Chicago Bears: RB options with Kareem Hunt off the table

PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 17: Le'Veon Bell #26 of the Pittsburgh Steelers stiff arms Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings as he carries in the ball in the second half during the game at Heinz Field on September 17, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 12: Ty Montgomery #88 of the Green Bay Packers carries the football against the Chicago Bears in the second quarter at Soldier Field on November 12, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Ty Montgomery

No team should have a greater appreciation for how underrated Ty Montgomery is as a running than the Bears. He’s played better against them than any other team in the NFL in his career. The former 7th round pick of the Green Bay Packers just couldn’t get a bigger opportunity and was eventually traded to the Baltimore Ravens where he was trapped in a loaded depth chart.

He’s averaged 4.6 yards per carry for his career to this point with an impressive 107 catches in 42 career games. At 6’0, 216 lbs he’s plenty big enough for the position. It’s a matter of neither of his former teams actually committing to him as a primary member of the backfield. Green Bay was a pass-first team and Baltimore didn’t need him. The Bears could offer that opportunity.

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