Jadarian Price ready for 'any challenge' as big Seahawks role awaits

Kenneth Walker III has gone to Kansas City, and Zach Charbonnet is still working back from the ACL injury, leaving the first-round rookie with an exciting opportunity to show what he can do.

Price joined The Insiders, available to NFL Game Pass subscribers on DAZN, to talk through his first weeks in the building and how it feels to join the defending Super Bowl champions.

Price's still adjusting, but was born ready

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"Being in the spotlight in many areas, it was a lot to handle, but I understand that this is a dream come true," Price said. "When I finally stepped into the facility, I realised it was time to work."

Taking on the lead role might be too much for many 22-year-olds, but the way Price talks, he was born for this moment.

"I'm ready; this is everything I've been asking for since I started playing football, and now that I'm part of a great team, with a great offensive line and a great offensive group.

"It's a great situation to be in, and I'm super-blessed to be a part of it, but I'm ready for any challenge that comes at me, and whether it ends up being 30 carries a game or 15, I'm ready for it."

A Notre Dame rivalry heads to the NFL

He spent his college years sharing a backfield with Jeremiyah Love, the dominant dual-threat selected by the Arizona Cardinals third overall.

The Seahawks picked Price just a few hours later, and now the two former teammates face off as NFC West running backs twice each season.

Price wasn't shy about what it will mean to play in the same conference as his former running mate.

"Of course we'll be competing," he said. "We've always been competing at Notre Dame, but we also helped each other succeed and get to where we are at now.

"Being able to face each other twice a year, that first jersey swap is gonna be fun. Everyone is excited for this matchup, so I'm ready."

With both running backs averaging 6.0 yards or more per carry in their final year at the Fighting Irish, the competition between the two is set to run and run.

Price on walking into a Super Bowl-winning culture

Competing in a program like Notre Dame ensured Price's standards were high, but he praised his new teammates for helping him hit the ground running.

"I've always been a part of a program that had the highest expectations of yourself. You're expected to win every game at the college level.

"NFL level is different, but these guys won the Championship. They're the best football team in the world," he said.

"They accepted me with open arms, and guys in the running back room gave me tips and are teaching me the ways.

"You walk into a culture that really understands process over results, and that's how I've always been driven with my mindset."

The Seahawks' rookies reported to camp on 17 July and are joined by the veterans on Friday, 24 July.

Price has something in common with both groups: a rookie by contract, but a starter by expectation the moment those veterans walk in.