D.J. Montgomery (WR) — NFL transaction history: 26 moves

D.J. Montgomery

26 moves · Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans

WR · #2 · 29 yrs · 6-1, 201 lb · Austin Peay; Holmes County JC5 yrs experience · Undrafted

D.J. Montgomery has played for four clubs since 2020, the last of them the Colts again, after a December 2022 stretch with the Texans. Along the way: cut to the Jets' practice squad at two straight roster cutdowns (2020–2021) and the Colts' at two (2023–2024), placed on injured reserve once and claimed off waivers once; most recently placed on injured reserve by the Colts on August 30, 2026.

Draft data: Pro Football Reference

Sun, Aug 30, 2026Reserve/InjuredColts
Sun, Aug 9, 2026Free Agent SigningColts
Wed, Aug 28, 2024Practice SquadColts
Tue, Aug 27, 2024Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contractsColts → free agent
Thu, Dec 14, 2023Free Agent SigningColts
Wed, Aug 30, 2023Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsColts → free agent
Wed, Aug 30, 2023Practice SquadColts
Tue, Aug 29, 2023Waived, No RecallColts
Sat, Aug 19, 2023Free Agent SigningColts
Wed, Dec 14, 2022Practice SquadTexans

Show 10 earlier moves

Tue, Aug 23, 2022Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsColts → free agent
Mon, Aug 22, 2022Waived, No RecallColts
Wed, Aug 3, 2022Free Agent SigningColts
Wed, Jul 27, 2022Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsJets → free agent
Tue, Jul 26, 2022Waived, No RecallJets
Mon, May 23, 2022Free Agent SigningJets
Tue, May 10, 2022Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsJets → free agent
Mon, May 9, 2022Waived, No RecallJets
Wed, Sep 1, 2021Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsJets → free agent
Wed, Sep 1, 2021Practice SquadJets

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Tue, Aug 31, 2021Waived, No RecallJets
Sun, Sep 6, 2020Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsJets → free agent
Sun, Sep 6, 2020Practice SquadJets
Sat, Sep 5, 2020Waived, No RecallJets
Sun, Aug 30, 2020Assigned via WaiversBrowns → Jets
Sat, Aug 29, 2020Waived, No RecallBrowns