Lions trade David Montgomery to Texans hours after veteran's sarcastic response to rumors

David Montgomery whitethorn not person wanted retired of Detroit, but the Lions made it truthful connected Monday successful a woody with the Houston Texans. 

The Lions are trading the seasoned moving backmost to the Texans successful speech for a 2026 fourth-round pick, a 2027 seventh-round prime and violative lineman Juice Scruggs, according to aggregate reports. 

This comes conscionable hours aft Montgomery responded to an ESPN study which stated helium "wants out" of Detroit aft 3 seasons with the franchise. 

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David Montgomery of the Detroit Lions looks connected anterior to an NFL shot crippled against the Dallas Cowboys astatine Ford Field connected Dec. 4, 2025 successful Detroit, Michigan. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

"Damn, [D-Mo] told you that?" Montgomery posted connected Sunday aft the study came retired saying the Lions would privation a "decent Day 3 pick" successful instrumentality for him. 

In the end, though, a decent Day 3 prime is what the Lions got successful instrumentality and past immoderate from the Texans, a squad that was looked to bolster its tally crippled this offseason aft a down twelvemonth pursuing the wounded to Joe Mixon earlier the 2025 play adjacent began. 

Mixon is astir apt to beryllium released aft a ft wounded kept him retired each of past season. Now, Montgomery and promising rookie Woody Marks are expected to stock the backfield, though the erstwhile whitethorn spot an elevated relation compared to what was occurring successful Detroit. 

Montgomery loved being a portion of 1 of the astir dynamic duos astatine moving backmost successful the league, but his different half, Jahmyr Gibbs, was dilatory getting much of the workload. The explosive Alabama merchandise is 1 of the champion astatine his presumption successful the NFL, and Montgomery was chiefly being utilized successful short-yardage situations oregon to spell Gibbs successful 2025. 

David Montgomery of the Detroit Lions warms up earlier the crippled against the Minnesota Vikings astatine U.S. Bank Stadium connected Dec. 25, 2025 successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Known affectionately arsenic "Sonic and Knuckles," the duo volition nary longer stock the aforesaid backfield, and "Sonic" was upset aft posting a representation of the video crippled characters. 

Gibbs has taken disconnected since entering the NFL as the Lions’ first-round prime successful 2023. He broke retired with 1,412 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns, which led the NFL, successful 2024. Then, helium followed it up with 1,223 yards and 13 rushing scores, with a career-high 616 receiving yards and 5 much scores done the aerial successful 2025. 

Montgomery had 716 rushing yards with 8 rushing scores, portion hauling successful 24 of Jared Goff’s walk attempts his mode for 192 yards. He totaled 2,506 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns crossed his 3 seasons with the franchise. 

David Montgomery of the Detroit Lions runs the shot during the 2nd fractional of a crippled against the Dallas Cowboys astatine Ford Field connected Dec. 4, 2025 successful Detroit, Michigan. (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

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Montgomery, who was a third-round prime by the Chicago Bears earlier landing with the Lions successful 2023, is nether declaration done the 2027 season. 

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