Cecil Martin

Cecil Martin

Martin in March 2012.
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Personal information
Date of birth: (1975-07-08) July 8, 1975
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College: Wisconsin
NFL Draft: 1999 / Round: 6 / Pick: 172
Debuted in 1999 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Last played in 2003 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1999-2002) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003)
Career highlights and awards
Eagles Ed Block Courage Award recipient (2000)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards 103 Rushing average 4.0 Rushing TDs 0 Receiving yards 491 Receiving average 6.1 Receiving TDs 2 Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Danyel Cecil Martin (born July 8, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football full back in the National Football League.

Martin attended Evanston Township High School and played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He later started for them, and was then signed on the practice team for the Oakland Raiders. He was later cut and picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for whom he appeared in one game in 2003.

Currently, Martin works with high school student-athletes across the country educating them on the college recruiting process as an Educational Speaker for the National Collegiate Scouting Association. He also often appears on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom as a studio analyst for their NFL programming.

Martin suffers from Bell's Palsy, which affects the left side of his face.

External links

• CBS Sportsline player profile