What RB David Montgomery trade means for Detroit Lions’ offense

The Sonic and Knuckles period has come to an finish in Detroit.

The Lions traded operating again David Montgomery to the Houston Texans for a fourth-round and seventh-round choose on this 12 months’s NFL draft and veteran offensive lineman Juice Scruggs.

In three seasons in Detroit, Montgomery rushed for 2,506 yards and 33 touchdowns.

Montgomery noticed a decreased position final season when he had career-lows in makes an attempt and speeding yards, as Pro Bowler Jahmyr Gibbs emerged because the No. 1 operating again in Detroit.

Gibbs has made the Pro Bowl in every of his first three seasons within the NFL, speeding for 3,580 yards with 39 touchdowns and 5,029 complete scrimmage yards and 49 complete touchdowns. Gibbs’ 49 complete touchdowns are essentially the most via a participant’s first three seasons in NFL historical past.

The Lions additionally return Sione Vaki, Jacob Saylors and Jabari Small on the place. They may look so as to add a veteran operating again to that group.

Scruggs, 26, was a second-round choose (No. 62 total) in 2023 by the Texans out of Penn State and spent the final three seasons in Houston enjoying all three inside offensive line spots.

He’s performed in 37 video games with 20 begins. He began 13 video games in 2024. He provides depth to the inside of Detroit’s offensive line and will compete for a beginning spot at middle or guard.