Michael Montgomery

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.

For other uses, see Mike Montgomery (disambiguation).
Michael Montgomery
Montgomery with the Packers in 2008
No. 96
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1983-08-18) August 18, 1983
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
Player stats at PFR

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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