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Though Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery shut down a trade report on Sunday, his fate was revealed the next day as he starts a new chapter in his NFL journey. After Montgomery's 2025 season with the Lions , headlining a backfield with star Jahmyr Gibbs , he will now head to the Houston Texans .
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Adam Schefter of ESPN would report the trade, initially saying that Montgomery was traded to Houston for a fifth-round pick . A few minutes later, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport would update the return, saying that the Texans, in fact, traded offensive lineman Juice Scurggs and a seventh-round pick.
"Trade: Lions are sending RB David Montgomery to the Texans for a 5th-round pick, per sources," Schefter wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
"Update on terms: It's the #Texans fourth rounder, OL Juice Scruggs , and a 7th rounder for David Montgomery, per sources. So, fifth-round value. But a complex deal," Rapoport wrote on X.
The Texans' running back and offensive line situation
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There had been rumors around the Texans addressing the running back position, especially after the team could be moving on from Nick Chubb and Dare Ogunbowale , both of whom are entering free agency. It remains to be seen how Houston will handle running back Joe Mixon , as a foot injury kept him out the whole season. If he doesn't return to the team, the only player at the position left is Woody Marks .
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Now, the team adds a veteran running back in Montgomery, who had been very productive with the Lions, serving as part of the one-two punch with Gibbs, as said before. The trade also included the Texans dealing another offensive lineman in Scruggs, as they did with Tytus Howard to the Cleveland Browns , with the team getting back a fifth-round pick.
At any rate, Houston would seem to try to address the offensive line this offseason with the team looking to improve after finishing with a 12-5 record, which put them second in the AFC South. The Texans would lose to the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs, now having bigger aspirations.
