Patriots wide receiver
Taylor Price admits he's excited by the potential for more snaps moving forward after offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien
suggested earlier this week that he'd like to get the second-year player more game reps.
"Obviously I’m excited to get on the field more," said Price. "It's never a good situation to be on the sideline, watching your team play. You always want to be in the game -- be in those close games, going to battle, going to war. But nothing’s changed for me -- keep going to practice every day, keep preparing every day. Just keep working hard and see where it takes me."
Price, a third-round pick (90th overall) in the 2010 draft, was inactive for New England's first 15 games last season before debuting in Week 17 against the Dolphins (he caught three passes for 41 yards while playing with reserve units). Injuries slowed him again in the preseason this year and Price was inactive for the first three games, but has seen his playing time slowly increase. He played six of his seven offensive snaps last week in Pittsburgh.
Now he stands to see a greater workload as the team's third receiver (potentially leapfrogging
Chad Ochocinco), and maybe an even more elevated role if
Wes Welker's neck injury limits him this week. For his part, Price said his hamstring woes are in the rear-view mirror.
"I’m healthy, I'm feeling good, my leg’s feeling good, that’s a big part of it," said Price. "To be out there more consistently, put practices back to back, put games back to back -- just, like I said, it's about being more consistent, being out there more. So there’s not that inconsistency, you can see someone out there every day, improving every day, that’s a good sign."