Steve Martin (defensive tackle)

American football player (born 1974)

Not to be confused with Steve Martin (defensive end).

American football player

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Position:| Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:|  (1974-05-31) May 31, 1974 (age 51)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:| 320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:| Jefferson City
(Jefferson City, Missouri)
College:| Missouri
NFL draft:| 1996: 5th round, 151st pick
Career history

* Indianapolis Colts (1996–1998)
* Philadelphia Eagles (1998–1999)
* Kansas City Chiefs (2000)
* New York Jets (2001)
* New England Patriots (2002)
* Green Bay Packers (2003)*[1]
* Houston Texans (2003)
* Minnesota Vikings (2004)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

* Second-team All-Big Eight (1995)

Career NFL statistics
| Total tackles:| 294

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Sacks:| 8.0
Forced fumbles:| 2
Fumble recoveries:| 4
Passes defended:| 13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Steven Albert Martin (born May 31, 1974) is a former American football defensive tackle who played for seven teams in a nine-year National Football League (NFL) career. He played college football at the University of Missouri.

He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in 1996.[2] 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.[3]

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

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Legend

Bold | Career high

### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles  | Interceptions  | Fumbles

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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

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles  | Interceptions  | Fumbles

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Steve Martin". Pro Football Reference.
2. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
3. ^ Holley, Michael (2004), PATRIOT REIGN: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built A Champion (New York: Harper Collins, ISBN 0-06-075794-9), pp. 116-20

## External links

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* NFL.com player page
* Football Database

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