Unheralded Viking Gets Called “Sneaky” by Coordinator
Collectively, the NFL’s teams moved into the 2025 NFL Draft with the aim of taking the most promising talent out of college football. The event ended with 257 players turning a dream into a reality, getting scooped up by one of the league’s teams.
Afterwards, teams participate in a feeding frenzy, rushing to sign players who possibly should have been drafted. Among that pile was an unheralded Viking. Myles Price, a wide receiver who has a history of helping on special teams, didn’t earn any guaranteed money within his UDFA contract, suggesting that there weren’t a pile of teams who prioritized him. Did Minnesota nevertheless find a diamond in the rough?
Unheralded Viking Myles Price Called “Sneaky”
The Vikings’ social media uplifted special teams coordinator Matt Daniels discussing Price.
“I think the biggest is,” Daniels explains, “you look at a guy like Myles Price, all he does is loves football. Very positive. He’s someone people want to be around.” Not too long afterwards, Daniels describes the rookie as being someone who is “a flat out football player” while then noting that Price “does a great job tracking it, catching it, sneaky tackle breaker.”
“So I’m excited to kind of see what Myles [is] able to do, kind of cap off a really good preseason so far for him,” Daniels concludes.
Circle back around to that key word: “sneaky.” If one were to look at Myles Price, the physique wouldn’t impress in the same manner that it does for someone like Tyler Batty. Even among wide receivers, Price is on the smaller side at just 5’9″ and 183 pounds. The suggestion, however, is that there’s more power in his frame than one may initially assume. Indeed, being smaller than most NFL players doesn’t totally undermine Price’s ability to break a tackle (or two) while bringing the ball back.
One thinks of Aaron Jones as being a player who could get described in a similar manner. The former Packer is coming in at 5’10” and 208 pounds, putting him on the smaller side for running backs. Jordan Mason, for instance, is noticeably larger when you see the pair side-by-side.
The sneaky part with Jones, though, is that he’s a powerful runner. Essentially, he’s a super tough player who does a great job of generating power. Helping him is good balance and vision while also being someone who wins the leverage battle more often than not. Add it all up and Jones may surprise some defenders with the power that he brings even if no one is mistaking him for Derrick Henry.
Myles Price did some really good things in the Patriots preseason game. Most notably, there was a super explosive kickoff return that went for 81 yards. So, too, did he impress as a punt returner — likely the role he has the best chance at earning — by turning a pair of returns into 33 yards.
Minnesota’s receiver room has been the subject of no shortage of attention in recent days, largely due to the anxiety that’s emanating from all of the injuries (and the suspension). Price isn’t being looked at as someone who can carry a WR2 or WR3 workload, but one could envision a world where the rookie picks up a couple targets per week while being explosive on specials.
The next challenge for the “sneaky” Myles Price is to keep the good times rolling later tonight. The Vikings are in Titans territory, the first (and only) road battle of the preseason. Another strong day at the office for Mr. Price should be enough to secure one of those coveted roster spots.
The game gets started at 7 p.m. CT.
Afterwards, Minnesota will be moving full-steam ahead for the great descent from 91 players in the offseason to 53 players by the time Tuesday, August 26th arrives. At this stage, a roster that doesn’t see Price’s name included would qualify as a surprise.
Editor’s Note: Information from Pro Football Reference and Over the Cap helped with this piece.
