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Signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent on 3/14/06...Originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 1997 draft.
Highlights:
Four-time Pro Bowl and 2-time All-Pro selection who has played in 121 games, starting 114 in 9 NFL seasons...Physically imposing DE with long arms and speed off the end, who finished his career with the Broncos tied for 5th on their all-time sack list with 64.5 (-416 yards)...Started all 16 games and made 41 tackles (35 solo), a share of the team lead with 4 sacks (-22 yards), 1 PD and blocked a 38-yard FGA against Washington to contribute to the league's 2nd-best rush defense...Saw action in just 2 games, starting 1 due to a lower back injury in 2004...After starting the season opener, he missed 14 consecutive games recovering from 9/22/04 surgery to relieve a herniated disc in his lower back...Posted 2 solo tackles and a PD in limited action...Started all 16 regular-season games and recorded 51 tackles (41 solo) with 8.5 sacks (-58.5 yards), 2 FFs and 1 FR in 2003...Was also voted defensive captain by his teammates...In 2002, was voted to his 4th consecutive Pro Bowl as a starter as he started all 16 games at left DE and posted 61 tackles (51 solo), including a team-leading 9 sacks (-68 yards), which tied for 7th in the AFC, as well as 1 PD, 1 FF and 1 FR...Pryce had a sack in each of the Broncos' 1st 3 games...Voted to his 3rd consecutive Pro Bowl as a starter in 2001 and earned 2nd-team All-NFL honors from the Associated Press and College & Pro Football Newsweekly, and All-AFC honors from Football News...Started all 16 games at RDT and posted 55 tackles (42 solo), including a tie for the team lead with 7 sacks (-50 yards) while also adding 3 PD and 2 FFs...In 2000, Pryce was voted to his 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl as a starter and earned 2nd-team All Pro honors from College & Pro Football Newsweekly and All-AFC nods from Pro Football Weekly and Football News...Started at RDT for the Broncos in all 16 regular-season games and posted 44 tackles (36 solo), including a team-leading 12 sacks (-76.5 yards) as well as 2 FFs and 1 FR (at Oak. 9/17) that he returned 28 yards for his 1st-career TD...Pryce ranked 5th in the AFC (T-9th in NFL) and was No. 1 among DTs (No. 3 in NFL) in sacks...Earned his 1st Pro Bowl as a starter and named 1st-team All-NFL by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and College & Pro Football Newsweekly; 2nd-team All-NFL by Football Digest and All-AFC by Pro Football Weekly in 1999...Started at RDT in 15 games and ranked 8th on the Broncos (tops on the DL) with 50 tackles (36 solo), including a team-leading and career-high 13 sacks (-75 yards), as well as 1 INT, 3 FFs and 1 FR...Ranked 2nd in the AFC (5th in NFL) in sacks and posted more than any other DT in the league...His 13 sacks tied for 5th on Denver's all-time single-season list and were the most by a Bronco since Alfred Williams notched 13 in 1996...Started at RDT in 15-of-16 regular-season games in 1998...Ranked 7th on the team (No. 1 on the DL) with 59 tackles (48 solo), including a then-career-high 8.5 sacks (56.5 yds.) to tie for the team lead and tie for 10th in the AFC...Played the final 8 games of the regular season as a rookie (1998) and started 3 at RDT in place of Maa Tanuvasa (ankle)...Finished his 1st NFL season with 28 tackles (20 solo), including 2 sacks (-9.5 yards).
Pro Career:
2005: (with Denver) Started all 16 games and made 41 tackles (35 solo), a share of the team lead with 4 sacks (-22 yards), 1 PD and blocked a 38-yard FGA against Washington to contribute to the league's 2nd-best rush defense...2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Made 2 solo tackles, including a 5-yard sack of Drew Brees in the season finale at SD (12/31)...Recorded 4 tackles (3 solo), including a sack (-3 yards) on Thanksgiving in game 11 at Dal. (11/24)...Started on a DL which limited the Jets to 13 offensive plays in the 1st half, including just 2 in the 2nd quarter contributed to the Broncos 1st shutout since 11/9/97 in game 10 vs. NYJ (11/20)...He also contributed to limiting the Jets to 22 rushing yards, including holding Curtis Martin to 7 rushing yards...Led the DL with 6 solo tackles, including a sack (-11 yards) and a FF when he came around the end and swatted the ball out of Kerry Collins' grasp, but the Raiders recovered it in game 9 at Oak. (11/13)...Contributed 2 solo tackles and blocked a 38-yard FGA in game 5 vs. Was. (10/9).
2004: (Denver Broncos) Saw action in just 2 games, starting 1 due to a lower back injury...After starting the season opener, he missed 14 consecutive games recovering from 9/22 surgery to relieve a herniated disc in his lower back...Posted 2 solo tackles and a PD in limited action...2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Returned to the field for the 1st time in more than 3 months in game 16 vs. Ind. (1/2/05) and made 1 solo tackle while playing mostly at DT...Pryce, who made 1 tackle in the 1st quarter against the Colts, was forced out of the game in the 2nd half with lower-back pain...Recorded a start at RDT in the Broncos' season opener vs. K.C. (9/12), moving inside to replace Luther Elliss, who was inactive with a right shoulder injury...Despite missing parts of the game against the Chiefs with back pain, he totaled 1 solo tackle and a PD...Pryce missed the Broncos' next 14 games while recovering from surgery on his herniated disc...When he missed Denver's game at Jax. (9/19), it marked the 1st game he missed since 12/25/99, when he did not play at Detroit.
2003: (with Denver) Started all 16 regular-season games and recorded 51 tackles (41 solo) with 8.5 sacks (-58.5 yards), 2 FFs and 1 FR...Was voted defensive captain by his teammates in 2003...2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Pryce recorded 3 tackles, including 1.5 sacks (-5.5 yards) and had a FR on special teams after LB Jashon Sykes blocked punter Hunter Smith's punt in game 15 at Ind. (12/21)...Played his 100th career game and registered 3 tackles (2 solo) in game 13 vs. KC (12/7)...Netted 6 solo tackles, including 2 sacks (-15 yards), and 1 FF in game 11 vs. Chi. (11/23), to post his 2nd multiple-sack game of the season...Started and recorded a season-high 7 tackles (6 solo) in game 8 at Bal. (10/26)...Led a dominant Denver defense by recording 3 solo tackles, including 2 sacks (-17 yards) in game 6 vs. Pit. (10/12)...With the sacks, he moved into 6th place on the Broncos' all-time sacks list, surpassing Paul Smith (55).
2002: (with Denver) Voted to his 4th consecutive Pro Bowl as a starter as he started all 16 games at left DE and posted 61 tackles (51 solo), including a team-leading 9 sacks (-68 yards), which tied for 7th in the AFC, as well as 1 PD, 1 FF and 1 FR...Pryce had a sack in each of the Broncos' 1st 3 games and also posted 5.5 QB takedowns in a 5-game stretch midway through the year...2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Blocked a Steve Christie FGA in overtime that was recovered by Deltha O'Neal (2nd FG block of his career) in game 12 at SD (12/1)...Posted 5 tackles, including 3 solo and 1.5 sacks (-9 yards) in game 10 at Sea. (11/17)...Recorded a season-high 7 tackles, including 6 solo and 1 sack (-9 yards) of Jay Fiedler on which he forced a fumble and recovered it to set up a FG in game 6 vs. Mia. (10/13)... In Denver's game vs. Buf. (9/22), Pryce's one tackle was a sack of Drew Bledsoe for a 9-yard loss...Sacked QB Jeff Garcia (-8-yard loss) to pass Tom Jackson (44) for 7th on the Broncos' all-time sacks list in game 2 at SF (9/15).
2001: (with Denver) Voted to his 3rd consecutive Pro Bowl as a starter and earned 2nd-team All-NFL honors from the Associated Press and College & Pro Football Newsweekly, and All-AFC honors from Football News...Started all 16 games at RDT and posted 55 tackles (42 solo), including a tie for the team lead with 7 sacks (-50 yards) while also adding 3 PD and 2 FFs...2001 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded his 7th sack of the season, dropping Trent Green for a 3-yard loss among his 5 tackles in game 13 at KC (12/16)...Recorded 5 tackles (4 solo), including a FF and a sack in game 13 vs. Sea. (12/9)...Netted 4 tackles and had a FF, which led to a Broncos FG in game 6 at Oak. (11/5)...Posted his 4th sack of the season (-6 yards) in his 4-tackle game in game 5 vs. NE (10/28).
2000: (with Denver) Voted to his 2nd consecutive Pro Bowl as a starter and earned 2nd-team All Pro honors from College & Pro Football Newsweekly and All-AFC nods from Pro Football Weekly and Football News...Started at RDT for the Broncos in all 16 regular-season games and posted 44 tackles (36 solo), including a team-leading 12 sacks (-76.5 yards) as well as 2 FF and 1 FR (at Oak. 9/17) that he returned 28 yards for his 1st-career touchdown...Pryce ranked 5th in the AFC (T-9th in NFL) and was No. 1 among DTs (No. 3 in NFL) in sacks...2000 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started at RDT tackle, and posted a career postseason-high 7 solo tackles and 1 PD in the AFC Wild Card Game at Bal. (12/31)...Tied his career high with 3 sacks (-17 yards) in game 6 at SD (10/8)...Sacked Chris Chandler (-8 yards) and posted a FF on the play before sharing a 7-yard sack of Chandler with Harald Hasselbach later in the game in game 2 vs. Atl. (9/10).
1999: (with Denver) Earned his 1st Pro Bowl as a starter and named 1st-team All-NFL by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and College & Pro Football Newsweekly; 2nd-team All-NFL by Football Digest and All-AFC by Pro Football Weekly...Started at RDT in 15 games and ranked 8th on the Broncos (tops on the DL) with 50 tackles (36 solo), including a team-leading and career-high 13 sacks (-75 yards), as well as 1 INT, 3 FFs and 1 FR...Ranked 2nd in the AFC (5th in NFL) in sacks and posted more than any other DT in the league...His 13 sacks tied for 5th on Denver's all-time single-season list and were the most by a Bronco since Alfred Williams notched 13 in 1996...1999 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Tied his single-game career high with 3 sacks (-11 yards) in game 13 at Jax. (12/13)...Turned in perhaps the most important play of the game in Denver's 27-21 overtime win in game 11 vs. Oak. (11/22), when he stripped the ball from Raiders QB Rich Gannon on a sack in overtime and recovered the fumble to give Denver possession at Oakland's 24-yard line in overtime to set up a game-winning score...Established a career high with 3 sacks in game 3 at TB (9/26)...It marked the 1st time since 10/6/97, (Maa Tanuvasa) that a Bronco registered 3 sacks in 1 game...Pulled in his 2nd-career INT in game 2 at KC (9/19) as he pulled the ball out of the air after Elvis Grbac was hit by Neil Smith while trying to throw.
1998: (with Denver) Started at RDT in 15-of-16 regular-season games and ranked 7th on the team (No. 1 on the DL) with 59 tackles (48 solo), including a then-career-high 8.5 sacks (56.5 yds.) to tie for the team lead and tie for 10th in the AFC...1998 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and posted 1 solo tackle in the and added 1 assisted tackle in the Broncos' 34-19 win in Super Bowl XXXIII vs. Atl. (1/31), as Denver repeated as Super Bowl champions... Recorded his 1st-career INT in game 4 at Was. (9/27), picking off a Trent Green pass in Broncos territory to stop a Redskins drive just before halftime...Blocked his 1st-career FG, which came early in the 2nd quarter of the season opener vs. NE (9/7) when he penetrated the Patriots' line to thwart a 37-yard attempt by Adam Vinatieri, making the recovery as well, to set Denver up for a drive that would result in a TD.
1997: (with Denver) Played the final 8 games of the regular season as a rookie and started 3 (at SD 11/30, at Pit. 12/7 and vs. SD 12/21) at RDT in place of Maa Tanuvasa (ankle)...Finished his 1st NFL season with 28 tackles (20 solo), including 2 sacks (-9.5 yards)...Assisted tackle in the AFC Championship game at Pit. (1/11)...He made his 1st-career start and netted 3 solo tackles in game 13 at SD (11/30)...Saw his 1st-NFL action and made 2 tackles, including a half-sack (-.5 yards) in game 9 vs. Sea. (11/2).
College Career:
Pryce played one season (1996) at DE for Clemson University, starting all 11 games and earning 1st-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors after transferring from the University of Michigan, where he played LB from 1993-94 (20 games/8 starts)...He sat out the 1995 season due to NCAA transfer rules...Pryce finished his collegiate career with 118 tackles (72 solo), including 11.5 sacks (-105 yards) and 24 TFL (-127 yards), as well as 31 QB pressures, 3 FFs, 3 FR and 2 PD.
Personal:
Was a consensus All-American and the top-rated defensive line prospect in the country by The Sporting News at Lake Howell (Winter Park, FL) HS...Earned All-Central Florida, all-conference and all-district accolades while also excelling in track, finishing 2nd in the district finals in the 110-meter high hurdles (15.0)...Pryce owns a record label called Outlook Music Co., which is in its 4th year and has signed such acts as Roman Candle and Daphne Loves Derby...Pryce's label also includes an electro-pop band called 33Hz whose debut album came out in April 2005 and drew rave reviews from VH1...The 1st release on the label, by the group Roman Candle, is called "Says Pop" and was issued in spring 2002...Pryce also is an accomplished DJ who will release The Turntable Club, an album that features him playing guitar, keyboard, drums and bass...He was a communications major in college and has a music studio in the basement of his home in Colorado...Pryce has 2 daughters, Khary (7) and Kamryn (4)...Full name: Trevor Wesley Pryce II. |
