“As a kid in Argentina, the first thing you get is a soccer ball and a jersey, and you play ALL the time, you love it so much, it’s a passion.
He began the first 4 games of the season as the starter, showing inconsistency by making 2-of-4 (50%) on field goals and 10-of-12 (83%) on extra points.
He was passed on the depth chart by Janikowski, asked head coach Bobby Bowden to be released from his scholarship and left school.
[8] As a rookie, he passed Cary Blanchard on the depth chart and his NFL career began with promising results.
On 15 December, in the thirteenth game against the New York Giants, he injured himself, after jumping up in celebration of a 42-yard made field goal and tearing his right ACL upon landing.
[13] On 6 November 2004, he was signed as a free agent by the Miami Dolphins, to replace an injured Olindo Mare.
[17] During his time with the New Orleans Saints, Martin Gramatica witnessed the devastation Hurricane Katrina left and wanted to give back once his career came to an end.
Together, Martin and Bill searched for a product to build houses out of that could withstand the forces of a hurricane; joined by their brother Santiago Gramatica, who also played as a kicker for the USF, the Gramatica family founded SIPS International in 2009, providing a full line of services involving Structural Insulated Panel Systems (SIPS).
The family has built resistant, affordable houses in cities like New Orleans and Tampa, along with countries like Israel, Argentina, and Haiti.
It is our responsibility and privilege to help provide a safer, more energy efficient product that will reduce the cost of ownership.
Through partnerships with other organizations, they raise awareness and support bay area veterans returning from combat duty that may face health and financial challenges.
[citation needed] In order to assist a greater number of worthy local residents, the Gramatica have founded the Gramatica Family Foundation; a non-profit whose mission is to provide energy efficient housing initiatives and development assistance to disabled military veterans, the underprivileged, and the ailing.