NFL Star David Montgomery Hopes To Inspire Parents With Special Game-Day Outfit

Detroit Lions star David Montgomery arrived at Ford Field on Sunday, September 28, in style, honoring his Scouting America background by wearing his organization's official sash.

David Montgomery's affiliation with Scouting America isn't anything new, as the powerhouse running back previously spoke with The Blast about his partnership with the organization as its first-ever recruitment ambassador.

For those who might've missed it, the NFL posted Montgomery's game-day fit on their official social media accounts, writing, "That's Eagle Scout David Montgomery right there."

The post featured a side-by-side of Montgomery wearing his scouting sash today and a photo of him from years ago as a high school Eagle Scout.

The Blast got an even closer look at the running back's unique outfit in high-quality photos, which show his army-green sash stacked with various badges.

Users replied to the post online, hyping Montgomery up and praising him for his previous accomplishments with Scouting America.

"That's a h-ll of a flex," a user wrote, while another reacted with, "What a legend."

Another user added, "Respect. David Montgomery setting the standard on and off the field."

Montgomery's gameday outfit is likely no surprise to his longtime supporters, as he's always spoken highly of his time with the organization, which dates back to his childhood.

He later joined forces with the organization as their recruitment ambassador, aiming to inspire families worldwide to give scouting a try. He even spoke with The Blast in August 2025 about his experience and explained how it had a tremendous impact on who he is today.

"You know, I was a young African American kid who is from a poor area of Cincinnati, Ohio," he said. "My mom put me into a place where people loved me unconditionally for who I was and [were] willing to teach me all the things that they felt like I needed to know as far as being a young man to help me be who I am today."

"Scouting has helped me become the man that I am today," he added. "Like, making some of the right decisions, being conscious enough to stand on something that I believe in, [even] if that means I'm standing on my own."

He concluded, "You know, being able to be high in character to certain people who look like me or who don't look like me, and they can think that it's cool to be who I am because I'm the one who's doing it. You know, just being able to take that risk and that jump to be different for something that I really believe in, and scouting helped me do that every chance that I get."

With his gameday outfit, Montgomery hopes to spark conversations among families and parents about how scouting can truly help shape a child's future.

"Being able to be around some Scout Masters who share some great life morals to try to better you as a human, and be able to teach you some of the things that your parents don't really have time to teach you. I think that having an extra lifeline to help young men and young women to be able to grow into who they are personally, I think it's super big," he said. "I'm a firm believer that it takes a village to raise a child."

During his chat with The Blast, he encouraged families to visit BeAScout.org, adding, "There's a ton of information in regard to scouting online and it'd be some things that could kind of help you clear up the muddy vision that you [might have about] scouting."

A previous report from The Blast details some of the frightening challenges Montgomery faced during his first season in the NFL. He explained that after being drafted by the Chicago Bears, he battled suicidal thoughts after facing criticism from fans.

“When I was a rookie, I had a real, real stressful time in the league,” he said. “I was at a point where I would have this suicidal thought and it just a depressing and a scary year for me."

Montgomery went on to say that members of the fantasy football community added to his negative feelings, admitting he was "scared to live."

After feeling the mounting pressure from fans and social media users, Montgomery revealed that a conversation with his nephew helped change his perspective.

“I went through all of that stuff and one person who saved my life was my nephew," he said. "I was in a situation to where I was this close to doing something that I knew I shouldn’t have done, that would have changed the trajectory of my life or changed the trajectory of everybody else around me in my life."

He further explained, "And my nephew called me, right when I was in the midst of doing so. And he didn’t say anything about football. He didn’t say anything about how fast I was. He just said, ‘Uncle Dave, I miss you. How are you doing?’ And my nephew, and it meant so much to me."

Now, he's doing better than ever, already racking up three touchdowns and 233 yards in just four weeks of his seventh NFL season.