Montgomery is eager to find way with new team

Less than 24 hours after being traded to the Baltimore Ravens, Ty Montgomery was having a hard time familiarizing himself with his new surroundings.

“I’ve never spent any time in Maryland before. We are in Maryland, right?” Montgomery said. “This whole part of the country kind of throws me for a loop. I don’t know if I’m in Virginia or what.”

Well, he know he’s not in Green Bay anymore.

The Packers traded the running back/kick returner for a seventh-round pick Tuesday, and Montgomery was given a quick tour of the Ravens training complex on Wednesday before talking to the media and heading out to practice.

The Ravens (4-4) hope Montgomery — a 2015 third-round pick out of Stanford — can boost an unproductive running game that ranks 24th in the NFL at 96.6 yards per game and second-to-last with 3.6 yards per carry.

If Montgomery learns the offense quickly enough, perhaps he can make a contribution in Sunday’s important AFC North matchup against the division-leading Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2-1).

Alex Collins leads the Ravens with 358 yards rushing. Baltimore has just one run of more than 20 yards, a 22-yard scramble by Jackson in Tennessee. DOLPHINS’ TANNEHILL RULED OUT OF SUNDAY’S GAME >> Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the New York Jets, meaning Brock Osweiler will start for the fourth game in a row. Tannehill, recovering from an injury in Week 5 to his throwing shoulder, was limited in practice. He has begun throwing, but improvement in his shoulder has been unpredictable, coach Adam Gase said. BILLS SIGN QB MATT BARKLEY >> The Buffalo Bills have signed quarterback Matt Barkley to address a banged-up and thinly experienced position ahead of their game against the Chicago Bears this weekend. Barkley has been out since hurting his left knee in the Cincinnati Bengals’ preseason finale. He was placed on injured reserve and then released on Sept. 12.

JAGUARS ADD QB JONES >> Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles injured his non-throwing shoulder against Philadelphia in London last week but is expected to play Nov. 11 at Indianapolis. Nonetheless, the Jaguars (3-5) signed free agent Landry Jones to take some repetitions during the team’s bye week. BEARS MAY PLACE KYLE LONG ON INJURED RESERVE >> Chicago Bears right guard Kyle Long has a tendon injury in his right foot, and the team is deciding whether to put him on injured reserve. Coach Matt Nagy says the three-time Pro Bowl lineman is “week to week.” The Bears could place him on IR with the intent to return in eight weeks if they don’t think he could be back sooner.

FIRST SEAHAWKS COACH DIES >> Jack Patera, the first head coach in the history of the Seattle Seahawks, died Wednesday at age 85. The cause of death was not clear, but Patera had been battling pancreatic cancer. Patera was Seattle’s head coach for parts of seven seasons, beginning with the team’s inaugural season in 1976.