The Green Bay Packers have placed starting inside linebacker Nick Barnett, who had wrist surgery on Wednesday, on season-ending injured reserve and re-signed defensive lineman Mike Montgomery on Friday, according to the team's official Web site.
Barnett was injured during a Week 4 victory against the Detroit Lions. His 24 tackles still rank fourth on the team.
Montgomery, a 6-foot-5, 282-pound sixth-year player out of Texas A&M, was selected by the Packers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft and played in 56 games with eight starts during his five seasons in Green Bay (2005-09). He signed with the Minnesota Vikings but was released during training camp.