Sam Martin (American football)

For the wide receiver, see Sammy Martin.

Sam Martin

No. 6 Detroit Lions

Position:

Punter/Kickoff specialist

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 27, 1990

Place of birth:

Fayetteville, Georgia

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

205 lb (93 kg)

Career information

High school:

Fayetteville (GA) Starr's Mill

College:

Appalachian State

NFL Draft:

2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165

Career history

Detroit Lions (2013–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

NFL All-Rookie Team (2013)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2016

Punts:	260
Punting yards:	12,200
Punting average:	46.9
Inside 20:	90
Player stats at NFL.com

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 5th round (165th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

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.^[1]

College career

In his senior season, he was selected to the Associated Press All-America First team.^[1] 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.^[1]

Professional career

In Week 12 of the 2015 season, Martin was awarded as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for 4 punts for 181 yards and only 3 punt return yards.^[2]

Martin signed a four-year contract extension with the Lions on September 9, 2016.^[3]

References

1 2 3 "Appalachian State Mountaineers Profile". appstatesports.com.
↑ "Lions' Martin wins NFC award; Tulloch honored, too". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
↑ Shook, Nick (September 9, 2016). "Theo Riddick, Sam Martin agree to Lions extensions". NFL.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

External links

Appalachian State Mountaineers Bio

Detroit Lions 2013 NFL draft selections

Ezekiel Ansah Darius Slay Larry Warford Devin Taylor Sam Martin Corey Fuller Theo Riddick Michael Williams Brandon Hepburn

Detroit Lions current roster

Active roster	5 Matt Prater 6 Sam Martin 8 Dan Orlovsky 9 Matthew Stafford 11 Marvin Jones 12 Andre Roberts 13 T. J. Jones 14 Jake Rudock 15 Golden Tate 23 Darius Slay 24 Nevin Lawson 25 Theo Riddick 26 Don Carey 27 Glover Quin 28 Quandre Diggs 29 Johnson Bademosi 31 Rafael Bush 32 Tavon Wilson 34 Zach Zenner 35 Miles Killebrew 36 Dwayne Washington 38 Adairius Barnes 46 Michael Burton 48 Don Muhlbach 50 Thurston Armbrister 51 Brandon Copeland 52 Antwione Williams 54 DeAndre Levy 57 Josh Bynes 59 Tahir Whitehead 60 Graham Glasgow 61 Kerry Hyder 64 Travis Swanson 66 Joe Dahl 68 Taylor Decker 69 Anthony Zettel 70 Corey Robinson 71 Riley Reiff 72 Laken Tomlinson 75 Larry Warford 77 Cornelius Lucas 80 Anquan Boldin 82 Matthew Mulligan 84 Clay Harbor 85 Eric Ebron 86 Khari Lee 91 A'Shawn Robinson 92 Haloti Ngata 93 Tyrunn Walker 94 Ezekiel Ansah 96 Stefan Charles 97 Armonty Bryant 98 Devin Taylor 99 Khyri Thornton

Reserve lists	18 Ryan Spadola (IR) 21 Ameer Abdullah (IR) 40 Ian Wells (IR) 42 Jimmy Landes (IR) 55 Jon Bostic (IR) 83 Tim Wright (IR) 87 Brandon Pettigrew (PUP) 89 Cole Wick (IR)

Practice squad	10 Corey Fuller 16 Jace Billingley 33 Alex Carter 45 Charles Washington 47 Brandon Chubb 58 Steve Longa 63 Brandon Thomas 74 Matt Rotheram 86 Khari Lee -- Mike James

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