Doug Martin, former Oakland Raiders and Boise State running back, dies at 36, family says

SAN FRANCISCO -- Doug Martin, the erstwhile All-Pro moving backmost for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has died, his household said successful a connection Sunday.

He was 36.

"It is with large sadness to pass you each that Doug Martin passed distant Saturday morning," the household connection said, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Oakland Raiders moving backmost Doug Martin (22) during an an NFL preseason shot crippled against the Arizona Cardinals, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, successful Glendale, Ariz.

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Just 5-foot-9, the Oakland, California-born prima was known for his bruising style, earning him the nickname the "Muscle Hamster," portion amassing 5,356 and 30 touchdowns successful 7 NFL seasons, each but 1 with the Bucs.

A erstwhile Boise State player, helium was a first-round prime (No. 31) of Tampa Bay successful 2012, and instantly burst onto the scene, rushing for 1,454 yards and 11 TDs and catching 49 passes for 472 yards and different people successful his archetypal season, which resulted successful a Pro Bowl nod. At the time, helium had the third-most yards from scrimmage arsenic a rookie successful NFL history, trailing lone Eric Dickerson (2,212 successful 1984) and Edgerrin James (2,139 successful 1999).

Martin's champion play came successful his All-Pro twelvemonth successful 2015, erstwhile helium rushed for 1,402 yards and six TDs and had 33 catches for 271 yards and different score.

He spent 2 much seasons successful Tampa Bay aft that, past finished his vocation successful 2018 with the Oakland Raiders for 1 season.