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Amon-Ra St. Brown Is Sick About Montgomery Trade: Wanted More Carries

Detroit Lions star wideout reacts to team trading David Montgomery.
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Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery (5) walks the field while players warm for the Minnesota Vikings game
Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery (5) walks the field while players warm for the Minnesota Vikings game | Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown reacted to the team trading running back David Montgomery in the latest episode of his NFL podcast.

"You know I’m sick. Selfishly, I’m sick because I love DMo. One of my favorite teammates. I feel like he was, no matter what the situation was, we all knew that he wanted more carries," St. Brown said. “And he wanted to play more. He never made it about himself. He was all about the team, which I know is hard sometimes, especially in his position. He’s an RB1 on 31 other teams.

"He’s damn near RB1 for us. But it’s like you got two guys, two really good running backs, but only one running back can really play. I’m upset, but I’m also really happy for DMo, because I know how much he wanted to have a bigger role on offense. I think he’s going to get that in Houston. I think he’s going to make a lot of noise.”

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The former fourth-round pick instantly texted his teammate and shared what was expressed in team group chats.

St. Brown shared his initial reaction to the news was, "No way. I texted him right away and said, ‘I love you bro, I’m excited for you, and I’m going to call you later.’ And then I went to our group chat with me and basically all of the running backs – me, (former Lions backup) Craig (Reynolds), Jahmyr (Gibbs), (former Lions running back) Jermar (Jefferson) and (Sione) Vaki.

“So, (Montgomery) texted the group chat, ‘It was a pleasure playing with you boys.’ And then we all just reacted and sent sad emojis and stuff. He let us know before everyone else even knew.”

Detroit's locker room has become a tight-knit group, so the departure of a player that embodied everything Detroit was about was surprising on one hand, but expected on the other.

Now in Houston, Montgomery has an opportunity to earn more carries and is part of a team that has a quality defense.

Several of his new Texans' teammates took to social media to share their excitement about the veteran running back joining the roster.

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JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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