Defensive tackle Anthony Montgomery is bracing for another Sunday like the past one, where he’s not sure if he’s active or inactive until near game time.
“It will probably go back and forth every day, whether I’m up or down,” Montgomery said. “Maybe they want to dress another receiver. Maybe one day they’ll dress me.”
Last week, Montgomery, who was limited in practice Thursday because of patella tendonitis in his knee, said he knew several days before the opener that he likely wouldn’t be active. But he received a text message Sunday morning saying he might play. Twenty minutes before the game he was told his status for good.
The Redskins kept five receivers active and already had seven defensive linemen, in addition to linebacker/ends Brian Orakpo and Chris Wilson.
“That’s a role I had in my rookie year,” Montgomery said. “This season I never thought it would be like that.”
The timing is bad: Montgomery is in the final year of his contract.
“It’s tough,” he said. “Obviously I have to be a team player and I am. I also have to think about individual goals and it’s a contract year. But I have to handle the things I can control and that’s practicing hard and trying to impress them so I can get on the field.”
