FILE - Oregon State's Ryan Cooper Jr. (23) attempts to strip the ball from Washington State's De'Zhaun Stribling (88) while Oregon State's Omar Speights (1) assists on the tackle during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Corvallis, Ore. Oregon State and Washington State are the last remaining members of the Pac-12 after this season and they have been fielding calls from the likes of the Mountain West and American Athletic conferences eager to discuss options. (AP Photo/Mark Ylen, File) (Mark Ylen, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – LSU linebacker Omar Speights has virtual meetings with the Texans and Las Vegas Raiders, per a league source.
Speights (6-foot-1, 225 pounds) is a former All-Pac-12 selection who transferred from Oregon State.
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He had 308 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions at Oregon State.
For LSU last season, he had 70 tackles.
He bench pressed 225 pounds 30 times and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.62 seconds with a 31 1/2 inch vertical leap and a 10-0 broad jump at the Tigers’ campus Pro Day workout.
He worked individually with Saints linebackers coach Mike Hodges at the workout.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.
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Aaron Wilson is an award-winning Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and www.click2houston.com. He has covered the NFL since 1997, including previous stints for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. This marks his 10th year covering the Texans after previously covering a Super Bowl winning team in Baltimore.
