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Derrick Martin

{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}

{{About|the American football player|the American basketball player|Darrick Martin|the British actor|Derek Martin}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2020}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Derrick Martin

| image = Derrick Martin 2025 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Martin in 2025

| number = 29, 22, 26, 39

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|16}}

| birth_place = Westminster, Colorado, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 198

| high_school = Thomas Jefferson {{nowrap|(Denver, Colorado)}}

| college = Wyoming

| draftyear = 2006

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 208

| status =

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 100

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| statlabel4 = Interceptions

| statvalue4 = 3

| pfr = MartDe22

}}

Derrick Jerome Martin{{Cite web |title=Derrick Martin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MartDe22.htm |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} (born May 16, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft.

He also played for the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, New England Patriots, and Chicago Bears. With the Packers, he won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers and the following year with the Giants, he won Super Bowl XLVI over the Patriots.

Early life

Martin attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, CO where he led his team to the quarter-final stage of the 2001 state playoffs and also the 2002 state semifinals. Martin also excelled at basketball where he was team captain. He was named Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior.

College career

Martin was recruited to play football for the Wyoming Cowboys by head coach Joe Glenn and his coaching staff.

As a Wyoming Cowboy, he became an immediate contributor as a defensive back his freshman season, recovering a blocked punt and running it into the end zone for a touchdown in the season opener against Montana State.

Martin earned Second-team All-Conference honors as a sophomore, and helped lead the Wyoming Cowboys to a win over a heavily favored UCLA team by a score of 24-21 in the Las Vegas Bowl.

At the end of Martin’s junior season in 2005, he made the decision to enter the NFL Draft.

{{Cite news|url=http://www.sweetwaternow.com/derrick-martin-achieves-another-goal-earning-degree-wyoming/|title = Derrick Martin Achieves Another Goal, Earning His Degree from Wyoming|newspaper = Sweetwaternow|date = October 14, 2016}}

Martin played in a total of 30 games, making 24 starts and finishing his college career with 134 tackles and six interceptions.

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 5

| height in = 10

| weight = 202

| dash = 4.50

| ten split = 1.56

| twenty split = 2.57

| shuttle = 3.95

| cone drill = 6.72

| vertical = 40.0

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 7

| bench = 17

| arm span = 30 1/2

| hand span = 8 7/8

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/derrick-martin/32004d41-5256-6145-d9ed-58fc1a1e7cce |title=Derrick Martin Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=January 2, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=14907&DraftYear=2006 |title=Derrick Martin College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=January 2, 2025}}

}}

=Baltimore Ravens=

Martin was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round (208th overall) in the 2006 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was the first-ever player to be selected by the Ravens out of the University of Wyoming. In his rookie season, he played in eight games posting four tackles. He made his NFL debut versus the Carolina Panthers on October 15. In the 2007 season, he made 32 tackles.{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7957/career;_ylt=AnHUZbgbQg4t68WHPmN7kNn.uLYF | title=Derrick Martin | Chicago Bears | National Football League | Yahoo! Sports }}

=Green Bay Packers=

On September 5, 2009, Martin was traded to the Green Bay Packers for tackle Tony Moll. He was the Packers' Special Team ace in the 2009 season and was one of the Packers' two Special Teams captains (along with linebacker Desmond Bishop) in Green Bay's playoff loss at Arizona.

Martin was placed on injured reserve when he sustained a knee injury against the Washington Redskins on October 10, 2010. Martin also recorded an interception, which he returned 15 yards that season.

On March 2, 2011, Martin was released by the Packers.{{cite web|last=Silverstein|first=Tom|title=Packers' Hawk released but will re-sign|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/117294168.html|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}

=New York Giants=

Derrick Martin signed with the New York Giants on August 15, 2011. He got his second Super Bowl championship in a row when the Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Following the season, he became an unrestricted free agent.

=New England Patriots=

On August 4, 2012, Martin signed with the New England Patriots. Martin was released by the Patriots on August 31, 2012 during final cuts, and was re-signed by the Patriots on October 31, 2012.

=Chicago Bears=

On August 11, 2013, Martin signed with the Chicago Bears{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/bears-place-hayden-ir-sign-153047620--nfl.html|title=Bears place Hayden on IR, sign Hartson|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|date=August 11, 2013|access-date=August 11, 2013}} but was released on August 25.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-waive-14-players-roster-now-stands-at-76/6d1c271a-b4db-42ae-9902-c75b064637bd|title=Bears waive 14 players; roster now stands at 76|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=August 25, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828014638/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-waive-14-players-roster-now-stands-at-76/6d1c271a-b4db-42ae-9902-c75b064637bd|archive-date=August 28, 2013|url-status=dead}} He was brought back by the Bears on November 13 after Charles Tillman was placed on injured reserve.{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Rich|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-sign-derrick-martin-20131113,0,7204351.story|title=Bears re-sign safety Derrick Martin|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 13, 2013|access-date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114044918/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-sign-derrick-martin-20131113,0,7204351.story|archive-date=November 14, 2013|url-status=dead}} Martin appeared in seven games in 2013 for the Bears, recording a tackle on defense and six on special teams. Martin was a free agent after 2013, but on February 24, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Chicago.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-ink-Taylor-Boggs-Derrick-Martin/6a28f915-2426-4c3c-a40b-7a1bf214d884|title=Bears ink Taylor Boggs, Derrick Martin|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=February 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302023630/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-ink-Taylor-Boggs-Derrick-Martin/6a28f915-2426-4c3c-a40b-7a1bf214d884|archive-date=March 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} He was waived on May 28, 2014.{{cite web|last=Wilkening|first=Mike|title=Bears waive Derrick Martin, add Michael Ola|date=May 28, 2014|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/28/bears-waive-derrick-martin-add-michael-ola/|publisher=Pro Football Talk|access-date=May 29, 2014}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2006BAL

| 8 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2007BAL

| 16 || 3 || 40 || 32 || 8 || 0.0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0

2008BAL

| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2009GNB

| 14 || 1 || 25 || 20 || 5 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2010GNB

| 5 || 0 || 9 || 6 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 15 || 0 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2011NYG

| 14 || 0 || 12 || 8 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2012NWE

| 5 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2013CHI

| 7 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|73410077231.0131801580100

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2011NYG

| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|401100.00000000000

Home invasion

On January 20, 2013, Martin's home was invaded while he was out with his team at the AFC Championship game where the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Patriots 28-13; two masked men back-forced their way into Martin's home in Aurora and held his wife Alexa Martin, and their three children at gunpoint.{{cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/news/derrick-martin-new-england-patriot-living-in-aurora-home-invaded-family-threatened-5898704|title= Derrick Martin, New England Patriot living in Aurora: Home invaded, family threatened|publisher = Westword |access-date=August 4, 2018}} The police did not get a good enough description of the suspects to pursue a case. Police spokeswoman Cassidee Carlson said the suspects took some valuables, but wouldn't go into further detail about what was taken.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/patriots-martin-victim-home-invasion-135125307--nfl.html |title=Patriots' Martin victim of home-invasion robbery - Yahoo! Sports |website=sports.yahoo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125031128/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/patriots-martin-victim-home-invasion-135125307--nfl.html |archive-date=2013-01-25}}

References

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External links

  • [https://archive.today/20130209170124/http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/martin_derrick00.html Wyoming Cowboys bio]
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Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Westminster, Colorado

Category:Players of American football from Colorado

Category:American football cornerbacks

Category:American football safeties

Category:Wyoming Cowboys football players

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Category:Green Bay Packers players

Category:New York Giants players

Category:New England Patriots players

Category:Chicago Bears players