Texans insider Aaron Wilson believes the team is building a "smash mouth" offense "built around bell cow RB David Montgomery." Wilson notes that Houston's running game last year, led by RB Woody Marks, wasn't good enough. The team responded by trading for Montgomery and then giving him a two-year, $16.5 million deal. But just how big a role will Montgomery play this season?

The Texans released RB Joe Mixon, according to multiple reports. Mixon requested the move, and the team probably had no issue obliging considering how the last 12 months played out. Mixon suffered a foot injury away from the team last offseason and missed the entire 2025 campaign. The move saves Houston $8 million in cap space.

The Lions are trading RB David Montgomery to the Texans. According to NFL Network, Houston's sending fourth-round 2026 pick, a seventh-rounder in 2027, and OL Juice Scruggs to Detroit. Montgomery spent the past three years with the Lions after signing as a free agent. He remains under contract through 2027.

Lions GM Brad Holmes admitted Thursday that the team will consider trading RB David Montgomery this offseason. Montgomery has two years left on his current contract, with cap hits of $8.4 million in 2026 and $10.2 in 2027.

The Lions announced that they've "parted ways" with OC John Morton. Morton called plays for the first eight games of the season, guiding the team to 351 total yards and 29.9 points per game. HC Dan Campbell took over play-calling for the final nine games. Detroit climbed to 393 yards per game but sunk to 26.9 points. We'll see who the Lions hire to replace Morton as OC -- and whether Campbell keeps play-calling duties. Campbell was non-committal when asked on Monday. "I'm open to anything," he said. "I don't know exactly where I'm at with that yet. Listen, I'm going to think through all of that. I really want to do what I feel is best for the team. If I believe that's what's best for us and I feel good about it, I will."

The Detroit Lions put up a dud in Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings. RB Jahmyr Gibbs went 17-41-0 on the ground. He usually makes up for poor rushing with his receiving, but that wasn’t the case this week. Gibbs only went 2-23-0 through the air on 3 targets. That’s only 8.4 PPR fantasy points, his worst performance since Week 9 against the Vikings. RB David Montgomery only managed 5 PPR points with WR Jameson Williams only scoring 5.7. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown was the only Lion to come through in PPR going 8-68-0 on 13 targets. This poor performance marks a disappointing end to the Lions’ season, and questions linger about how elite they will be in 2026

Lions RB David Montgomery (illness) is active for today's game vs. the Vikings. He was sidelined on Tuesday but returned to a limited practice on Wednesday. Montgomery should be ready for his usual role in this one. He's a TD-dependent fantasy start.

Lions RB David Montgomery (illness) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game vs. the Vikings. He was sidelined on Tuesday but returned to a limited practice on Wednesday. Montgomery should be fine for the Christmas game, but we'll get Detroit's inactives around 3 pm ET tomorrow.

The Steelers backfield has been a question mark all season with RB Jaylen Warren starting and having the primary rushing role but Kenneth Gainwell’s pass catching and blocking getting him plenty of work. Both paid off for fantasy managers this week. Warren went 14-143-2 on the ground and 2-8-0 through the air on 2 targets. Gainwell went 9-50-0 on the ground and 5-78-1 through the air on 7 targets. Gainwell’s TD came on an incredible catch at the end of the first half.

Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs disappeared against the Rams despite the Lions scoring 34 points in the game. He went 13-38-0 on the ground and 4-20-0 through the air on 7 targets. His 9.8 PPR fantasy points were still more than teammate David Montgomery, who caught no passes in the game. Montgomery scored a TD, going 7-32-1 on the ground. The offense settled into QB Jared Goff’s hands, throwing the ball 41 times in the game.

Bears RB David Montgomery managed just five carries for 18 yards and 3 receptions for 19 yards (among three targets) in Sunday's OT win over the Giants. He trailed Jahmyr Gibbs by 10 carries and nine targets for the game.

The most-discussed aspect of Detroit's Sunday night loss at Philadelphia appears to be the strong performance by the Eagles defense, followed closely by complaints about the officiating and insults hurled at Jalen Hurts' passing. But the biggest offensive star of the minimally offensive 16-9 game was easily RB Jahmyr Gibbs. He rushed just 12 times for 39 yards (3.3 per rush), Gibbs' second lackluster rushing performance among the past three games. But he racked up a career-high 107 receiving yards on a team-high 5 catches. Gibbs' eight targets ranked second on the team. His 28 pass routes ranked third and tied his season high, set back in Week 1.

The Lions placed TE Sam LaPorta on IR with his back injury. He's out through at least through Week 14, and it's unclear if he'll be ready to return when first eligible in Week 15. We still don't have any details on this back injury. LaPorta is worth trying to hang on to in fantasy leagues, but he's not a must-hold if you need the roster space. TE Brock Wright is next up on Detroit's depth chart but owns just 65 catches in 67 career games. TE Ross Dwelley -- 45 catches in 108 games -- is also on the active roster. TEs Anthony Firkser and Zach Horton are on the practice squad. We wouldn't bother with any of these guys in fantasy right now. Expect most of LaPorta's targets to be spread to WRs Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams and RBs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery.

Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 142 yards and 1 TD and caught 3 passes for 30 yards and another score as the Detroit Lions hammered the Washington Commanders 44-22. Despite the banner fantasy outing, Gibbs' 35 snaps were his fewest since Week 5, while David Montgomery, who tied Gibbs with 15 carries, out-snapped Gibbs and was in on a season-high 38 plays.

Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs delivered one of the best fantasy performances of the season on Monday Night Football. Gibbs produced 218 scrimmage yards and a pair of TDs to help lead the Lions to an easy 24-9 victory over Tampa Bay. Gibbs rushed 17 times for 136 yards and 2 scores and caught 3 balls for another 82 yards in the win.

Lions RB David Montgomery managed just 12 yards on nine carries in Sunday's win over the Browns. He trailed Jahmyr Gibbs in carries (15-9), playing time (37 snaps to 20), and pass routes (16-7). Montgomery drew just one target, which fell incomplete. Gibbs posted a 15-91-1 rushing line (6.1 yards per carry) and 2 receptions for 6 yards.

David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs saw a near-even split in rushing attempts in Sunday's lopsided victory over the Bears. Gibbs rushed 12 times for 94 yards (7.8 per carry) and a TD, including a 42-yard scamper in the third quarter. Montgomery handled 11 carries for 57 yards (5.2 per rush) and a TD. Both rushing scores came in the first quarter, Gibbs' from 6 yards out to close the first drive and Montgomery's from a yard out late in the quarter. Gibbs added 3 catches for 10 yards on three targets. Montgomery caught his long target for 4 yards.

Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs disappointed on the ground with nine carries for 19 yards. In PPR leagues, he salvaged the day by catching all 10 of his targets for 31 yards. Even so, it was a poor showing for the Lions’ rushing attack.

Plenty of fantasy players would love to see Lions RB David Montgomery go away and for RB Jahmyr Gibbs to be unleashed. But it doesn't sound like that's in Detroit's plans this season. HC Dan Campbell said Monday that Montgomery "is not forgotten" and will continue to form a "1-2 punch" with Gibbs.