{"id":188375,"date":"2026-03-03T12:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188375\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:59:30","slug":"lions-trading-rb-david-montgomery-to-texans-in-exchange-for-ol-juice-scruggs-multiple-draft-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/188375\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions trading RB David Montgomery to Texans in exchange for OL Juice Scruggs, multiple draft picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

A gritty runner, Montgomery is a trusty plow who can run through arm tackles and consistently falls forward. He is also capable as an outlet receiver. Montgomery should immediately aid in the red zone.<\/p>\n

Since 2023, Montgomery has generated 33 rushing scores, sixth among RBs. The Texans, in that same span, have 34 rushing touchdowns, tied for fifth-fewest, per NFL Research.<\/p>\n

Pairing Montgomery and Marks gives a good one-two punch out of the backfield. The offensive line, however, still needs upgrading. In addition to shipping out Scruggs, a former second-round pick who started just one game in 2025, the Texans traded<\/a> versatile starter Tytus Howard<\/a> to Cleveland on Monday.<\/p>\n

Montgomery has two years remaining on his contract, with base salaries of $5.49 million in 2026 and $7.49 million in 2027, but no guaranteed money remaining. The move saves the Lions roughly $3.5 million on the cap. Later on Monday, Detroit saved an additional $5.5 million in cap space by releasing longtime offensive lineman Graham Glasgow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The trade breaks up one of the most potent backfield combinations in the NFL and signals a massive workload for Gibbs at this point. With former fourth-rounder Sione Vaki<\/a> the main backup remaining on the roster, Detroit is now in the market for a low-cost bruiser in free agency or in the draft to pair with Gibbs. The 23-year-old is also eligible for an extension.<\/p>\n

The addition of Scruggs, who didn’t live up to his draft status in Houston, gives the Lions another option on the interior of an O-line that needed rehabbing this offseason. It’s a decent flier for Detroit general manager Brad Holmes, but shouldn’t hinder further upgrades, especially considering Glasgow’s departure.<\/p>\n

The Lions added two additional picks to the eight they already owned in 2026, but still have just two in the top 100 selections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A gritty runner, Montgomery is a trusty plow who can run through arm tackles and consistently falls forward.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[9952,254,10386,10376,56,58,57,79,74720,223,9953,73259],"class_list":{"0":"post-188375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-around-the-nfl","9":"tag-breaking-news","10":"tag-david-montgomery","11":"tag-detroit-lions","12":"tag-houston","13":"tag-houston-headlines","14":"tag-houston-news","15":"tag-houston-texans","16":"tag-juice-scruggs","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-no-minute","19":"tag-offseason-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}