The Facts: Montgomery is walking without a limp, the aid of crutches or using a scooter like the one he used following ankle surgery last December but the versatile, second-year wide receiver will be limited when the team officially begins its offseason program on Monday. Montgomery said while he isn't running, he is "getting to that point," doing unloaded running in the rehab pool and "incorporating more lower-body exercises" than he had been doing.
Diehards Line:After catching 15 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns and averaging 31.1 yards per return as the Packers’ primary kickoff returner in the first six games, Montgomery sustained what was initially thought to be a mere ankle sprain in the team’s Oct. 18 victory over San Diego. After suffering a pair of setbacks as he tried to return to the lineup, Montgomery landed on injured reserve in mid-December and underwent surgery shortly thereafter. HC Mike McCarthy said last month at the NFL meetings that he doesn’t expect Montgomery to be fully cleared until training camp. But Montgomery impressed coaches last season with his ability to pick up the Packers’ offense quickly. That should help him make the most of the offseason program, even if he can’t do much physically. “Everything is moving smoothly,” Montgomery said. “My timeline is their timeline. We’re all working together and just making sure the best things happen for me [to get healthy].”