Sidney Sammual Montgomery (born May 25, 1990) is a former

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. He previously played in the

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(CFL) and before that the

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(NFL), into which he was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the

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. He played college football at

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, where he earned All-American recognition.

Early years

Montgomery was born in

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. He attended Greenwood High School, and played for the Greenwood Eagles high school football team. Montgomery also ran

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in addition to football. He was a member of the high school

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. He ran a personal best time of 11.34 seconds in the

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at the 2009 Regional 1 Class AAAA. He also competed in the

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, he finished 4th with a throw of 14.20 meters. Considered a four-star recruit by

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, Montgomery was listed as the No. 3 weak-side defensive end in the nation in 2009.

College career

While attending

, Montgomery played for coach

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team from 2010 to 2012. Following his sophomore season in 2011, he was named an All-American by the

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, ''

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'', and

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. He was also a first-team All-

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(SEC) selection in 2011 and 2012.

Professional career

2013 NFL Draft

Montgomery was drafted to the Houston Texans in the third round, with the 95th overall pick, of the

Houston Texans

The Texans released Montgomery, along with two other players, on October 21 for unspecified violations of team rules prior to a road game against the

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Oakland Raiders

He was signed by the

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on December 18, 2013. He was released on December 21, 2013.

Cincinnati Bengals

Montgomery signed with the

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on April 11, 2014. On August 31, 2014, he was signed to the Bengals' practice squad. On January 23, 2015, Montgomery signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals. On August 31, 2015, he was released by the Bengals.

Post-NFL career

After being released by the Bengals, Montgomery spent time on the rosters of both the

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and

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of the

(CFL) but did not participate in any regular season CFL games. In June 2018, Montgomery signed with the

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of the

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(NAL), and made his regular season debut with the Pirates on July 7 of that same year. In 2019, Montgomery joined the

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in the

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. He was placed on

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on March 4, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019. Montgomery later moved to the XFL, where he was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

References

External links

Oakland Raiders bioLSU Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Sam 1990 births Living people American expatriates in Canada American football defensive ends Cincinnati Bengals players DC Defenders players Edmonton Elks players Houston Texans players LSU Tigers football players Memphis Express (American football) players Oakland Raiders players People from Greenwood, South Carolina Players of American football from South Carolina