Price hasn't been the first cab off the rank in terms of snaps, but he is doing something that might add another string to his bow for when the time comes.
Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Jadarian Price is beginning to make a name for himself as training camp continues.
With the first-round pick slated to be the starter for most, as Kenneth Walker is now with the Kansas City Chiefs, after the first couple of days of camp, maybe it is time to tap the brakes on that.
With George Holani taking most of the first-team reps in minicamp, per Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, that has continued at training camp.
Condotta wrote that "Price is typically still the first back in the lineup when the No. 1 offense takes the field, followed by Price and free-agent signee Emanuel Wilson," so Jadarian isn't the first cab off the rank...at least right now.
And that is fine as Price is still learning the ropes, getting used to Brian Fleury's system, and, in truth, still coming to terms with being an NFL player.
But according to Mike Macdonald, Price is doing something in the early portion of camp that might hold him in good stead as the offseason rolls on.
“He’s caught a lot of passes,” Macdonald said. “I think there’s some variety to the things he can do out of the backfield. Again, we’ll see. But right now there’s not a lot of things that you’re checking off that he can’t do or that you think he can’t do, so that’s exciting. There’s a lot of opportunity out there.”
Price the dual-threat back?
That is certainly what it seems like, and with Fleury coming from San Francisco, we know how Seattle's rivals love to get the ball into Christian McCaffrey's hands as a receiver.
So maybe something similar is in line for Price.
He might not be the starting back as a runner alone, but if he can develop his receiving skills, which by the sounds of it, he is, then maybe that will be a deciding factor when Macdonald and the coaching staff finalize the depth chart.
We have only just begun camp, so nothing is set in stone, especially Holani as the one getting starting reps every practice, but it appears Price isn't too far behind.
Being a dual-threat running back could be the thing that eventually sees him overtake Holani and earn crucial first-team reps.
