CYPRESS – It was a significant moment for Texans linebacker E.J. Speed when he visited patients at the cancer unit of Houston Methodist Hospital in Cypress.

His adopted brother, Paul Snead, was diagnosed with cancer when Speed was a high school senior and passed away that year.

“Just a trip down memory lane, just like an ego check for me and myself and just knowing where I came from and stuff like that and I’ve been in those patients’ rooms and stuff with him,” Speed said Tuesday as he and cheerleaders visited patients as part of the NFL’s Crucial Catch program. “And I know how hard it is on a family so coming back and giving back today was a special thing for me.

“Everything, that’s what it’s all about. It’s all about the community. It’s just giving back. To who much is given, much is

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