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Packers' Ty Montgomery dons flak jacket, takes first hits on broken ribs

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Ty Montgomery said he took some hits in practice Thursday on his broken ribs -- which were protected by a flak jacket -- for the first time since the injury last month.

The Green Bay Packers running back said he made it through practice without any trouble and felt "fine."

"It made me feel very comfortable about today and the workload today," Montgomery said after practice. "I'll see how I feel tomorrow."

Montgomery was listed as a full participant in practice for the first time since he broke multiple ribs on the first series of the Sept.