I knew post like were coming to fin heaven when I seen that Martin was retiring. Not every football player is cut out for the testosterone cut throat world of the nfl. Johnathan Martin is a smart guy that grew up with money and therefore isn't motivated by fame, women, and money that most professional athletes crave for. He will be a success in other areas of life because he is a nice guy and of his academics. There is more than one way to make a very comfortable living than being an pro ball player. This is why so many athletes can't make it after their career is over because they have no subsistence to them outside of sports and the extras that it brings to their life. Good luck Jonathan Martin.
I knew post like were coming to fin heaven when I seen that Martin was retiring. Not every football player is cut out for the testosterone cut throat world of the nfl. Johnathan Martin is a smart guy that grew up with money and therefore isn't motivated by fame, women, and money that most professional athletes crave for. He will be a success in other areas of life because he is a nice guy and of his academics. There is more than one way to make a very comfortable living than being an pro ball player. This is why so many athletes can't make it after their career is over because they have no subsistence to them outside of sports and the extras that it brings to their life. Good luck Jonathan Martin.
I knew post like were coming to fin heaven when I seen that Martin was retiring. Not every football player is cut out for the testosterone cut throat world of the nfl. Johnathan Martin is a smart guy that grew up with money and therefore isn't motivated by fame, women, and money that most professional athletes crave for. He will be a success in other areas of life because he is a nice guy and of his academics. There is more than one way to make a very comfortable living than being an pro ball player. This is why so many athletes can't make it after their career is over because they have no subsistence to them outside of sports and the extras that it brings to their life. Good luck Jonathan Martin.
Martin heard we had a joint practice with carolina coming up and decided to hang it up
Instead it was a back injury suffered prior to training camp that forced him out of football.
“It just never got better,” said Martin’s agent, Kenny Zuckerman. “He was just hoping it would just get better and better every day, and it just didn’t.”
Doctors said that Martin had to rest his back for four to eight weeks without engaging in physical activity — something that would’ve put him well behind for this NFL season — and then he was a candidate for spinal fusion surgery, a risky operation that could have sidelined him a year.
According to Zuckerman, the injury left Martin very discouraged, something that went contrary to some media depictions that labeled him as a player who lacked passion for football. He agonized over what to do about his playing career before deciding to retire just shy of his 26th birthday.
“He went through a tough time, but he loved playing,” Zuckerman said. “(The injury) consumed his mind 24 hours a day.”
Zuckerman said there is “zero percent” chance that Martin plays again — regardless of whether the 25-year-old’s health unexpectedly improves.
Instead Martin, whose mother is a corporate lawyer for Toyota, likely will go to law school.
“If it was a guy who didn’t have that plan, I could see him sitting a year (and playing again),” Zuckerman said. “He’s a very bright guy … He’s ready to move on to the next part of life.”
After attending Harvard-Westlake (Calif.) High, a school known for its lofty academics, Martin, who majored in ancient Greek and Roman classics at Stanford, could have been the first ever fourth generation African-American at Harvard.
He was heavily recruited by the Ivy League school attended by his mother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Instead Martin went to Stanford, where he became a second-team All-American in 2011, before starting 32 games during his three years in the NFL.