Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown is emotionally torn about the recent trade of sending David Montgomery to Houston.
“I’m sick. Selfish, I’m sick because I love D-Mo,” the St. Louis receiver said. Brown Podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother, Equanimeous. “One of my favorite teammates, no matter what the situation was. We knew he wanted more carries and wanted to play more. He never made it about himself. He was always all about the team, which I know is hard sometimes, especially in his position.”
The Lions agreed to trade the reserve back to Houston in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick, a future seventh-round pick and offensive lineman Juice Scruggs. The move came after Montgomery was frustrated with his diminishing role behind Jahmyr Gibbs.
St. Brown echoed the sentiment of most Lions fans, believing the 29-year-old deserves a shot to top the depth chart, but he wasn’t discounting Gibbs’ massive role. Getting a fourth round pick plus additional assets is a positive return for the team.
“He’s the RB1 on 31 other teams,” St. Brown about Montgomery. “He’s damn near an RB1 for us, but it’s like you have two guys, two really good quarterbacks, only one quarterback can play, which is unfortunate. It’s like a quarterback. Even though quarterbacks rotate, only one quarterback plays. Whereas a receiver can have two or three on the field.”