David Montgomery’s most glaring rookie mistake Thursday night was doing his post-game interview before he showered. Eventually he’ll learn that when you’re the star of the show, you take your time, wait for the media scrum to build and the television camera operators to jockey for position, shower, dry off, saunter back to your locker, dress in silence, fix your collar, put on your watch, then your necklace, check your phone one last time and dramatically turn to face the waiting throng.
The Bears rookie running back almost literally was not ready for the spotlight after an impressive debut in the Bears’ 23-13 loss to the Carolina Panthers in the preseason opener at Soldier Field.