Chicago Bears Montgomery: Is David Montgomery Related To Wilbert Montgomery?

Chicago Bears Montgomery: Is David Montgomery Related To Wilbert Montgomery?

David Montgomery is set to play the New Orleans shortly in a wild card game. The question arises then, if he has any relation to legend Wilbert Montgomery.

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David Montgomery and Wilbert Montgomery’s Relation

David Montgomery and Wilbert Montgomery have no familial relations that can be traced. Confusion does arise due to the fact that they have the same last name and that they both played in the NFL, but that is where all ties end.

Wilbert Montgomery featured in the NFL both a season a coach and a player. He played with the Eagles from 1977-1984 and the Lions in 1985.

Additionally, he coached the Rams, Lions, Ravens, and Browns from 1997-2015. Like David Montgomery, Wilbert also played running back and he was prolific.

He made the Pro Bowl twice and was a two-token All-Pro. He was also inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame.

David Montgomery has had a troubled childhood, and that is what makes it easy to rule out the fact fact that Wilbert may be his father

David doesn’t know his father and his mom wasn’t continuously moving the family around as they faced economic hardship.

Currently, Montgomery is the starting running back for the Chicago Bears and has firmly established himself as a top back.

He finished tied for fifth in rushing yards this season, and he has been especially sensational the last few weeks. His play will be key if the Bears will want to beat the Saints.

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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