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Detroit Lions GM finalist Brad Holmes 'very much a young Ozzie Newsome'

Wilbert Montgomery was running backs coach for the Baltimore Ravens when a young scout he took a liking to, while both were with the St. Louis Rams, came for a visit.

Montgomery brought the scout, Brad Holmes, into the Ravens offices, where he introduced Holmes to then-Ravens general manager, Ozzie Newsome, a Hall-of-Fame player and pioneering general manager who was one of the most respected talent evaluators in the NFL.

"I would talk to him about Ozzie Newsome," Montgomery recalled. "And when I introduced him to Ozzie, I would tell Ozzie, 'This is the next you, Ozzie.