Peerless LeCross Price was born on October 27,1976 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League.
23 Facts About Peerless Price
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Peerless Price's mother explained that he was given the name because she liked it, and because she hoped that her son, growing up in a rough neighborhood, would avoid a life of crime.
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Peerless Price was recruited heavily out of Meadowdale High School in Dayton.
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Peerless Price was a high school All-American and was considered a major athlete when he enrolled at the University of Tennessee in 1995 because he was a three sport star in high school.
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When Joey Kent left following the 1996 season, Peerless Price stepped into the starting lineup full-time as a junior, where Peyton Manning found Peerless Price to be a dependable target.
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Peerless Price finished with 48 receptions, netting 698 yards and six touchdowns and helped guide the Volunteers to an SEC Championship.
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Peerless Price was, for the second consecutive year, named an Academic All-SEC pick.
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In spite of his successful career in college, Peerless Price still fell to the second round of the 1999 NFL draft, where he was drafted 53rd overall by the Buffalo Bills.
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Peerless Price was the fifth wide receiver to be selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.
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Peerless Price enjoyed his greatest success as the secondary receiver for the Bills.
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Peerless Price made his NFL debut in the Bills' 1999 regular season opener.
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Peerless Price finished the 2000 season with 52 receptions for 762 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in 16 games, which were all starts.
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Peerless Price had five games going over the 100-yard mark and two games with multiple receiving touchdowns.
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Peerless Price caught 94 passes for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Peerless Price was given permission to seek a trade, and the Atlanta Falcons were willing to give up a first round pick in the 2003 NFL draft for Peerless Price.
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In 2005, Peerless Price signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys to be the third receiver and punt returner.
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Peerless Price was reunited with quarterback Drew Bledsoe, with whom he had shared so much success in Buffalo and who actively lobbied for his signing.
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Peerless Price re-signed with the Bills and regained his secondary wide receiver role.
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Peerless Price finished the 2006 season with 49 receptions for 402 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.
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Peerless Price was placed on the injured reserve list on October 19,2007, after having season-ending neck surgery.
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Peerless Price appeared in four games and had seven receptions for 68 yards.
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In May 2020, Peerless Price received his BA degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee in a virtual ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On February 3,2021, Tennessee State University announced that Peerless Price had joined the Tigers football team as a volunteer coach for the spring season.