Montgomery spoke for the Lions locker room when he said they're "tired of being close" to winning a Super Bowl (h/t ESPN's Eric Woodyard). Once a plucky feel-good story, Detroit is entering the upcoming campaign with immense pressure to get over the hump. With that in mind, the veteran running back deemed 2025 the "year of reckoning."

The Detroit Lions have won back-to-back NFC North Division titles and cemented themselves as a Super Bowl contender over the past two seasons.

Former Iowa State Cyclone David Montgomery has been right on the edge of success nearly his entire career. It’s something of a trend for the program, having just missed out on the expanded College Football Playoff last season,

ALLEN PARK -- Second-year Detroit Lions running back Sione Vaki exited Monday’s practice early with what team officials are calling a leg injury.