Packers Ty Montgomery returns after limping off the field

DETROIT – UPDATE: Montgomery returned to the game in the third quarter.

Original post: Green Bay Packers runningback Ty Montgomery limped off the field in the third quarter of tonight's game against the Detroit Lions.

NBC footage showed trainers looking at Montgomery's right ankle.

Montgomery has emerged as an offensive weapon for the Packers, converting from wide receiver to runningback to jump start Green Bay's running game.

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