ty Montgomery has a new NFL team on Thursday the former Green Bay Packers running back signed a one-year contract with the New York Jets he will be the backup running back to Le'Veon Bell who the team signed to a four-year 52 point five million dollars contract last month Montgomery had an interesting 2018 season he started the year as a member of the Green Bay Packers but was traded to the Baltimore Ravens midway through the year one of the reasons the Packers may have traded Montgomery was what happened in the wheat gate meeting against the Los Angles Rams with 205 left in the fourth quarter the Packers who were down twenty nine to 27 were receiving the kickoff from the Rams which would give them a chance to win the game Montgomery returned cut the kick in the end zone and instead of kneeling the ball and give the Packers one time out in the two-minute warning he decided to return the kick and that led to a fumble which was recovered by Rams linebacker a meek Wilson Los Angeles was able to run out the clock to stay undefeated at the time Montgomery did not talk to reporters after the game but he did speak to them the following day he explained why he made the decision to return the kick I stood where I Ray always stood and I had a returnable ball Montgomery said so I made a split-second decision I don't know if this is going to land on the goal line so I'm not going to take a knee on the goal line at the half yard line and take a chance at putting the game in the refs hands unfortunately I ended up fumbling the football I don't think we'd be having this conversation if I didn't fumble the football because we know how good our two-minute offenses but I've never been a guide a completely disobey what I'm being told I think you can ask a lot of guys in our locker room that's not what I do that's not the type of man I am that's not the kind of person I am Montgomery was traded to the Ravens for 2020 seventh round pick six games with the Ravens Montgomery rushed for 83 yards on 15 carries in his seven games with the Packers Montgomery rushed for 105 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries originally drafted in third round of the 2015 draft Montgomery started his career as a wide receiver in his rookie season the Stanford alum only played in six games and recorded 15 receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns in 2016 Montgomery made the transition to running back midway through the year after the team lost Eddie Lacy and James Starks to injuries Montgomery finished the season with 457 yards and three touchdowns on 77 carries in 2017 Montgomery missed half the season due to a wrist injury he finished the year with 273 yards and three touchdowns on 71 carries [Music]