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Report: Colts free-agent linebacker E.J. Speed signing one-year, $5 million deal with Texans

Indianapolis Colts free-agent linebacker E.J. Speed is signing a one-year, $5 million deal with the Houston Texans, according to Jordan Schultz.

Breaking: The #Texans are signing former #Colts LB E.J. Speed to a 1-year $5M deal, sources tell @NFLonFOX.

Speed spent six seasons in Indy and is coming off a career-best year with 142 tackles in 15 games, including 7 TFLs and 5 PBUs. pic.twitter.com/XVsSj9hUTj— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) March 29, 2025

Some had wondered whether the Colts would bring back the former fifth-round draft pick.