Will Montgomery (born February 13, 1983) is a former American football center that played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech. Montgomery has also played for the New York Jets, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos, and Chicago Bears. Early years Montgomery attended Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he won All-State honors as a senior defensive tackle. Professional career In Montgomery's career, he has started in 54 contests as a center, 10 at right guard and 7 at left guard. Carolina Panthers Montgomery was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the 7th round (234th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played a total of six games in the 2006 NFL season. The Panthers waived Montgomery on September 2, 2007. New York Jets Montgomery signed with the New York Jets on September 19, 2007. He was waived by the Jets on September 25, but re-signed on September 29, 2008. Montgomery was waived again on October 14, 2008. Washington Redskins 2008 season Montgomery signed with the Washington Redskins on December 9, 2008, but saw no playing time in 2008 season. 2009 season In the 2009 season, he played in all 16 games, but had only three starts as right guard. 2010 season The Redskins re-signed Montgomery on March 13, 2010. In the 2010 season, he played a total of 13 games and was the starting right guard for the last six games of the season. 2011 season In the 2011 season, Montgomery was moved from his original position of right guard to center. Although he became the starting center, he was moved to left guard after Kory Lichtensteiger suffered a torn ACL in Week 6. In Week 9 against the San Francisco 49ers, Montgomery moved back to center after Maurice Hurt took over as left guard. At the end of the season, he started in all 16 games for the first time in his entire career. 2012 season Originally scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in the 2012 season, Montgomery was re-signed by the Redskins to a four-year, $12 million contract. After the NFL cut $36 million from the Redskins' combined salary cap of the next two years, the Redskins restructured Montgomery's contract so $2 million