Michael Montgomery
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Carthage, Texas | August 18, 1983||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Center (TX) | ||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 180 | ||||||
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Michael Lewis Montgomery, II (born August 18, 1983) is a former gridiron football defensive end. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.
Montgomery was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Las Vegas Locomotives and Montreal Alouettes.
College career[]
Montgomery was born in Carthage, Texas and attended Center High School in Center, Texas. He played college football at Navarro Junior College and Texas A&M. He started his career at Navarro where he played for two years recording 131 tackles and six sacks. Before his junior year he transferred to Texas A&M where he recorded 123 tackles, seven sacks, and one interception, and earned first-team All-Big 12 honors.
Professional career[]
Green Bay Packers[]
Montgomery was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. For the first three years of his career he was used mainly as a backup defensive end.
During the 2008 season, after the Packers lost starting defensive end Cullen Jenkins due to injury and released Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, Montgomery along with rookie Jeremy Thompson split time starting at defensive end. He finished the season starting eight games.
After becoming an unrestricted free agent after 2008, Montgomery re-signed with the Packers on March 23, 2009.[1] During the season, he recorded only two tackles in 10 games.
Montgomery was released on March 5, 2010.[2] In five years with the team he started eight of 56 games, recording 123 tackles and five sacks.
Minnesota Vikings[]
Montgomery signed with the Minnesota Vikings on March 29, 2010.[3] The Vikings released Montgomery on September 4, 2010, as the team made final cuts to set its 53-man roster.[4]
Second stint with Packers[]
Montgomery again joined the Packers on October 15, 2010.[5] He was later released on November 2, 2010 after appearing in only two games for Green Bay.[6]
References[]
- ^ Packers Re-Sign DE Montgomery Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Packers Release S Giordano And DE Montgomery Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Montgomery agrees to deal with Vikings
- ^ Vikings waive Javon Walker, 4 other wide receivers
- ^ "Montgomery re-signs with Packers after LB Barnett goes on IR", NFL.com, National Football League, October 15, 2010, archived from the original on November 2, 2010, retrieved November 2, 2010
- ^ "Packers Release DE Montgomery", Packers.com, Green Bay Packers, November 2, 2010, archived from the original on November 2, 2010, retrieved November 2, 2010
External links[]
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Carthage, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football defensive tackles
- American football defensive ends
- Navarro Bulldogs football players
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- People from Center, Texas
- Las Vegas Locomotives players
- Montreal Alouettes players