Seattle Seahawks

Jadarian Price’s why--his mom--is why the Seahawks drafted him in the 1st round

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When Jadarian Price was 12 years old growing up in north Texas near the Red River and Oklahoma border, doctors diagnosed his mother with breast cancer.

Jessica Butler was Price’s life. She was a single mom, raising son Jadarian and two younger daughters, Kzaria and Lyricah.

This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM.

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Gregg Bell is the Seahawks and NFL writer for The News Tribune. He is a two-time Washington state sportswriter of the year, voted by the National Sports Media Association in January 2023 and January 2019. He started covering the NFL in 2002 as the Oakland Raiders beat writer for The Sacramento Bee. The Ohio native began covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season of 2005. In a prior life he graduated from West Point and served as a tactical intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, so he may ask you to drop and give him 10. Support my work with a digital subscription
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