‘He’s an RB1 on 31 other teams’

Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown is emotionally conflicted concerning the recent trade of working again David Montgomery to Houston.

“I’m sick. Selfishly, I’m sick because I love D-Mo,” the receiver stated on the St. Brown Podcastwhich he co-hosts together with his brother, Equanimeous. “One of my favorite teammates, no matter what the situation was. We knew that he wanted more carries and wanted to play more. He never made it about himself. He was always all about the team, which I know is hard sometimes, especially in his position.”

The Lions agreed to commerce the backup working again to Houston in change for a fourth-round choose in 2026, a future seventh-round choice and offensive lineman Juice Scruggs. The transfer got here after Montgomery was pissed off together with his dwindling function behind Jahmyr Gibbs.

St. Brown underscored the sensation of most Lions followers, believing the 29-year-old deserved a shot to high a depth chart, however he wasn’t curbing Gibbs’ burgeoning function. Getting a fourth-round choose plus further belongings is a optimistic return for the staff.

“He’s an RB1 on 31 other teams,” St. Brown stated of Montgomery. “He’s damn near RB1 for us, but it’s like, you got two guys, two really good running backs, only one running back can play, which kind of sucks. It’s kind of like a quarterback situation. Although running backs do rotate, only one running back plays. Whereas receiver, you can have two or three on the field.”