The Houston Texans' running back room looked a whole lot different this weekend against the Buffalo Bills than it did throughout most of the 2025 season.
The Houston Texans were in a shootout with the Buffalo Bills in Week 1, but most of their touchdowns came from the ground game. It was David Montgomery who led the way with three scores, and that’s what the Texans expected from the running back when they traded for him during the season.
The Houston Texans fell 36-31 to the Buffalo Bills, yet the loss revealed clear positives for the Texans. Houston offense showed more balance than a defense, that was expected to be elite given its top ranking from last season.
The Houston Texans fell short in their first game of the season on Sunday, losing 36-31 to the Buffalo Bills, but running back David Montgomery still managed to have a monster day.
How many of the active NFL players to rush for at least 150 yards in a game can you name in five minutes?
After trading for David Montgomery back in March, many simply assumed that he would be the Houston Texans RB1 this year. That said, I’m not sure that will be the case.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The pressure is starting to build around the Detroit Lions.
The Detroit Lions entered the offseason knowing changes were coming. One of the biggest was parting ways with running back David Montgomery, a move that one NFL analyst believes could end up benefiting the Houston Texans far more than Detroit.
It's make or break time for the Detroit Lions, head coach Dan Campbell included.
The Houston Texans have fallen short of their Super Bowl goals three seasons in a row now, and each of those three teams has had its own problems that has prevented it from making a deeper run in the postseason.
The Houston Texans made a big move to get David Montgomery, who said he knew his time with the Lions had run its course. And there’s a big role waiting for Montgomery.
Based on the Houston Texans' offseason full of moves around the roster, all indications seem to point towards their offense leaning further into the run game than they did last season––and hopefully be more effective in doing so.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Detroit Lions made waves during the offseason when they Montgomery to the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick, a 2027 seventh-round pick and offensive lineman Juice Scruggs.
The Houston Texans made a major investment into their backfield this offseason when they made a trade to acquire former Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery in exchange for a couple of day three picks and offensive lineman Juice Scruggs.
The Houston Texans' backfield saw a notable upgrade across this past offseason after trading for David Montgomery from the Detroit Lions. Montgomery, entering his eighth year in the league, brings some new juice to a Texans running game that desperately needed it.
Houston Texans running back David Montgomery doesn't think that his label as a “power back” describes his whole game. "As much as them saying I'm a power back — I hear that a lot — but I can do a lot of stuff that power backs don't do," Montgomery said recently, via the Houston Chronicle.
The Texans have agreed to a new contract with running back David Montgomery, who arrived via trade from the Lions at the beginning of the month, per KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson.
Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports the Texans are expected to adjust newly-acquired RB David Montgomery‘s contract with more guarantees. Montgomery is scheduled to make a base salary of $5.49 million in 2026, per Over The Cap.
Montgomery, 28, was second on the 2025 Lions with 158 carries, 716 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on the ground. He also contributed 24 receptions for 192 yards.
Can you name every active NFL player to tote the rock at least 900 times so far in their career?
Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III now has even more leverage before free agency begins on March 11 at 4 p.m. ET.
The Texans might have just found their workhorse running back of the future in Montgomery.
The Detroit Lions have made a blockbuster trade, sending David Montgomery to the Houston Texans. While Detroit still has Jahmyr Gibbs as its star running back, the team's depth is going to be tested now.
After weeks of rumors, the Detroit Lions have shipped running back David Montgomery to a new team. The Lions agreed to trade Montgomery to the Houston Texans on Monday.
Lions running backs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs have formed one of the top backfield tandems in the NFL over the past three seasons.
Likely to make some hard decisions this offseason, the Lions could trade away some of their best players.
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