Sam Montgomery

{{Infobox NFL biography

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| number = 99

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|25}}

| birth_place = Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 262

| high_school = Greenwood (SC)

| college = LSU

| draftyear = 2013

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 95

| pastteams =

Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2013}})
Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2013}})*
Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})*
Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2015}}–{{CFL Year|2016}})*
Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2017}})*
Massachusetts Pirates (2018)
Memphis Express ({{AAF Year|2019}})
DC Defenders ({{XFL Year|2020}})
Massachusetts Pirates ({{IFL Year|2024}})

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First-team All-American (2011)
First-team All-SEC (2011, 2012)

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Sidney Sammual Montgomery (born May 25, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he earned All-American recognition.

Early life

Montgomery was born in Greenwood, South Carolina. He attended Greenwood High School, and played for the Greenwood Eagles high school football team.

Montgomery also ran track and field in addition to football. He was a member of the high school relay team. He ran a personal best time of 11.34 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2009 Regional 1 Class AAAA. He also competed in the shot put, he finished 4th with a throw of 14.20 meters.{{cite web |url=http://footballtalentadvisors.com/blog/2013/04/ |title=Football Talent Advisors » 2013 » April |access-date=2016-08-31 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810142032/http://footballtalentadvisors.com/blog/2013/04/ |archive-date=2014-08-10 }}

Considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com, Montgomery was listed as the No. 3 weak-side defensive end in the nation in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Sam-Montgomery-22843/?Institution=19939|title=Sam Montgomery, Greenwood , Weak-Side Defensive End|website=247Sports}}

College career

While attending Louisiana State University, Montgomery played for coach Les Miles's LSU Tigers football team from 2010 to 2012. Following his sophomore season in 2011, he was named an All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, Pro Football Weekly, and Scout.com.[http://collegefootball.scout.com/2/1136379.html FoxSportsNext.com 2011 All-America Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107212345/http://collegefootball.scout.com/2/1136379.html |date=2012-01-07 }} He was also a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 2011 and 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.secsports.com/|title=Southeastern Conference|website=www.secsports.com}}

Professional career

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| vertical = 34.5

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| arm span = 33 7/8

| hand span = 9 1/4

| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/sam-montgomery/32004d4f-4e67-5980-3a1a-d210375e4ac0 |title=Sam Montgomery Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 13, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=89710&DraftYear=2013 |title=2013 NFL Draft Scout Sam Montgomery College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=May 13, 2024}}

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=Houston Texans=

Montgomery was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round, with the 95th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

The Texans released Montgomery, along with two other players, on October 21 for unspecified violations of team rules prior to a road game against the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9859855/houston-texans-cut-sam-montgomery-cierre-wood-willie-jefferson | title=Sources: Pot reason Texans cut 3 | first=Tania | last=Ganguli | date=October 21, 2013 |work=ESPN.com | access-date=October 22, 2013}}

=Oakland Raiders=

He was signed by the Oakland Raiders on December 18, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/18/raiders-giving-texans-washout-sam-montgomery-a-chance/|title=Raiders giving Texans washout Sam Montgomery a chance|first=Darin|last=Gantt|date=December 18, 2013|publisher=}} He was released on December 21, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/raiders-sign-former-texans-third-round-pick-de-sam-montgomery/|title=Sam Montgomery Lasts Just 4 Days With The Raiders|first=Nate|last=Bouda|date=December 21, 2013|publisher=}}

=Cincinnati Bengals=

Montgomery signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on April 11, 2014.{{cite web|last=Wilkening|first=Mike|title=Bengals sign Sam Montgomery|date=April 11, 2014|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/11/bengals-sign-sam-montgomery/|publisher=Pro Football Talk|access-date=April 11, 2014}} On August 31, 2014, he was signed to the Bengals' practice squad.

On January 23, 2015, Montgomery signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals. On August 31, 2015, he was released by the Bengals.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13549718/denarius-moore-cuts-cincinnati-bengals |title=Receiver Denarius Moore among players released by Bengals |last=Harvey |first=Coley |date=August 31, 2015 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=September 21, 2015}}

=Edmonton Eskimos=

Montgomery was signed to the practice roster of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on September 30, 2015.{{cite web | url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/eskimos-add-to-practice-roster/n-5055206 | title=Eskimos Add to Practice Roster | publisher=oursportscentral.com | date=September 30, 2015 | accessdate=May 30, 2024}} He was released on June 19, 2016.{{cite web | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2772946/edmonton-eskimos-make-final-roster-moves-ahead-of-regular-season/ | title=Edmonton Eskimos make final roster moves ahead of regular season | publisher=globalnews.ca | accessdate=May 30, 2024}}

=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=

Montgomery was signed to the practice roster of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on October 17, 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2017/10/17/bombers-add-three-2/ | title=BOMBERS ADD THREE | publisher=bluebombers.com | date=October 17, 2017 | accessdate=May 30, 2024}}

=Massachusetts Pirates (first stint)=

In June 2018, Montgomery signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League (NAL), and made his regular season debut with the Pirates on July 7 of that same year.{{cite web |last1=Doyle |first1=Bill |title=Arena football: Well-traveled defensive lineman Sam Montgomery fitting right in with Massachusetts Pirates |url=https://www.telegram.com/news/20180718/arena-football-well-traveled-defensive-lineman-sam-montgomery-fitting-right-in-with-massachusetts-pirates |website=telegram.com |publisher=GateHouse Media |access-date=December 20, 2018}}

=Memphis Express=

In 2019, Montgomery joined the Memphis Express in the Alliance of American Football.{{cite news|last=Munz|first=Jason|url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/2019/01/30/aaf-memphis-express-sets-roster-alliance-football-training-camp-mettenberger-singletary-hackenberg/2699085002/|title=AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|date=January 30, 2019|access-date=February 6, 2019}} He was placed on injured reserve on March 4, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}

=DC Defenders=

Montgomery later moved to the XFL, where he was selected by the DC Defenders in the seventh round of the 2020 XFL Draft.{{cite web|last=Bender|first=Bill|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/xfl-draft-tracker-results-picks-list-rosters-football-league/jahz8p84e4i61hb8lajqs4a22|title=XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league|website=Sporting News|date=October 21, 2019|access-date=October 23, 2019}} He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |access-date=July 17, 2020}}

=Massachusetts Pirates (second stint)=

On April 20, 2024, Montgomery re-signed with the Pirates.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=Pirates Make Three Moves Along Defensive Front |url=https://masspiratesfootball.com/news/2024/4/18/football-pirates-make-three-moves-on-d-line.aspx |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Massachusetts Pirates |language=en}}