Sam Montgomery

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Sam Montgomery

Defensive end

Personal information

Date of birth: May 25, 1990

Place of birth: Greenwood, South Carolina

Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight: 260 lb (118 kg)

Career information

High school: Greenwood (SC)

College: Louisiana State

NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95

No regular season or postseason appearances

Career history

Houston Texans (2013)
Oakland Raiders (2013)

Roster status: Practice squad

Career highlights and awards

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

Career NFL statistics

Stats at NFL.com

Sidney Sammual "Sam" Montgomery (born May 25, 1990) is an American football defensive end who last played for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Montgomery played college football for Louisiana State University, (LSU), where he earned All-American recognition. The Houston Texans selected him in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was released on October 21, 2013.

Early years

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

College career

While attending Louisiana State University, Montgomery played for coach Les Miles' 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.^[1] He was also a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 2011 and 2012.^[2]

Professional career

2013 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 3 ¾ in	262 lb	33 ⅞ in	9 ¼ in	4.81 s			4.51 s	7.18 s	34 ½ in	9 ft 6 in
All values from NFL Combine^[3]^[4]

Montgomery was drafted to the Houston Texans in the third round, with the 95th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Houston Texans

The Texans released Montgomery, along with two other players, on October 21 for unspecified violations of team rules prior to a game in Kansas City.^[5]

Oakland Raiders

He was signed by the Oakland Raiders on December 18, 2013.^[6] He was released on December 21, 2013.^[7]

References

↑ FoxSportsNext.com 2011 All-America Team
↑ 2011 All-SEC Football Team Announced
↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/sam-montgomery?id=2540149
↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=89710&draftyear=2013&genpos=DE
↑ Ganguli, Tania (October 21, 2013 publisher=ESPN.com). "Sources: Pot reason Texans cut 3". Retrieved October 22, 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/18/raiders-giving-texans-washout-sam-montgomery-a-chance/
↑ http://nfltraderumors.co/raiders-sign-former-texans-third-round-pick-de-sam-montgomery/

External links

v t e Houston Texans 2013 NFL Draft selections

DeAndre Hopkins D. J. Swearinger Brennan Williams Sam Montgomery Trevardo Williams David Quessenberry Alan Bonner Chris Jones Ryan Griffin

Draft Years: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

v t e Oakland Raiders current roster

Active roster	2 Terrelle Pryor 7 Marquette King 10 Greg Jenkins 11 Sebastian Janikowski 12 Jacoby Ford 14 Matt McGloin 17 Denarius Moore 18 Andre Holmes 19 Brice Butler 20 Darren McFadden 21 Mike Jenkins 22 Taiwan Jones 23 Tracy Porter 24 Charles Woodson 27 Rashad Jennings 28 Phillip Adams 29 Brandian Ross 32 Jeremy Stewart 35 Chimdi Chekwa 37 Chance Casey 42 Shelton Johnson 45 Marcel Reece 49 Jamize Olawale 53 Nick Roach 54 Marshall McFadden 55 Sio Moore 56 Miles Burris 58 Ryan Robinson 59 Jon Condo 61 Stefen Wisniewski 63 Lamar Mady 64 Andre Gurode 65 Mike Brisiel 68 Jared Veldheer 69 Khalif Barnes 71 Menelik Watson 73 Matt McCants 76 Lucas Nix 77 Ricky Lumpkin 79 Tony Pashos 80 Rod Streater 81 Mychal Rivera 85 Jeron Mastrud 88 Nick Kasa 90 Pat Sims 91 Jack Crawford 92 Stacy McGee 93 Jason Hunter 94 Kevin Burnett 95 Kaelin Burnett 97 Daniel Muir 98 Vance Walker 99 Lamarr Houston

Practice squad	16 Jared Green 36 Johnny Adams 38 Kyle McCarthy 47 Eric Harper 72 Jack Cornell 89 Brian Leonhardt 96 Chris McCoy

Reserve lists	25 D. J. Hayden (IR) 26 Usama Young (IR) 33 Tyvon Branch (IR) 34 Latavius Murray (IR) 50 Kaluka Maiava (IR) 70 Tony Bergstrom (IR) 84 Juron Criner (IR) 86 David Ausberry (IR)

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Persondata
Name	Montgomery, Sam
Alternative names	Montgomery, Sidney Sammual
Short description	American football player, defensive end
Date of birth	May 25, 1990
Place of birth	Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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