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Lions share big injury update on David Montgomery

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 9/18/23

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell on Monday shared a big update on the status of David Montgomery.

Campbell said that Montgomery suffered a bruised thigh in the team’s 37-31 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Montgomery is said to be day-to-day.

#Lions RB David Montgomery (thigh bruise) is day to day, per coach Dan Campbell. So it appears Detroit's lead back avoided a more serious injury.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 18, 2023

That is some really good news for the Lions considering how things were looking on Sunday.

Montgomery appeared to have suffered a knee injury against Seattle.

Video of David Montgomery injury

Right knee twisted

Possible mechanism of injury – meniscus or MCL sprain

IF that was the case could be 3-4 week injury pic.twitter.com/7BGM3EJ7NI

— Adam Hutchison (@TheRealAdam_H) September 17, 2023

After the game, Mongtomery was hobbling through the locker room and reportedly said the injury could take a couple of weeks to heal.

I believe this is sourced from @davebirkett, who wrote on Montgomery:

“Montgomery said the injury could take "’a couple weeks’ to heal, but otherwise declined comment when stopped by a reporter as he hobbled through the locker room”

could vs. would https://t.co/U6DpVA0Y58 https://t.co/Xjl9kW5myJ

— Pride of Detroit (@PrideOfDetroit) September 18, 2023

Based on the expectations Montgomery had set, if he is only day-to-day, that’s great news.

Montgomery rushed 16 times for 67 yards and a touchdown against Seattle, though he lost a fumble. He has rushed 37 times for 141 yards and 2 TDs this season. The 26-year-old is in his first season with Detroit after spending the previous four with the Chicago Bears.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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