One of the more bizarre storylines around the 2016 Green Bay Packers was Ty Montgomery’s move from wide receiver to running back. The team’s leading rusher this season of course wore number 88 and spent most of his offseason preparing to be a wide receiver and recovering from a brutal ankle injury suffered in 2015.
When training camp concluded, however, the Packers chose to shift Montgomery to more of a full-time running back role. Head coach Mike McCarthy gave his final press conference of the 2016 season on Thursday and noted that “we were fortunate we made that decision at the end of training camp to get Ty ready.