He reached the upper echelons of great NFL running backs relatively quietly, with little media attention for an NFL star of his caliber. His eschewing of the media spotlight was a testament to his reputation as a "team-first" player. The following year, he rushed for a franchise record yards and 3 touchdowns in his first career playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Martin rushed for 42 yards, caught 3 passes for 28 yards, and scored a touchdown in the game.
Though he was much less effective in than he was in his rookie season, Martin was again named to the Pro Bowl squad. The Patriots, who had the opportunity to match the offer, declined to do so and instead received a first and third round draft pick from the Jets [2] This reunited Martin with his former Patriot coach Bill Parcells.
In his first seven seasons with the Jets, Martin missed only one game, in Week 6 of the season, and earned three more Pro Bowl selections. In , Martin failed in his quest to become the first running back in NFL history to start his career with 11 straight 1, rushing yard seasons.
He missed the December 11th game vs. Martin finished with rushing yards, giving him a career total of 14, rushing yards. Martin began the campaign on the Physically Unable to Perform list due to complications from the injury. In , his second-to-last season, he rushed for a career best 1, yards and scored on 14 total touchdowns. If he broke the 1, yard mark again he would have become the ONLY running back in NFL history to accomplish that feat in the first 11 years of his career. He finished with yards after missing the final three games of the season with a career ending knee injury.
Obviously, he could have easily reached the century mark had he been able to finish the season. Martin, 32 at the time of the injury, retired after spending on the physically unable to perform PUP list. At 31 years old he became the oldest player to win a rushing title. From the looks of things, he could have easily played three more years of productive football had the injury not shut him down. He amassed touchdowns in 13 seasons in the league.
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G See the glossary for more information. Rush Yds Martin was actually traded from the Patriots to the Jets after an injury sidelined him during New England's final four games of the season. Martin used his doubters -- along with the fact that he was overlooked -- as fuel for his fire, as he became the second player in NFL history to rush for over 1, yards in 10 straight seasons. Speaking of running backs dealing with doubters and injuries, Martin was asked to offer some advice to Steelers running back James Conner , who is entering the final season of his rookie contract.
A Pro Bowler, Conner is coming off a season that saw him miss six games due to injury. That would definitely be my one piece of advice. I think there's a healthiness to understanding how people think, but I think it becomes detrimental to yourself when you allow it to enforce your own mindset and the way and how you do things.
So I would definitely say to block the noise out. That is the most important. By Bryan DeArdo.
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