Indianapolis Colts cornerback Ameer Speed sits on the bench after a loss to the Houston Texans in an NFL football game Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) (Darron Cummings, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
HOUSTON – The Texans signed former New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts cornerback Ameer Speed to the practice squad.
Speed worked out for the Texans on Monday along with defensive back LaMareon James, running back Montrell Johnson and tight ends Tanner McClachlan and Gee Scott.
Speed, 26, is a 6-foot-3, 215-pound former Patriots sixth round draft pick.
He has also played for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns.
Speed won a national championship at Georgia.
In the NFL, Speed has nine career tackles. He has primarily played on special teams.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com
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Aaron Wilson is an award-winning Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and www.click2houston.com. He has covered the NFL since 1997, including previous stints for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. This marks his 10th year covering the Texans after previously covering a Super Bowl winning team in Baltimore.
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