Billy Price

NFL CAREER – A first round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018, this sixth-year pro enters his first season with the Black and Gold. Price has started 45-of-69 career games at center (37), left guard (seven) and right guard (one). The Austintown, Ohio native spent his first three seasons with the Bengals and then played for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals before signing with New Orleans. After being signed to the Cardinals active roster early in the 2022 season from the Raiders practice sqaud, Price started all 11 games he appeared in at center. The former Ohio State standout will look to compete for a roster spot in a talented offensive line room at training camp.

NFL CAREER – A first round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2018, this sixth-year pro enters his first season with the Black and Gold. Price has started 45-of-69 career games at center (37), left guard (seven) and right guard (one). The Austintown, Ohio native spent his first three seasons with the Bengals and then played for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals before signing with New Orleans. After being signed to the Cardinals active roster early in the 2022 season from the Raiders practice sqaud, Price started all 11 games he appeared in at center. The former Ohio State standout will look to compete for a roster spot in a talented offensive line room at training camp.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to the Arizona Cardinals active roster from the Raiders practice squad, 10/4/22; Signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad, 9/14/22; Traded from the Bengals to the New York Giants in exchange for DT B.J. Hill, 8/30/21; Signed to a four-year contract, 5/21/18; Selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round (21st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

HONORS – 2018: PFWA All-Rookie.

2022 – Started all 11 games he appeared in at C after being signed to the Cardinals active roster seven weeks into the season…Helped the Cardinals rush for over 100 yards as a team eight times after he arrived…Blocked for an offense that rushed for a season-high 181 yards vs. the L.A. Chargers, Nov. 27. 2021 – Started 15-of-16 games at C in his lone season with the Giants, helping New York rush for over 100 yards as a team seven times and surrendered zero sacks in two contests…Blocked for an offense that ran for a season-high 163 yards at Washington, Sept. 16…Helped Saquon Barkley rush for season-high 102 yards at Chicago, 1/2/22. 2020 – Played in all 16 games with one start at C, helping Bengals rush for over 100 yards team eight times…Helped the Bengals rush for a season-high 205 yards vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 4…Lone start of season was at C, filling in for injured starter Trey Hopkins, and he aided in blocking effort that allowed zero sacks vs. Tennessee, Nov. 1. 2019 – Played in all 16 games, with eight starts (seven at LG, one at RG) for Bengals...Started at LG in place of injured Michael Jordan in Week Three at Buffalo, then took over as the starting LG for Weeks six-11…Started at RG in place of injured John Miller in Week 15 at Miami...Aided in blocking effort that helped Joe Mixon to his second consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season (1,137), while also scoring five rushing touchdowns...Aided in blocking effort for Mixon's 114 rushing yards vs. Baltimore, Nov. 10...Helped Bengals to 173 rushing yards at Oakland, Nov. 17. 2018 – Started all 10 games he appeared in at C…Missed weeks three-eight due to foot injury suffered in Week 2 vs. Baltimore...Contributed to blocking for Mixon, who rushed for an AFC-best 1,168 yards and became the first Bengal to rush for 1,000 yards since Jeremy Hill in 2014...Aided blocking effort for four 100-yard rushing games by Mixon...Supported season-high 155 total yards from scrimmage for Mixon vs. Cleveland, Nov. 25...Assisted the Bengals offense in controlling season-high time of possession (33:19) and Mixon's season-high 129 rushing yards vs. Oakland, Dec. 16…Selected  PFWA All-Rookie.  

COLLEGE – Spent five seasons (2013-17) at Ohio State, with a redshirt season upon entering in 2013...Started all 55 possible games in his Buckeyes playing career, setting the school records for both starts and consecutive starts (both previous records were 50 by Luke Fickell)...Two-time team captain (2016 and '17)...Aided blocking effort for OSU rushing offenses that led the Big Ten three times (2015-17) and ranked in the top 20 nationally all four years of his career...After spending first three seasons at G, moved to C as a senior in 2017...In first season at C, won Rimington Trophy as nation's most outstanding center, was unanimous first-team All-American, won Rimington-Pace Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, and was first-team All-Big Ten (coaches and media) and Academic All-Big Ten Conference...As a redshirt freshman in 2014, started all 15 games at G and helped OSU to national title…Two-time Academic All-Big Ten Conference (2014 and '17), two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete ('13 and '14)...Majored in business administration major, with a specialization in operations management.

PERSONAL – Attended Fitch (Austintown, Ohio) HS...Played on defensive line, and as a senior in 2012 was named first-team All-State and Division I co-defensive player of the year in Ohio (AP)...Helped Fitch to Ohio state playoff berths as a sophomore, junior and senior...Also competed in track and field (discus and shotput)… Married (Taylor).