Four-time Pro Bowl and 2-time All-Pro selection and a consistent force along the defensive line, playing both DT and DE
Pryce enters 2008 with 483 tackles (369 solo), 79 sacks (-537.5 yards), 13 FF, 9 PD, 4 FRs (1 returned for a TD) and 2 INTs
Earned Sports Illustrated All-Pro honors and was named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team (players who are critical to their team, but not Pro Bowlers) in his 1st season with Baltimore in 2006
Started all 16 games, posting a career-high 73 tackles (49 solo) and led the team with a career-high 13 sacks (3rd-highest single-season total in Ravens history) for -113.5 yards
In 2002, was voted to his 4th consecutive Pro Bowl as a starter
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
In 2000, Pryce was voted to his 2nd straight 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 a team-leading 12 sacks (-76.5 yards) as well 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
Ranked 8th on the Broncos with 50 tackles (36 solo), including a team-leading and career-high 13 sacks (-75 yards)
Ranked 2nd in the AFC (5th in NFL) in sacks and posted more than any other DT in the league
Signed with the Ravens as a free agent on 3/14/06
Originally drafted by the Broncos in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 1997 draft
2007: (with Baltimore) Played in 5 games, starting 2 (missed games 3-7 with a broken wrist and 11-16 with a pectoral injury)
Posted 19 tackles (10 solo) and 2 sacks (-8 yards) before being placed on Injured Reserve with a pectoral injury on 11/21
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action off the bench, netting 3 tackles and tying for the team lead with 3 QB hits in game 10 vs. Cle. (11/18)
Subbed and posted 6 tackles, 4 QB hits and a sack (-6 yards) in game 9 vs. Cin. (11/11)
Saw his 1st action in 5 weeks (wrist), producing 2 tackles and 3 QB hits in game 8 at Pit. (11/5)
Was a game-day inactive (wrist) in games 3-7
Subbed and helped hold the Jets to 2.6 yards per rush, posting 4 tackles (3 solo) and a sack (-2 yards) before leaving the game with an injury (wrist) in the 20-13 win in game 2 vs. NYJ (9/16)
Recorded 4 tackles in game 1 at Cin. (9/10)
2006: (with Baltimore) Earned Sports Illustrated All-Pro honors and was named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team (players who are crucial to their team, but not Pro Bowlers)
Started all 16 games, posting a career-high 73 tackles (49 solo) and led the team with a career-high 13 sacks (3rd-highest single-season total in team history) for -113.5 yards; also produced 3 PD, 2 FFs and a blocked FGA
Pryce led the team with 73 QB hits in 2006, with the next ranked player, Terrell Suggs, at 45
Also saw action in the Ravens’ postseason contest, posting 2 tackles and 5 QB hits against the Colts
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Tied for the D-line lead (Kelly Gregg) with 5 tackles, including 2 sacks (-17 yards), 1 FF and had 6 QB hits in the 27-17 win in game 14 vs. Cle. (12/17)
Supplied a dominating performance, leading the DL with a career-high 10 tackles (7 solo), 1.5 sacks (-14 yards) and 5 QB hits in the 20-10 victory in game 13 at KC (12/10)
Continued a torrid month, applying constant pressure on Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, posting 5 tackles and 2 sacks (part of the Ravens’ record-tying 9 sacks) and a team-high 6 QB hits in the 27-0 win in game 11 vs. Pit. (11/26)
Posted 5 tackles (4 solo) and 2 sacks (-23 yards) and 4 QB hits, helping to hold the NFL's No. 1-rated rushing attack to its lowest total all season (104 yards) in the 24-10 win in game 10 vs. Atl. (11/19)
Netted 3 tackles, 4 QB hits, 1 PD and blocked a Tennessee game-winning FG attempt (earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors) in the 27-26 victory in game 9 at Ten. (11/12)
Tied for the DL lead with 8 tackles (5 solo) and 3 QB hits in the 16-13 win in game 4 vs. SD (10/1)
Pressured QB Charlie Frye all game, leading the D-line with 7 tackles (5 solo), 6 QB hits and had 1.5 sacks (-12.5 yards), to help the Ravens’ defense hold the Browns to just 38 yards rushing in the 15-14 victory in game 3 at Cle. (9/24)
2005: (with Denver) Started all 16 games and made 41 tackles (35 solo), a share of the team lead with 4 sacks (-22 yards), contributing to the league’s 2nd-best rush defense; also had 1 PD and blocked a 38-yard FGA against Washington
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)
DL limited the Jets to 13 offensive plays in the 1st half, including just 2 in the 2nd quarter and contributed to the Broncos’ 1st shutout since 11/9/97 in game 10 vs. NYJ (11/20)
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: (with Denver) Saw action in just 2 games (starting 1) due to a lower back injury
After starting the season opener, Pryce missed 14 consecutive games recovering from surgery (9/22) 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 over 3 months in game 16 vs. Ind. (1/2/05) and made 1 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. KC (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 tackle and a PD
Pryce missed the Broncos’ next 14 games while recovering from surgery of his herniated disc
When he missed Denver's game at Jax. (9/19), it marked the 1st game 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
2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Pryce recorded 3 tackles, including 1.5 sacks (-5.5 yards) and had 1 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
Recorded a season-high 7 tackles (6 solo) in game 8 at Bal. (10/26)
Led a dominant Denver defense by recording 3 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 sack 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 1 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 1 fumble and recovered it to set up a FG in game 6 vs. Mia. (10/13)
In Denver's game 3 vs. Buf. (9/22), Pryce's tackle was a sack of Drew Bledsoe for a 9-yard loss
Sacked QB Jeff Garcia (-8-yards) 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 QB 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 1 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 performance 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 News- weekly 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
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 1 FF on the play before sharing a 7-yard sack of Chandler with Harald Hasselbach 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 OT win in game 11 vs. Oak. (11/22), when he stripped the ball from Raiders QB Rich Gannon on a sack in OT and recovered the fumble to give Denver possession at Oakland's 24-yard line 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 snagged 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 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 QB 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 stop a 37-yard FGA by Adam Vinatieri, making the recovery as well, to set up Denver 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 RDT in place of Maa Tanuvasa (ankle)
Finished his 1st NFL season with 28 tackles (20 solo), including 2 sacks (-9.5 yards)
1997 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: 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)
Pryce played 1 season (1996) at DE for Clemson University
Started all 11 games and earned 1st-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors
Transferred from the University of Michigan, where he played LB from 1993-94 (20 games in 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 FRs and 2 PD
Was a communications major in college
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 was formed in 1998 and has signed such acts as Roman Candle and Daphne Loves Derby
Pryce’s label also includes an electro-pop band called 33Hz whose album debuted in April of 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 the spring of 2002
Website is: outlookmusic.com
Pryce is an accomplished DJ who released The Turntable Club, an album that features him playing guitar, keyboard, drums and bass
Has a music studio in the basement of his home in Colorado
