Ameer Speed
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Indianapolis Colts cornerback Ameer Speed.
The Dallas Cowboys have turned the UFL into their own personal farm system, signing 6-foot-3, 215-pound veteran NFL cornerback Ameer Speed after 1 season with the UFL’s Houston Gamblers.
“Ameer Speed is the thirdGamblers player to sign an NFL contract this week, making his way to theCowboys,” Pro Football Newsroom’s James Larsen wrote on his official X account on Wednesday. “Speaks volumes to the quality roster Kevin Sumlin & Co. put together in Houston thisUFL season.”
Speed was a 6th-round pick (No. 214 overall) by the New England Patriots in the 2023 NFL draft. He played 1 season for the Patriots, and the Cowboys will now be his 6th team in 4 seasons, following stints with the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, and Houston Texans.
Speed joined the Gamblers halfway through the season and finished with 14 tackles and 5 pass breakups in just 5 games while making just 1 start.