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Two years ago, he was in the camp of the Seattle Seahawks, vying with Terrelle Pryor and B.J. Daniels to become the “developmental quarterback” behind starter Russell Wilson and backup Tarvaris Jackson.

Keith Price, a hotshot from the Pac-12 Conference, is still trying to show if he can handle the heat as a would-be top gun in the Canadian Football League.

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Signed by the team last month, Price makes his debut in a B.C. Lions jersey for the start of a two-day mini-camp Thursday at the team’s training facility in Surrey.

When Price left the University of Washington in 2013, he held 11 single-season or career passing records. He played at such a consistently high level that it was surprising he didn’t get an invite to the combine and went unselected in the 2014 draft.

This week, he is just trying to get a toehold in the CFL as a third-string quarterback behind Jonathon Jennings and Travis Lulay.

“A lot of Pacific Northwest football fans will know who he is,” says Lions director of player personnel Neil McEvoy. “We like his athleticism. We like his arm strength. Dan Dorazio really felt he played hard and well last year in Saskatchewan, when given the opportunity.”