Michael Lewis Montgomery, II (born August 18, 1983) is an American former professional

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. He was selected by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. He played

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. Montgomery was also a member of the

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and

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College career

Montgomery was born in

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and attended Center High School in

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. He played

Navarro Junior College Navarro College is a Public college, public community college in Texas with its main campus in Corsicana, Texas, Corsicana and branches in Mexia, Texas, Mexia, Midlothian, Texas, Midlothian, and Waxahachie, Texas, Waxahachie. The college ha ...

and

. He started his career at Navarro where he played for two years recording 131

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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-

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honors.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers (first stint)

Montgomery was selected by the

in the sixth round of the

. For the first three years of his career he was used mainly as a backup

. 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

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after 2008, Montgomery re-signed with the Packers on March 23, 2009. During the season, he recorded only two tackles in 10 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

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

Regular season

Playoffs

References

External links

Stats Crew profile

Montreal Alouettes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Michael 1983 births Living people People from Carthage, Texas Players of American football from Panola County, 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 Canadian football defensive linemen Players of Canadian football from Texas