Latest injury news on Lions' David Montgomery not looking good

Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has been pretty good for the Lions this season. He's ran in two big touchdowns for the team. Probably should have been three, but that's a discussion for another time.  Unfortunately, Montgomery went down with a thigh injury against the Seahawks and we have now have an update on […]

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Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery has been pretty good for the Lions this season. He's ran in two big touchdowns for the team. Probably should have been three, but that's a discussion for another time. 

Unfortunately, Montgomery went down with a thigh injury against the Seahawks and we have now have an update on what the timeline for his return could look like. 

The good news is that it looks like he won't be hitting the injured reserve list, but he will be out for a few weeks. That means the Lions just lost their bell cow back and they're going to have to adjust their approach with their run game. Look for Jahmyr Gibbs to get vmore snaps and with all the players the Lions have moving to IR, Zonovan Knight could be elevated up from the practice squad. 

We'll have more news on this story as it comes in.

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