Brian Price ( American football ) Brian Larisso Price ( born April 10 , 1989 ) is an American football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League . After playing college football at the University of California , Los Angeles , he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft . He played for the Buccaneers for two seasons . High school career . Price attended Crenshaw High School in View Park - Windsor Hills , California , where he had 85 tackles , 17 tackles for loss , 15 sacks , four forced fumbles , and two recovered fumbles while battling double and triple teams in 2006 . As a junior , made 111 tackles , including 22 sacks . Price was named " Coliseum League Defensive MVP " consecutive times in 2005 and 2006 . He was selected to play in the U . S . Army All - American Bowl . Considered a four - star recruit by " Rivals . com " , Price was ranked No . 5 among defensive tackle prospects in the nation . He picked UCLA over USC on March 11 , 2006 . College career . In 2006 Price played in the last 10 games of the season , with five starts . He earned Second - team Freshman All - America honors from Rivals . com and Scout . com and honorable mention from The Sporting News . He made the Sporting News Pac - 10 All - Freshman team . As a sophomore in 2007 , Price led the Bruins with 14 tackles for loss . He was also second on the team with 4 . 5 quarterback sack s . He earned a First - team All - Pac - 10 selection by the league ' s coaches , and a First - team Sophomore All - American selection by " College Football News " . Price was a starter in all 12 games in 2008 . He as a First - team All - Pac - 10 selection by the league ' s coaches and ESPN . com . . . First - team Sophomore All - American by collegefootballnews . com . He led the team with 14 . 0 tackles for loss ( 12 in the last nine games ) and was second on the team with 4 . 5 sacks . In 2009 , Price was listed at No . 4 on " Rivals . com ′ s " preseason defensive tackle power ranking . He was also named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list , and to the Lombardi Award " preliminary " watch list . Price started 12 games in 2009 and made 43 tackles ( 22 . 5 for losses ) and seven sacks . He also forced two fumbles and recovered one and deflected a pass . He was a First - team All - American by the AFCA and a consensus All - Pac 10 selection . Professional career . 2010 NFL Draft . After UCLA ' s win in the 2009 EagleBank Bowl , Price announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2010 NFL Draft . He was taken by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 3rd ( 35th overall ) pick in the 2nd round . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Price was placed on injured reserve with a pelvic injury on November 2 , 2010 . Price recorded his first sack on Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan during week 3 of the 2011 season . During Week 13 of the 2011 NFL season , against the Carolina Panthers , Price shoved Panthers guard Mackenzy Bernadeau well after the end of a third - quarter play in which Cam Newton was sacked for a four - yard loss . Price was penalized for unnecessary roughness . The sack would have forced the Panthers into a 3rd - and - 14 situation . However , the resulting 15 - yard penalty gave the Panthers a first down , allowing them to complete a touchdown drive that put the game out of reach ( the Panthers won 38 - 19 ) . Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris was so incensed that he banished Price from the sideline for the rest of the game . The move drew comparisons to then San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary banishing Vernon Davis from the sideline after a personal foul in 2008 . Price was also reported to have had an altercation with teammate Mark Barron during a team meeting in 2012 . Chicago Bears . On July 26 , 2012 , Price was traded to the Chicago Bears for a 7th round draft pick . The Bears waived Price on September 3 , 2012 . On December 20 , 2012 , Price was brought in by the Minnesota Vikings for a workout . Dallas Cowboys . Price signed a futures contract with the Dallas Cowboys on December 31 , 2012 . Personal . Price grew up in South Los Angeles , where gang violence was a frequent occurrence . Two of his brothers , Eddie and Damon , were killed in gang - related shootings in Crenshaw . He also has six sisters . In May 2012 , his sister Bridget , 30 , died as a result of a car accident in Inglewood . His wife , Candice Davis Price , is a track and field athlete and was the runner - up in the hurdles at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships .