“To be able to acquire him as our running back coach/assistant head coach from the Colts, man, was big,” Campbell said of Montgomery. “So, I think he’s going to be an outstanding teacher. I think he’s got a lot of versatility. He’s coached the receivers, he’s coached running backs. He’s been a head coach, he’s been a coordinator. He’s worked with quarterbacks. So, I just think that this is a talented coach, man, that’s got a lot of wisdom.”
Montgomery inherits a Lions running back room coming off a career season in which the team rushed for 1,880 yards, averaged 4.4 yards per carry and scored 23 rushing touchdowns. Veteran Jamaal Williams led the way with his first 1,000-yard season and broke the single-season franchise rushing touchdown record with 17. Williams is an unrestricted free agent, but there’s mutual interest on both sides for him to re-sign.
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