Falcons finally cut bait!

[duckman]

Price chopper: Cowboys release veteran receiver

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ESPN.com news services

Peerless Price, who was signed as a free agent in September, was released Saturday by the Dallas Cowboys.

	Price

Price, who caught just six passes for 96 yards, worked mainly as a punt returner.



Price was inactive for four of the Cowboys' first six games.



Price underachieved in Atlanta after the Falcons acquired him in a 2003 trade with the Buffalo Bills in which they surrendered a first-round draft pick, and then awarded him a contract that included a $10 million signing bonus.



His best season came in 2002, with Buffalo, when he posted 94 catches for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns.

[Cuckoo]

Interesting. I thought he'd be inactive again since Crayton was coming back this week, but I didn't think they'd cut him. Dallas better hope they don't have injuries at WR. Price isn't a star, but he's a solid player to have for depth.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Cuckoo

Interesting. I thought he'd be inactive again since Crayton was coming back this week, but I didn't think they'd cut him. Dallas better hope they don't have injuries at WR. Price isn't a star, but he's a solid player to have for depth.

But there is something more wrong there than just lack of talent. I don't know what it is for sure, but I think it is a bigger ego than he actually should have.

[stevew]

And guess what, the Price train has came full circle.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (April 10, 2006) -- Peerless Price signed a four-year contract with the Buffalo Bills, rejoining the team with which he has enjoyed the most success.

A seven-year NFL veteran, the wide receiver returns to the Bills after failed stints with Atlanta and Dallas -- moves that came after he forced a trade from Buffalo to the Falcons three years ago. His new contract includes additional incentives should he take over as Buffalo's No. 1 receiver.


The signing comes a week after the Bills traded disgruntled starter Eric Moulds to Houston. Price is expected to compete for his former No. 2 spot behind Lee Evans, who has begun practicing at Moulds' position.

Price's agent, Tim McGee, said Moulds' departure led him to contact the Bills last week, believing the team could use an established receiver and his client could regain his spark in a familiar environment.

"Very seldom do you see all the things fall in place in this business, but I thought it was one of those situations where it was a no-brainer," McGee said. "When I called him and told him what I wanted to do, he probably thought that I was a little crazy. ... But I thought it was a win-win situation."

Anticipating Moulds' departure, the Bills already had bolstered their receiving corps last month by re-signing Josh Reed and adding free agent Andre' Davis.

Price was Buffalo's second-round pick in the 1999 draft and enjoyed his best season in 2002, when he and Moulds were among the NFL's most productive duos. Price set career highs that season with 94 catches for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns, finishing second to Moulds, who set franchise records with 100 catches for 1,292 yards.

That was the final year of Price's contract. The Bills initially prevented Price from becoming a free agent by designating him their franchise player. With Buffalo's permission to seek a trade, Price negotiated a contract with Atlanta. In return, the Falcons traded Buffalo a first-round draft pick.

Price struggled in Atlanta, failing to build a chemistry in a predominantly run-oriented system behind quarterback Michael Vick. He had 109 catches for 1,413 yards and seven touchdowns in two years with the Falcons before he was released before last season.

Price then signed with Dallas, reuniting with former Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe. But he again struggled in finding his role. He was released by the Cowboys in December after getting six catches for 96 yards in only seven games.

All Price needed, McGee said, was to find the right fit.

"He got a taste of the grass on the other side. And I don't necessarily say the grass wasn't greener. But sometimes you've got to go back home. It's kind of funny," McGee said. "He's the same wide receiver he was when he caught 90-plus balls in Buffalo."

In 103 career games, including 83 starts, Price has 347 catches for 4,811 yards and 28 touchdowns.

"Peerless has shown what he can do," McGee said. "It's just a matter of getting refocused and rekindle his career by showing he can do it. He hasn't lost a step."

[EagleFan]

DIdn't know this was an old thread at first. By the title I thought I was going to read that they finally realized Vick isn't going to get them anywhere and they let him go. I guess they are slow learners...

[Kodos]

Because McNabb has won the Eagles so many more Super Bowls?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Wow, Price got traded to Atlanta three years ago? It really doesn't seem like it's been that long. I guess when you're an Atlanta wide receiver, you enter a black hole and time just zips by. What's next? I'm gonna find out that Terance Mathis is still on the roster?