E.J. Speed

E.J. Speed, Dayo Odeyingbo and DeForest Buckner speak with the media following the Colts' loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 15.

E.J. Speed, Bernhard Raimann and Tyler Goodson meet the media on Wednesday as the Colts prepare to face the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High in Week 15.

E.J. Speed, Jaylon Jones and Kylen Granson meet the media on Wednesday at the Colts prepare to face the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Week 13.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker E.J. Speed's first career interception sets up the Colts in Buffalo Bills' territory.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker E.J. Speed thought he was meeting a fan for a friendly game of Madden 25, but his opponent was actually Henry Leverette, the top-ranked Madden player in the world.

Linebacker E.J. Speed speaks with the media to close out the Colts' Week 8 loss to the Houston Texans.

E.J. Speed, Adonai Mitchell and Zaire Franklin speak with the media on Wednesday at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center as the Colts prepare to face the Houston Texans in and AFC South matchup in Week 8.

E.J. Speed, Tyler Goodson, Zaire Franklin and Jaylon Jones speak with the media on Wednesday at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center as the Colts prepare to face the Miami Dolphins in Week 7.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker E.J. Speed swarms to the backfield for a big third down takedown against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Michael Pittman Jr. and E.J. Speed speak with the media following the Colts' 27-24 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in week four at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker E.J. Speed decimates Pittsburgh Steelers running back Cordarrelle Patterson for a big tackle-for-loss in their Week 4 matchup.

Linebacker E.J. Speed speaks with the media to recap the Colts' 10-16 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 2.

Wide receivers Alec Pierce and Michael Pittman Jr., linebackers E.J. Speed and Zaire Franklin and cornerback Kenny Moore II speak with the media on Thursday following Colts practice at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center.

Linebacker EJ Speed meets with the media following the Indianapolis Colts' joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Linebacker E.J. Speed meets with the media following the first day of practice at Colts Training Camp.

E.J. Speed meets with the media as the Colts begin Phase Two of the offseason workout program.

From Zaire Franklin's punchout touchdown return to Kenny Moore's memorable day in Carolina, relive every Colts takeaway from the 2023 season.

Kenny Moore II, Ryan Kelly, DeForest Buckner, JuJu Brents, Braden Smith, Zack Moss, Josh Downs, Gardner Minshew, E.J. Speed and Grover Stewart speak with the media on wrapping up the 2023 season, head coach Shane Steichen and looking ahead to the 2024 offseason.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker E.J. Speed leads the Colts' defense in a stop of the Houston Texans on a 3rd and 1 play late in the first quarter.

Linebacker E.J. Speed and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner speak with the media on Wednesday as the team prepares to face the Houston Texans on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Linebacker E.J. Speed and running back Jonathan Taylor speak with the media following the Colts' 23-20 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.

Linebacker E.J. Speed, safety Julian Blackmon and defensive tackle DeForest Buckner speak with the media Thursday as the team prepares to face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Paycor Stadium.

Linebackers Zaire Franklin and E.J. Speed, and wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. speak with the media following the Colts' 31-28 overtime win over the Tennessee Titans in Nashville.

Linebacker E.J. Speed, cornerback Kenny Moore II and linebacker Zaire Franklin speak with the media on Wednesday on facing the division rival Tennessee Titans and running back Derrick Henry on Sunday in Nashville.

Running back Jonathan Taylor, defense tackle DeForest Bucker, safety Julian Blackmon and linebacker E.J. Speed, speak with the media on Wednesday on the release of teammate Shaquille Leonard, the opportunity ahead down the stretch of the season with the team's position in the AFC playoff hunt and preparing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the matchups the present come Sunday.

The Colts improved to 2-2 with a 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. 

Speed will enter the 2024 season as a full-time, every-down starting linebacker from Week 1 for the first time in his NFL career. 

As the Colts test what they can do with Anthony Richardson and Jonathan Taylor in the backfield, facing linebackers Zaire Franklin and EJ Speed is providing an important challenge. 

During the Colts' three-game winning streak, their defense has gotten seven takeaways and sacked opposing quarterbacks 15 times.

The Colts won the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball in Sunday's 31-20 win over the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. 

Ahead of the Colts season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, several players share the biggest lessons that the game has taught them.

After signing a two-year contract extension back in March, Speed is ready to give the team his all this season.

Leonard, a three-time first-team AP All-Pro, underwent two procedures in 2022 to address a nerve issue and was limited to three games last season. 

Zaire Franklin set a franchise record with 166 tackles in 2022, while the status of Shaquille Leonard will be an important storyline during training camp. 

Speed signed a contract extension with the Colts on Wednesday.

The Indianapolis Colts' defense found its footing in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 2022 season opener against the Houston Texans — and was downright stingy on a couple late key drives. The unit hopes for a better overall performance heading into its Week 2 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Matthew Adams charged untouched through the New England Patriots' protection to get his hands on a first-quarter punt attempt, which was recovered in the end zone by E.J. Speed for a huge tone-setting first-quarter touchdown in the Indianapolis Colts' eventual 27-17 victory Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Indianapolis Colts special teams captain Zaire Franklin got both hands on a first-quarter Jacksonville Jaguars punt attempt on Sunday, which was picked up and returned for a touchdown by E.J. Speed in Indy's 23-17 Week 10 win. Since 2018, the year the Colts hired Bubba Ventrone as special teams coordinator, no team in the NFL has more punt team scores than Indy's six.

The Colts held their 12th practice of training camp Wednesday. Here's everything you need to know from the day's action at Grand Park. 

The Colts held their eighth training camp practice of 2021 on Friday. Here's everything you need to know about the day's action at Grand Park. 

Darius Leonard aims to continue his historic pace in Year 4 while Bobby Okereke will look to build on a strong finish to 2020. Here's what you need to know about the Colts' linebacking corps heading into training camp. 

The National Football League announced today that Indianapolis Colts linebacker E.J. Speed, who had a huge blocked punt that led to a touchdown in Indy's Week 10 victory over the Tennessee Titans, has been named the AFC's Special Teams Player of the Week.

Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich today gave updates on several injured players, all of whom will be evaluated throughout the week for their availability this Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, including linebackers Darius Leonard, Bobby Okereke and E.J. Speed and tackle Anthony Castonzo.

With the Indianapolis Colts set to begin training camp soon at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center in Indianapolis, Colts.com previews the team's linebackers.

Take a look at the burning questions at each position as the Indianapolis Colts get set to report to training camp July 28 at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center. We continue today with the linebackers.

After having one of the most productive rookie draft classes in recent memory in 2018, the Indianapolis Colts turned in another solid group in 2019, according to ESPN and Pro Football Focus.

It's time for the Week 17 version of the 2019 Colts Rookie Watch, where we take a look at the stats and highlights to track the progress of each rookie on the Indianapolis Colts' roster.

It's time for the Week 15 version of the 2019 Colts Rookie Watch, where we take a look at the stats and highlights to track the progress of each rookie on the Indianapolis Colts' roster.

It's time for the Week 14 version of the 2019 Colts Rookie Watch, where we take a look at the stats and highlights to track the progress of each rookie on the Indianapolis Colts' roster.

It's time for the Week 13 version of the 2019 Colts Rookie Watch, where we take a look at the stats and highlights to track the progress of each rookie on the Indianapolis Colts' roster.

View photos of linebacker E.J. Speed as we tackle the Indianapolis Colts roster from A to Z.

View photos of Colts LB E.J. Speed who re-signed with the team in free agency.

Linebacker E.J. Speed re-signs with the Colts.

A look back at some of the best shots of linebacker E.J. Speed from the 2022 season.

See some of the best images of Indianapolis Colts linebacker E.J. Speed.