BUFFALO - Eric Moulds agreed to a contract with Houston on Tuesday and said the Texans have worked out a trade to acquire him from the Buffalo Bills.

“Yeah, it's done,” said Greg Johnson, Moulds' personal adviser. “I'm ecstatic. I'm relieved, happy and thankful that all parties came to an agreement.”

Moulds, who had the Bills' permission to seek a trade, agreed to a four-year, $14 million contract that includes a $5 million signing bonus. It's not clear what the Texans traded to Buffalo, but it's believed to be a fourth- or fifth-round pick in this month's draft.

The Texans declined to confirm the deal.

Bills spokesman Scott Berchtold said, “There is nothing official to report.”

A 10-year veteran, Moulds had two years left on his contract with Buffalo, but had vowed not to return to the team after he twice rejected the Bills' demands that he accept a significant pay cut last month.

Moulds was scheduled to count about $10.8 million against Buffalo's salary cap.

By trading Moulds, the Bills freed up about $5.5 million in cap space. He still will count about $5.3 million against the Bills' cap because of bonuses factored in during his contract with the team.

Moulds, who has passed his physical with the Texans, agreed to a deal in principle with the Texans last weekend but had to wait until Houston and Buffalo completed the trade. Moulds had been in Houston visiting with the team since Monday before traveling to his home in Louisiana late Tuesday.

“I'm excited about it,” Moulds said. “I was optimistic through the whole deal, but at the same time, to get closure and get an opportunity to get it done is a big plus.”

The Texans are coming off an NFL-worst 2-14 finish, and the team hasn't had a winning record in its five seasons.

Moulds said he met with Texans receiver Andre Johnson, and he believes he can both complement and tutor the emerging star. He's also excited about the possibility of Houston bolstering its offense by selecting USC running back and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush with in this month's draft.

“I would tell them to get their tickets ready. You are going to see a show,” Moulds said, when asked what message he had for Texans fans. “It's not going to be the same Texans you've seen before. It's going to be an exciting time.”

Johnson said Moulds thanked Bills owner Ralph Wilson and said the player will have good memories of Buffalo.

“It was just a business decision for him and he wanted to move on,” Johnson said. “He hopes Mr. Wilson and everyone in Buffalo respect that.”

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VIKINGS: Quarterback Daunte Culpepper was cleared Tuesday of misdemeanor charges stemming from a boat-party sex scandal.

A judge ruled there wasn't probable cause to determine a crime was committed by Culpepper, one of four Minnesota Vikings accused of misdemeanor lewd conduct during the cruise last fall on a suburban lake. Culpepper has since been traded to the Miami Dolphins last month.

Culpepper issued a statement through the Dolphins saying he was “delighted” at the ruling.

“I was confident when the legal process began that the truth would come out, and I am glad that my innocence has been proven,” he said.

Culpepper testified last month that he merely played dice on the cruise. That, plus backing testimony from a friend, was enough to convince a judge to toss out the charges.

“Since no evidence was presented to refute this testimony, this Court is compelled to find” lack of probable cause, Hennepin County District Judge Kevin Burke ruled.

“I greatly appreciate Judge Burke's sensitivity to the damage that can be done to a person's reputation when they are wrongly charged,” Culpepper said.

His attorney, Earl Gray, said, “It vindicates him from being involved in any sexual misconduct on the boat.”

Prosecutor Steve Tallen said he thought Burke had “applied things wrong,” but said he hadn't had time to fully digest the ruling. He said it was possible he might re-file the case.

Burke denied a motion to dismiss charges against running back Moe Williams. His trial is scheduled for April 18.

The other two players charged, cornerback Fred Smoot and tackle Bryant McKinnie, weren't part of Tuesday's ruling. Their next hearings were scheduled for Thursday.

Williams' attorney, Joe Friedberg, said he was disappointed.

“I disagree with him, but that's what makes horse racing,” Friedberg said.

Both Culpepper and Williams had denied any improper conduct in a hearing before Burke last month. Culpepper, who was accused of touching a dancer's buttocks, testified that he spent the cruise playing a dice game in the back of a boat and rejected offers from several women.

Williams, accused of touching a dancer's breast, testified that a woman danced near him but he never touched her.

In explaining his ruling, Burke wrote Culpepper's version of events would clear him if true, and since the prosecutor offered nothing to rebut it, he found no probable cause that a crime was committed.

The difference with Williams, the judge wrote, was that his story wouldn't necessarily exonerate him because a crew member may have seen the dance and been offended.

The boat party scandal was the lowest point in a dismal season for the Vikings, who lost Culpepper to a serious knee injury soon afterward. After his relationship with the team and new coach Brad Childress went bad in the offseason, he was traded to Miami last month for a second-round pick.

All four players faced identical charges of indecent conduct, disorderly conduct and lewd or lascivious conduct. Conviction on a single misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.