| Date of birth: | July 25, 1978 |
| Place of birth: | Mobile, Alabama |
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| Position(s): | QB |
| Jersey №: | 17, 12 |
| College: | Tennessee |
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 163 |
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| 2009–present | New Mexico Lobos (quarterbacks) |
| As player: | |
| 2000–2001 2002 2002 2003 2004–2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles* Rhein Fire Oakland Raiders Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
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| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Tamaurice Nigel "Tee" Martin (born July 25, 1978 in Mobile, Alabama) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. Tee was married to Toya Rodriguez in 2005, and they have a 5 year old son Kaden
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College career
While a junior at the University of Tennessee in 1998, Martin led the 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team to a 13–0 record and a Fiesta Bowl victory over Florida State University, as the school won its first NCAA Division I-A .national football championship since 1951. Before his final two seasons, Martin was a backup to Peyton Manning. He was teammates with running back Jamal Lewis in his early years at Tennessee and Peerless Price, each who would go on to play in the NFL.
In the 1998 season, Martin broke the NCAA record for consecutive completions. Against South Carolina Martin completed his first 23 passes. Combined with a completion the previous week against Alabama, Martin's string of 24 completions set the new record.
Martin's role on the national championship team caused a minor controversy on the University of Tennessee campus; some Knoxville, Tennessee African-American leaders said that since Peyton Manning, who did not win a championship, had had a street named after him after leaving the university, not considering the same for Martin would be justified.
In 1999, Martin led the Vols to their second consecutive BCS bowl. During Martin's 2 years as a starter at Tennessee, the Vols were undefeated against 4 of his main conference rivals, (2–0 vs Alabama, 2–0 vs Auburn, 2–0 vs Georgia, 2–0 vs Kentucky, and Beat Florida in 1998).
Professional career
Martin was drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2004 Martin retired as an Oakland Raider after four NFL seasons. Martin spent one season in the NFL Europe league. During the 2002 season, he led the Rhein Fire to a league best 7–3 record. The Fire lost in the World Bowl, falling 20–26 to the Berlin Thunder.
Martin owns Playmakers Sports, a company specializing in sports event planning, quarterback training, and skills development and is a college football expert on Comcast Sports Southeast program Talkin' Football. He is a quarterback coach for the Nike Elite 11 Quarterback Camps, Nike Football Training Camps, and has trained many high school and Division 1 quarterbacks. In 2008, Martin created the "Dual Threat" Quarterback Camp and Academy in Atlanta, Georgia.
Video Games
- Martin appears as QB #17 in NCAA Football series as a member of the 1998 Tennessee Volunteers.
- Martin appeared in a short season preview for NCAA Football 99 where a virtual rendering of himself throws a long pass for a touchdown.
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References
- 1999 Tennessee Volunteers Football Media Guide
| Preceded by Peyton Manning |
Tennessee Volunteers Starting Quarterbacks 1998-1999 |
Succeeded by A. J. Suggs |
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