Role American football punter College: Appalachian State Height 1.85 m | Roster status: Active Weight 93 kg Name Sam Martin | |
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Position: Punter/Kickoff specialist Date of birth: (1990-02-27) February 27, 1990 (age 25) NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165 Current team Detroit Lions (#6 / Punter) Similar People Travis Swanson, Larry Warford, T J Jones, Riley Reiff, Rashean Mathis Profiles | ||
Place of birth: Fayetteville, Georgia High school Starr's Mill High School | ||
Kicker punter sam martin 62 yard field goal during quantum s demo at 7th annual spring camp
Sam Joseph Martin (born February 27, 1990) is an American football punter for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the fifth round (165th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.
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- Kicker punter sam martin 62 yard field goal during quantum s demo at 7th annual spring camp
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Early years
He was lettered for soccer for four-years and also was received all-state recognition in his junior season at Starr's Mill High School.
College career
In his senior season, he was selected to the Associated Press All-America First team. He also was named to the first-team all-America by College Sports Journal and third-team all-America by The Sports Network in his Senior season.
Professional career
In Week 12 of the 2015 season, Martin was awarded as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for 4 punts totaling 181 yards and only 3 punt return yards.
Martin signed a four-year contract extension with the Lions on September 9, 2016.
On September 2, 2017, Martin was placed on the non-football injury list after suffering an ankle injury during the offseason.