{"id":58618,"date":"2025-05-18T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T00:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/58618\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T00:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T00:01:14","slug":"detroit-lions-running-back-david-montgomery-graduates-from-iowa-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/58618\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery graduates from Iowa State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/david-montgomery\/946739\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:David Montgomery;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">David Montgomery<\/a> finished what he started on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Lions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Lions<\/a> running back returned to Ames, Iowa, to collect his degree from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/sports\/cyclone-insider\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iowa State;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Iowa State<\/a> in a clip shared by the program&#8217;s football X account (formerly Twitter) on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery, 27, attended <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/iowa-state-cyclones\/3425\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iowa State;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Iowa State<\/a> from 2016 to 2018 before being selected in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/chicago-bears\/326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Bears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chicago Bears<\/a>. In three seasons with the Cyclones, Montgomery finished with 2,926 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">REQUIRED READING: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers-214021371.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers agree on big contract extension for former Iowa State QB;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers agree on big contract extension for former Iowa State QB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an accompanying tweet by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Lions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Lions<\/a>, Montgomery was congratulated by teammates, including quarterback Jared Goff, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and running back Jahmyr Gibbs on his accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery has rushed for 1,790 yards and 25 touchdowns in the last two seasons with the Lions. He has 5,399 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns in his six NFL seasons.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/sports\/college\/iowa-state\/football\/2025\/05\/17\/david-montgomery-iowa-state-graduate-detroit-lions-nfl\/83697601007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lions RB David Montgomery gradates from Iowa State;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lions RB David Montgomery gradates from Iowa State<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Montgomery finished what he started on Saturday. 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