Michael Montgomery

Michael Lewis Montgomery, II (born August 18, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected 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 (first stint) Montgomery was selected 180th overall 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. During the season, he recorded only two tackles in ten games.

Montgomery was released on March 5, 2010. 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. The Vikings released Montgomery on September 4, 2010, as the team made final cuts to set its 53-man roster.

Green Bay Packers (second stint) Montgomery again joined the Packers on October 15, 2010. He was later released on November 2, 2010, after appearing in only two games for Green Bay.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2005 GNB 12 0 22 15 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 GNB 11 0 18 10 8 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2007 GNB 9 0 22 17 5 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 GNB 14 8 59 43 16 2.5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2009 GNB 10 0 3 2 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 GNB 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 8 124 87 37 5.0 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2007 GNB 2 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0