GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It would be silly, Ty Montgomery admits, for anyone to compare the Green Bay Packers running back to Adrian Peterson.
Montgomery, who is about to begin his first full season at the position that Peterson has mastered, has never carried more than 16 times in an NFL game. Peterson is usually just getting warmed up at that point.
Yet if it looks like Montgomery has a little Peterson in him this season, there's a good reason. The 24-year-old Montgomery spent part of his offseason working out side by side with the 32-year-old Peterson in Houston.
It was all part of Montgomery's conversion from receiver. He sought out the help of many -- from the self-described Footwork King, who taught Montgomery how to improve his feet; to trainer Justin Allen, the brother of Patriots tight end Dwayne Allen; to trainer Abdul Foster, the brother of former Texans running back Arian Foster; and finally to Peterson.
"I was hitting all the spots trying to work on everything," Montgomery said.
Consider Peterson impressed.
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