NFL Draft Prospect Billy Price Expected to Miss 4 Months After Torn Pec Surgery

Former Ohio State center Billy Price, who is considered a potential 2018 first-round draft pick, underwent surgery on a partially torn pectoral muscle and is expected to miss four months.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the news Tuesday.             

Price suffered the injury during the bench press at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last Thursday.

"Getting ready for the bench press, I got into my warm-up set, had no problem, no issues," Price said, per Rebecca Toback of SB Nation's Cincy Jungle. "Got the first rep off, got to the third, thought I was still doing well, felt a pop. Immediately racked it. Something didn't feel right.

"I've been lifting since I was in the fifth grade. I'm familiar with my body, and I try to be very aware of what's going on. I didn’t feel something right. I grabbed it. Felt a little bit of swelling a little bit of a pop or a tingle."

Price was a unanimous All-American, won the Rimington Trophy and was named the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2017. Bleacher Report's Matt Miller projected him to go to the Atlanta Falcons at No. 26 overall as a guard in his latest mock draft.

Price began his collegiate career at guard before moving to center. His versatility among interior offensive line positions makes him among the most attractive offensive linemen in this class, though his injury might drop him into the second day.