Price back with Bills after missing Sunday's session due to mix-up

PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Peerless Price was back on the field with the Bills on Monday, a day after the receiver missed practice because he misread the team's schedule.

"I was going off of last Sunday's schedule when we just had meetings," Price said after taking part in a morning walkthrough at the Bills training camp in suburban Rochester.

Price said he was at home in Buffalo on Sunday and didn't realize the Bills had an on-field session scheduled until receivers coach Tyke Tolbert reached him by phone.

"I told him, `I could be back in an hour, but you'll be off the field,"' said Price, who arrived at camp later Sunday. "It was kind of funny afterward, but the initial call, it was like, `Oh, no.' But it's all good."

Price said he's spoken to coach Dick Jauron about what happened and said he has not been informed whether he'll be fined.

Jauron was not immediately available for comment and not scheduled to address reporters until after the team's night practice Monday.

A seven-year NFL veteran, Price is back with the Bills after he signed with the team as a free agent in April. He spent his first four seasons with Buffalo and is attempting to jump-start his career after three disappointing seasons -- the first two in Atlanta and part of last year with Dallas.

He's slotted as Buffalo's No. 2 receiver behind Lee Evans.

Although Price has made a good impression during camp, he's not had a reception in Buffalo's first two preseason games.

Price's absence raised speculation that he might be frustrated, something the player discounted.

"Nah, I'm not mad or frustrated. I guess that's what the word was, huh?" Price said. "Even if I was mad or frustrated, I'd still come to practice. I might voice my opinions to the powers that be, but I'm not going to miss practice. That's stupid."

He added he's not unhappy about his lack of production so far.

"I'm having a great time. I don't have any problems," Price said. "If I'm sitting here after Week 2 in the regular season, yeah, I might have an issue. But this is preseason, trying to make it through healthy and get better each week."