Steven Albert Martin (born May 31, 1974) is a former American football defensive tackle who played for seven teams in a nine-year National Football League (NFL) career.
[2] After playing 30 games he was released by the Colts in 1998 and finished out the season in Philadelphia.
He played for the New England Patriots in 2002 but his constant media interviews angered coach Bill Belichick while his advertised strengths at stopping the run went unrealized.
Following a 24–7 loss to a Tennessee Titans squad that rushed for 238 yards, Martin was interviewed by New York papers before a game against his former Jets team and his comments about the reduction in his role incensed Belichick, who cut him days before the game.
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