Blake Edmon Martinez was born on January 9,1994 and is a former American football inside linebacker of the National Football League.
37 Facts About Blake Martinez
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Blake Martinez attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona before attending Stanford University on a scholarship.
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Blake Martinez was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Blake Martinez attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, where he played tight end, running back, and linebacker under head coach Dustin Peace.
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Blake Martinez was ranked as a three-star inside linebacker by Rivals.
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Blake Martinez received several scholarship offers from schools such as Stanford, Boise State, Oregon State, and San Jose State.
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Blake Martinez received interest from Arizona, Arizona State, Northern Arizona, Oregon, and San Diego State.
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Blake Martinez ultimately signed his letter of intent to play with Stanford on August 1,2011.
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Blake Martinez had a breakout season in 2014 and started 13 games; in three of those games, he had over ten tackles.
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Blake Martinez forced a fumble in a third and goal situation from Daniel Lasco.
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Blake Martinez later commented that finishing off the game the way he did was "huge".
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Blake Martinez finished the year with a team-leading 102 tackles and was named an All-Pac-12 honorable mention and to Phil Steele's All-Pac-12 third team.
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Blake Martinez played in 14 games and finished with a team-high 141 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and six pass breakups.
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Blake Martinez's efforts earned him being named to the All-Pac-12 first team by the Conference, Associated Press, and Phil Steele.
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On December 22,2015, it was announced that Blake Martinez was one of four Stanford players who had accepted their invitation to play in the Senior Bowl, along with Kevin Hogan, Joshua Garnett, and Kyle Murphy.
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Blake Martinez was one of 39 collegiate linebackers that attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Blake Martinez completed all the drills, finishing second in the three-cone drill, third in the short shuttle, fifth in the bench press, and 11th among all linebackers in the 40-yard dash.
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On March 17,2016, Blake Martinez attended Stanford's pro day and opted to stand on the majority of his combine numbers and only performed the 60-yard shuttle, vertical jump, and positional drills.
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Blake Martinez attended a few private workouts and visits with multiple teams, including the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Blake Martinez was ranked the sixth best inside linebacker prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Blake Martinez received first team reps due to Sam Barrington's absence after suffering a foot injury a year prior.
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Blake Martinez missed three games after suffering an MCL sprain during the Packers' Week 11 loss at the Washington Redskins.
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Blake Martinez finished his rookie season in 2016 with a total of 69 combined tackles, four pass deflections, a sack, and an interception in 13 games and nine starts.
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Blake Martinez received an overall grade of 49.1 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 68th among 88 qualifying linebackers.
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Blake Martinez finished the 2017 season with 144 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, one sack, and one interception in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Blake Martinez's 144 combined tackles tied for first in the league with Buffalo Bills' linebacker Preston Brown and Cleveland Browns' linebacker Joe Schobert.
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Blake Martinez led the team in tackles and was second on the team with 979 defensive snaps.
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Blake Martinez retained his starting role as a starting inside linebacker in 2018.
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Blake Martinez started in all 16 games in 2018 and recorded 144 combined tackles, five sacks, and three pass deflections.
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Blake Martinez finished with the second most tackles among all players in 2018, behind Indianapolis Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard.
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Blake Martinez received an overall grade of 74.8 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 17th among all qualifying linebackers in 2018.
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On March 26,2020, Blake Martinez signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the New York Giants.
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Blake Martinez made his debut with the Giants in Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football.
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In Week 3, Blake Martinez suffered a torn ACL and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on September 29,2021.
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On October 4,2022, Blake Martinez signed for the practice squad of the Las Vegas Raiders and then signed to the active roster three days after.
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On November 10,2022, Blake Martinez announced his retirement from professional football after seven seasons, reportedly after he sold a rare Pokemon card.
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In February 2023, Blake Martinez stated that he is still continuing to sell Pokemon cards and has made more than $5 million after seven months.