Steve Martin

Steven Albert Martin (born May 31, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for seven teams in nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers.

He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in 1996. After playing 30 games he was released by the Colts in 1998 and finished out the season in Philadelphia. After the 1999 season he went to Kansas City and the New York Jets. He played for the New England Patriots in 2002 but his constant media interviews angered coach Bill Belichick while his advertised strengths at stopping the run went unrealized. Following a 24–7 loss to a Tennessee Titans squad that rushed for 238 yards, Martin was interviewed by New York papers before a game against his former Jets team and his comments about the reduction in his role incensed Belichick, who cut him days before the game.

Martin played for Houston in 2003 and Minnesota in 2004 before his career ended. He finished with 127 games, 200 tackles, eight sacks, and two forced fumbles.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1996 IND 14 5 36 25 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1997 IND 12 0 16 9 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 IND 4 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PHI 9 3 28 21 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1999 PHI 16 15 43 26 17 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2000 KAN 16 0 13 8 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 NYJ 16 15 57 40 17 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2002 NWE 14 5 17 13 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 HOU 14 8 62 45 17 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 MIN 12 0 20 11 9 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 51 294 200 94 8.0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1996 IND 1 1 5 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 NYJ 1 1 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 MIN 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 12 7 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0