Former Aggie football player and longtime SEC assistant Terry Price, the defensive ends coach at Texas A&M, passed away on Friday at the age of 55, the university announced.

Price died after a battle with Stage IV cancer, a former Texas A&M football player has confirmed to KAGS.

“Terry was not only a great Aggie, football coach and recruiter, he was an even better husband, father and man,” Aggie head coach Jimbo Fisher said. “The impact he had on this program and his players is immeasurable. Our football family has suffered an incredible loss. We will continue to hold Kenya and the boys in our thoughts and prayers.” 

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Price was the longest-tenured member of the Texas A&M football coaching staff after joining the program in December 2011. He was a member of the Texas A&M Aggies football staff since 2012 and worked with the defensive ends, specifically beginning in 2015.

The Aggies developed into a defensive line factory under Price’s leadership. Myles Garrett, a top-ranked national recruit, attended Arlington (Texas) Martin High School in 2014, and Price helped him grow into the first pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Since joining the Aggies in 2012, Price has assisted in the development of nine players that were chosen in the first four rounds of the NFL Draft.

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Price played four seasons for the A&M football team after moving to Aggieland in 1986. The Chicago Bears selected him in the tenth round of the 1990 NFL Draft. Over the course of two NFL seasons, Price saw time with the Bears and Dolphins.

Price eventually went back to Texas A&M, where he earned his degree in 1992. In 1992 and 1993, he served as a volunteer coach for the Aggies.

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Terry Price leaves behind his wife, Kenya. Devin and Alex, the couple’s two sons, both played football for Texas A&M from 2020 to 22. Both of Price’s sons received their diplomas from A&M Consolidated High School, where they excelled for the Tigers on a number of sports teams.