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Texans Sign EJ Speed
KILT-AM / SportsRadio 610
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3/31/2025
The Texans are signing veteran linebacker E.J. Speed to a one-year, $5 million deal. Texans fans should be familiar with Speed from his days with the Indianapolis Colts. Seth Payne and Sean Pendergast react to the signing here.
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Yeah, there you go.
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EJ Speed, going into his seventh season, kind of a unique signing, and the EJ Speed, as
00:06
a Texans fan, you've noticed, wow, this guy shows up a lot, especially in the run, makes
00:11
a lot of big plays, had seven tackles for a loss last year.
00:14
His first four seasons, he only played situationally as a linebacker, and he was really good in
00:19
those instances.
00:20
The last two years, he's had opportunities to be the full-time starter, and he just has
00:25
not been a complete and total full-time three-down linebacker.
00:29
He's not really as good in pass coverage as his athleticism would suggest.
00:33
So this is a guy that I'm hoping you see a glow-up from D'Amico Ryans.
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He's on a one-year, $5 million deal.
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It's a prove-it contract.
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And I know a lot of people have wondered whether he's going to start or not.
00:46
The track record would tell you he'll be a situation.
00:50
Chris Jarris and Henry Totoa are still in position of competing for a job, so I think
00:55
he's in the mix.
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I think it's going to be a really fierce competition to be that other starting linebacker.
01:00
They usually only play with two linebackers.
01:01
I'm all of a sudden super intrigued by that competition.
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You got four bodies for a team that's really only played two linebackers for most of the
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year last year.
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Well, in a lot of ways, he's kind of like Devin White.
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Remember Devin White last year?
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Same thing.
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Really athletic, makes flash plays, but he's not consistent.
01:18
I think the difference with EJ Speed is he's proven that as a situational player, he can
01:23
be consistent.
01:24
It's just that he hasn't shown that he can be a consistent three-down linebacker.
01:28
But you know who's been his position coach the last three years, Sean?
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Richard Smith.
01:34
Former Texans defensive coordinator.
01:35
One of the worst defensive coordinators in the history of the NFL, at least while he
01:39
was with Houston.
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So from what you've said, what I can deduce is, by definition, that he's going to another
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human being to coach him.
01:47
He's going to get better coaching this year.
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I think he will.
01:50
Yeah.
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Yeah, good.
01:52
Good.
01:53
I like the signing, man.
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That's what this offseason's been about, tweaking depth.
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