Marcus Martin

BIOGRAPHY

Marcus Martin was born November 29, 1993 in Los Angeles, California. He is a Guard for the New England Patriots in the NFL.

Martin attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California. As a senior, he helped the team win the 2010 L.A. City Division I championship. He received All-L.A. City, Offensive Lineman of the Year and Los Angeles Times All-Star honors.
He was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and was rated as the 28th best offensive guard prospect of his class.

Martin accepted a football scholarship from the University of Southern California. As a true freshman, he started 10 games and earned freshman all-American honors at left guard.
As a sophomore, he started 10 games at left guard. As a junior, he was voted a team captain and moved to center starting 13 games earning 1st team All-Pac-12. He suffered knee and ankle injuries in the season finale against UCLA and did not play in the 2013 Las Vegas Bowl. He declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season.[3] During his college career he had 20 starts at center and 13 at left guard.

Martin was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (70th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was waived on March 8, 2017.

On March 9, 2017, Martin was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.

On March 26, 2018, Martin signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.

On May 9, 2019, Martin signed with the Seattle Seahawks. He was released on August 31, 2019.

On September 23, 2020, Martin was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad. He was released on December 22, 2020.

On December 28, 2020, Martin was signed to the New England Patriots active roster.