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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 third Gamblers player to sign an NFL contract this week, making his way to the Cowboys,” 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 this UFL 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.
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame