Jabari Price was born on August 31,1992 and is an American former professional football cornerback.
19 Facts About Jabari Price
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Jabari Price was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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Jabari Price's grandmother, Ernestine Price, was a community leader and civil rights activist.
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Jabari Price grew up playing pee-wee football against fellow South Florida native Teddy Bridgewater.
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Jabari Price attended Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida, where he played as a cornerback and free safety on the football team.
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Jabari Price was named first-team all-county and third-team Class 5A all-state by the Sun Sentinel.
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Jabari Price earned an invitation to play in the annual Dade vs Broward County high school all-star game.
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Jabari Price competed as a sprinter on Blanche Ely's track and field team.
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Jabari Price posted a career-best time of 21.42 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Charles Johnson Invitational as a senior.
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Jabari Price was named an All-American Scholar by the United States Achievement Academy after compiling a 4.0 grade point average.
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Jabari Price received 10 NCAA Division I scholarship offers, including letters from Minnesota and Rutgers.
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Jabari Price originally gave an oral commitment to Minnesota but ultimately decided to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in order to be closer to home.
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Jabari Price missed the first four games of the season, but still ended up with 16 tackles, two pass break-ups and a tackle for loss.
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Jabari Price appeared in 14 games as a rookie, recording 10 combined tackles while mostly playing special teams.
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Jabari Price was suspended for the first two games of the 2015 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
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On September 2,2017, Jabari Price was released by the Vikings.
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In preparation for the 2014 NFL draft, Jabari Price was mentored by fellow Pompano Beach native Tyrone Carter.
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On December 29,2014, Jabari Price was arrested in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and charged with a misdemeanor DWI.
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Jabari Price pled guilty to a reduced charge of careless driving on April 10,2015, and was sentenced to a $300 fine and 30 days of electronic home monitoring.