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          Ty Montgomery ready to put Packers in past

          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterOct 31, 2018, 06:03 PM
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ty Montgomery is focused on what he can do to help the Baltimore Ravens and not on the mistakes that led to his trade from the Green Bay Packers.

          Montgomery was acquired by the Ravens for a 2020 seventh-round pick just two days after he fumbled a late fourth-quarter kickoff in Sunday’s 29-27 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

          "I don’t know I was hoping for a fresh start,” Montgomery said before Wednesday’s practice. "I will say I was ready to put all of that in the past.”

          After the Rams took the lead with two minutes remaining, Montgomery took the kickoff out of the end zone and fumbled after being told by coaches to take a touchback. That turnover cost Aaron Rodgers and the Packers a chance to drive for the potential winning score.

          Montgomery said his wife and son had received threats and he told them not to attend a radio show in Green Bay on Monday.

          Asked about his last days in Green Bay, Montgomery said, "I don’t want to be rude. I don’t even want to talk about it anymore. If anybody is concerned, my family is safe. I’m not worried about anything.”

          Ravens coach John Harbaugh emphasized how much versatility Montgomery can bring to the team, from his roles as a running back to wide receiver to returner. There is a chance that Montgomery will play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

          Harbaugh downplayed how much of a jolt that Montgomery can give to the locker room.

          "Just adding a good player,” said Harbaugh, whose brother Jim recruited Montgomery to Stanford. "You’re making too much out of it if you think it’s a big story. We’re excited about it to whatever degree that he can help us.”

          Harbaugh said the trade for Montgomery wasn’t a reaction to Baltimore’s struggles in the run game. The Ravens rank No. 24 in running the ball, and no Ravens running back has gained more than 68 yards in a game this season.

          "He’s one of those guys that can do a variety of things,” quarterback Joe Flacco said. "We’ll see what we can do this week in practice and how he progresses and see what he’s made up of up close and personal.”