Gabe Martin

Gabe Martin (born June 5, 1992) is a former American football inside linebacker. He played college football at Bowling Green.

Gabe Martin
No. 50
Position:Inside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1992-06-05) June 5, 1992
Grand Blanc, Michigan
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Grand Blanc (MI)
College:Bowling Green
Undrafted:2015
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Total tackles:6
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

A three-year starter at Bowling Green, Martin played in 45 games (30 starts) and finished his career with 246 tackles (144 solo), 30 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, three interceptions, 13 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Martin signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 NFL Draft.[1] He was released on September 5, 2015 and signed to Cardinals practice squad two days later.[2][3] He was elevated to active roster on January 12, 2016.[4]

On November 18, 2016, Martin was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[5]

On February 27, 2017, Martin signed a one-year contract extension with the Cardinals.[6] On August 5, 2017, he was waived/injured by the Cardinals and placed on injured reserve.[7] He was waived from IR on August 9, 2017.[8]

New Orleans Saints

On October 3, 2017, Martin was signed by the New Orleans Saints, but was released a week later and re-signed to the practice squad.[9][10]

Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

On November 28, 2017, Martin was signed by the Cardinals off the Saints' practice squad.[11] He was waived/injured on May 1, 2018, after suffering a torn Achilles in the offseason and was placed on injured reserve.[12]

References
  1. Urban, Darren (May 5, 2015). "Cardinals Bring In 14 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com.
  2. Urban, Darren (September 5, 2015). "Cardinals Make Final Roster Cuts". AZCardinals.com.
  3. Urban, Darren (September 7, 2015). "Practice Squad Set For Cardinals". AZCardinals.com.
  4. Urban, Darren (January 12, 2016). "Alex Okafor Hurt; Cardinals Sign Jason Babin". AZCardinals.com.
  5. Urban, Darren (November 18, 2016). "Martin IR move increases Fua chance". AZCardinals.com.
  6. Odegard, Kyle (February 27, 2017). "Cardinals Re-Sign Jeremy Ross, Gabe Martin". AZCardinals.com.
  7. Williams, Charean (August 5, 2017). "Cardinals make roster moves, sign LBs Josh Bynes, Terence Waugh". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  8. Bouda, Nate (August 9, 2017). "Cardinals Waive LB Gabe Martin From I.R. With Settlement". NFLTradeRumors.co.
  9. Erickson, Joel A. (October 3, 2017). "Saints bring back fullback Zach Line, sign linebacker Gabe Martin". TheAdvocate.com.
  10. Williams, Charean (October 10, 2017). "Saints waive Gabe Martin". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  11. Urban, Darren (November 28, 2017). "Gabe Martin Returns To Cardinals". AZCardinals.com.
  12. Urban, Darren (May 1, 2018). "Cardinals Begin To Cut Down Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018.
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