Jerry Montgomery enters his first season with the Patriots as the defensive line coach. He joins the Patriots after a nine year stint with the Green Bay Packers.
In Green Bay, Montgomery served as the defensive line/running game coordinator for the 2022 and 2023 seasons after spending four seasons (2018-21) as the defensive line coach and three seasons (2015-17) as the defensive front assistant.
In 2022, Montgomery helped lead a Green Bay defense that finished ranked No. 6 in the NFL in passing defense and tied for No. 4 in interceptions (17). The Packers defense also finished the 2022 season ranked No. 5 in the NFL in goal-to-go percentage (63.64), No. 8 in third-down percentage (37.63) and No. 10 in first downs/game (18.9).
In 2021, Montgomery was part of a defensive staff that helped the Packers finish No. 9 in the NFL in total defense (328.2 ypg, No. 9), passing defense (219.1 ypg, No. 10), takeaways (26, t-No. 8) and interceptions (18, t-No.6).
Under Montgomery's guidance in Green Bay, DL Kenny Clark earned two Pro Bowl selections (2019, 2021). Montgomery coached another Pro Bowl selection in DT Mike Daniels, who earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2017 while leading the defensive line with 78 tackles. Daniels also recorded 4½ sacks in December, the second most in the NFL among DTs.
Prior to the NFL, Montgomery spent 11 years coaching at the collegiate level, leading the defensive line at Oklahoma (2013-14) and Michigan (2011-12). Montgomery began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at his alma mater, Iowa, in 2002. Montgomery continued coaching as an assistant at Iowa City West High School (2003-04) and as the defensive coordinator at North Iowa Community College (2005), while also continuing his playing career in the Arena Football League.
Montgomery played defensive tackle at Iowa and was a three-year starter for the Hawkeyes. He played in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game following his senior season and spent the 2002 training camp with the New Orleans Saints. He also spent time playing for the Chicago Rush, Colorado Crush and Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League from 2003-05.
Montgomery was born Sept. 19, 1979, in Los Angeles, Calif., and raised in Mossville, La. Montgomery and his wife, Natalie, have three sons, Jayden, Tevyn and Jace, and two daughters, Talayla and Havana.
