Stampeders
Price was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders on September 14, 2009.
Baltimore Ravens
Price was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens on December 16, 2009. On January 19 Price signed a reserve future contract.
Washington Redskins
Price was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad on December 1, 2010. He was waived on July 30, 2011.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Price signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 14, 2011. He was cut on September 3, 2011.
Jacksonville Sharks
Price was assigned with the Jacksonville Sharks on October 6th, 2011.
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Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Orlando, Florida
- Players of American football from Florida
- American football wide receivers
- Canadian football wide receivers
- American players of Canadian football
- Charleston Southern Buccaneers football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- New England Patriots players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Baltimore Ravens players
- Florida Tuskers players
- Washington Redskins players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Jacksonville Sharks players
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