With the Chicago Bears preparing to face the Detroit Lions this Sunday, the status of running back David Montgomery has been a hot topic of conversation.
Montgomery suffered a groin injury during training camp practice on Aug. 26. Initial reports indicated that Montgomery would be out anywhere from two to four weeks, which left a possibility of him being ready for the Week 1 opener on Sept. 13.
Running back Tarik Cohen, who shares a backfield with Montgomery, told reporters Wednesday that the media made Montgomery’s injury a bigger deal than it actually was.
In fact, Cohen said that Montgomery has rebounded from his groin injury pretty quickly.
“It’s like it never happened,” Cohen said.
Tarik Cohen says David Montgomery has bounced back from the groin injury very quickly:
"It's like it never happened." #Bears
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) September 9, 2020
With the Bears set to release their first injury report of the week later today, there’s still a possibility that Montgomery could be a go against the Lions. Especially if the injury isn’t as serious as many believed it to be.
That would explain why the Bears didn’t sign a veteran running back in free agency. Matt Nagy has reiterated his belief in the depth of this running backs room, and they’ll be ready to roll with or without Montgomery. But, hopefully, it’s with Montgomery.
