Tamaurice Nigel "Tee" Martin (born July 25, 1978) is an

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coach and former

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who is the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach at the

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (or The University of Tennessee; UT; UT Knoxville; or colloquially UTK or Tennessee) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee, United St ...

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

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, North Atlanta HS, North Cobb HS, and

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. Martin played

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for the

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, leading their 1998 team to a national championship, and he was selected by the

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in the fifth round of the

2000 NFL draft The 2000 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur U.S. college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 15– 16, 2000, at the Theat ...

. During his six seasons of playing in the NFL and the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division (CFL), East Division and f ...

(CFL), Martin played for the

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, and

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play thei ...

Early life

Martin attended and played

high school football High school football, also known as prep football, is gridiron football played by High school (North America), high school teams in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular high school sports, interscholastic sports in both c ...

at Williamson High School in

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Playing career

College

While at the

, Martin played college football under head coach

Phillip Fulmer Phillip Edward Fulmer Sr. (born September 1, 1950) is a former American football player, coach, and athletic director at the University of Tennessee. He served as head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1992 to 2008, compiling ...

from 1996 to 1999. Martin was a backup to

Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the In ...

during his freshman and sophomore years at the

. During his junior season, Martin led the

1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Phillip ...

to a 13–0 record and a

Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played annually in the Phoenix metropolitan area since 1971. From its beginning until 2006, the game was hosted at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Since 2007, the game has be ...

victory over

Florida State Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

, winning the school its first

NCAA Division I-A national football championship A national championship in the highest level of college football in the United States, currently the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), is a designation awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best co ...

since

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

. He was teammates with running back Jamal Lewis in his early years at Tennessee and wide receiver

Peerless Price Peerless LeCross Price (born October 27, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Price played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and wa ...

, who each went on to play in the NFL. In the 1998 season, Martin broke the NCAA record for consecutive completions. Against

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

, Martin completed his first 23 passes. Combined with a completion on his last pass the previous week against

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

, Martin's string of 24 consecutive completions and 95.8% completion percentage set new records. Martin broke the

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central United States, South Central and Southeastern United States. Its 16 members in ...

record of

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, which was 20 consecutive. He broke the NCAA record for completions over multiple games with 23 consecutive over two games, which was shared by Southern Cal's Rob Johnson and

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

Scott Milanovich Scott Stewart Milanovich (born January 25, 1973) is an American professional football coach and former player who is the head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was also the head coach of the Toront ...

. In addition, he broke the one-game record of 22 straight completions set by

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

Chuck Long Charles Franklin Long Jr. (born February 18, 1963) is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played as a quarter ...

in 1984. Lastly, his 95.8% completion percentage broke the previous best single-game completion percentage of 92.6% set by

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

's Rick Neuheisel in 1983. In 1999, Martin led the Vols to their second consecutive BCS bowl, a 31–21 loss to #3

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

in the

. During Martin's two years as a starter at Tennessee, the Vols were 11–1 over six major conference foes, (2–0 vs.

, 2–0 vs. Auburn, 2–0 vs.

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, 2–0 vs. Vanderbilt, 2-0 vs.

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, and 1–1 vs.

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College statistics

Professional

Martin was drafted in the fifth round with the 163rd overall pick in the

by the

. Martin spent one season in the

NFL Europe NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa) was a professional American football league that functioned as the List of developmental and minor sports leagues, developmental minor league of the Nati ...

league. During the 2002 season, he helped lead the

to a league best 7–3 record. The Fire lost in the

World Bowl The World Bowl was the annual American football championship game of the World League of American Football, later called NFL Europe. The World Bowl was played each year from 1991 to 2007 (except 1993 and 1994). The first World Bowl was played ...

, falling 20–26 to the

Berlin Thunder The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe. History The Thunder came into existence as an expansion team, after the London/England Monarchs franchise shut down operations, prior to the 1999 season. Home games f ...

. In 2004, Martin was released as a member of the

after four NFL seasons. Martin finished his playing career as the 3rd string quarterback for the

in 2004 and 2005.

Coaching career

Morehouse College

Martin began his coaching career as the passing game coordinator at

in 2006.

North Cobb HS

In 2007, Martin joined North Cobb High School as their passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

North Atlanta HS

In 2008, Martin joined

North Atlanta High School North Atlanta High School is a comprehensive public high school of approximately 2300 students in the Paces neighborhood of the Buckhead community of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The school is a part of Atlanta Public Schools (APS). The ...

as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

New Mexico

In 2009, Martin was hired by the

as their quarterbacks coach under head coach

Mike Locksley Michael Anthony Locksley (born December 25, 1969) is an American college football coach. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Maryland, a position he has held since 2019. After serving as an assistant coach for several co ...

Kentucky

In 2010, Martin joined as the wide receivers coach at the

under head coach

Joker Phillips Joe "Joker" Phillips Jr. (born May 12, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is the assistant head football coach and wide receivers coach at North Carolina State University, a position he has held since the 2021 season. Phill ...

. In 2010, Martin was given an additional role as passing game coordinator.

USC

In February 2012, Martin was hired as the wide receivers coach at the

under head coach

Lane Kiffin Lane Monte Kiffin (born May 9, 1975) is an American football coach who is the head coach at Ole Miss Rebels football, Ole Miss. Kiffin was the offensive coordinator at USC Trojans football, USC from 2005 to 2006, head coach of the National Foo ...

. He had been linked with jobs at both

and

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previously. News of his hiring at

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was broken by a tweet by quarterback

Matt Barkley Matthew Montgomery Barkley (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the USC Trojans, setting set the Pac-12 Conference season record for touchdown passes as a junior. Due to suffer ...

. Martin replaced Ted Gilmore who left to take a job at the

. On December 18, 2015, Martin was promoted to offensive coordinator for the Trojans under head coach

Clay Helton Clay Charles Helton (born June 24, 1972) is an American college football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern Eagles football, Georgia Southern. He was previously the head coach of USC Trojans football, US ...

. On December 27, 2018, after a 5–7 season, Martin became a casualty of a staff shakeup and was fired from the position.

Tennessee

On January 15, 2019, Martin joined the

, his alma mater, as their assistant head coach and wide receivers coach under head coach

Jeremy Pruitt Jeremy Pruitt (born May 28, 1974) is an American football coach who most recently was a senior defensive assistant for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach at the University of Tennes ...

Baltimore Ravens

On February 6, 2021, Martin was hired by the

as their wide receivers coach under head coach

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, replacing

David Culley David Wayne Culley (born September 17, 1955) is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Culley has 45 years of coaching experience in both collegiate and ...

, who departed to become the head coach of the

Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team plays its home games at N ...

. On February 22, 2023, Martin was made quarterbacks coach, replacing

James Urban James Urban (born December 1, 1973) is an American football coach who was the quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelph ...

Personal life

Martin was born and raised in

. He is married to his wife, Toya Rodriguez, a recording artist known professionally as Toya. His oldest child, Amari Rodgers, played as a wide receiver for the

. Amari is a

Clemson University Clemson University () is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university near Clemson, South Carolina, United States. - The blue-shaded pattern denotes university property. This shows Clemson University is ''out ...

alumnus, where he recorded over 1,000 receiving yards during his senior season. Martin's middle child, Kaden, is a highly recruited football and baseball prospect who is committed to the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...

as a baseball player but will also walk onto the football team. Martin's youngest son, Cannon, was born in 2012. Martin owns Playmakers Sports, a company specializing in sports event planning, quarterback training, and skills development and is a college football expert on Comcast Sports Southeast program ''Talkin' Football''. He is a quarterback coach for the

Nike Nike often refers to: * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine giv ...

Elite 11 Quarterback Camps, Nike Football Training Camps, and has trained many high school and Division 1 quarterbacks. In 2008, Martin created the "Dual Threat" Quarterback Camp and Academy in

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, Georgia.

References

External links

College statistics
at

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Baltimore Ravens coaching bio

Tennessee Volunteers bio
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