Michael Montgomery

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Michael Montgomery
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Montgomery with the Packers in 2008
No. 96
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1983-08-18) August 18, 1983 (age 38)
Carthage, Texas
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High school:Center (TX)
College:Texas A&M
NFL Draft:2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 180
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:122
Sacks:5.0
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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[]

  1. ^ Packers Re-Sign DE Montgomery Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Packers Release S Giordano And DE Montgomery Archived 2010-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Montgomery agrees to deal with Vikings
  4. ^ Vikings waive Javon Walker, 4 other wide receivers
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "Packers Release DE Montgomery", Packers.com, Green Bay Packers, November 2, 2010, archived from the original on November 2, 2010, retrieved November 2, 2010

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