Marcus Martin (American football)

Martin was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (70th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft. He was the second center to be selected and one of three USC Trojans to be selected that year.^[7] As a rookie, he suffered a dislocated kneecap in the third preseason game against the San Diego Chargers and was forced to miss the first two months of the regular season.^[8] He started the last 8 games at center, after replacing Daniel Kilgore who broke his leg in the seventh game against the Denver Broncos.^[9]

In 2015, he was named the starter at center over Kilgore. He had 14 starts, with 13 coming at center and one and at right guard.

In 2016, he was passed on the depth chart by Kilgore. He appeared in four games, starting 2 at left guard, before being placed on the injured reserve list with an ankle injury on December 31.^[10] He was waived on March 8, 2017.^[11]

On March 9, 2017, Martin was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.^[12] He did not play any snaps during the season as a backup behind Austin Reiter.

On March 26, 2018, Martin signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.^[13] He came into training camp out of shape and struggled.^[14] He suffered a torn ligament in the right big toe during the preseason opener against the 49ers and was placed on injured reserve on August 13.^[15]

On May 9, 2019, Martin signed with the Seattle Seahawks.^[16] He was released on August 31, 2019.^[17]

On September 23, 2020, Martin was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions.^[18] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and December 19 for the team's weeks 9 and 15 games against the Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Titans, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.^[19][20] He was released on December 22, 2020.^[21]

On December 28, 2020, Martin was signed to the New England Patriots active roster.^[22] He was placed on injured reserve on August 24, 2021. He was released on September 2, 2021, with an injury settlement.^[23]

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