Did you Know? Jamie Martin

Martin is a believer in free hugs

All signs are pointing to Jamie Martin signing and filling the void left by Alex Smith’s injury. Martin is flying in today for a physical and if he passes, he’ll sign. For those that are unfamiliar with Jamie Martin we figured we’d share with you a little Did you Know.

• Middle name is Blane
• He led his team to the California Interscholastic Federation championship in 1987.
• He is an Aquarius
• He was named to the First Team All-Big Sky Conference in 1990.
• Brett Favre, John Carney, and Jeff Feagles are the only other current NFL players older than him.
• He once threw for seven touchdowns against powerhouse Eastern Washington.
• He was not drafted, signed a free agent contract with Rams in 1993.
• His first pass attempt in a Jags uniform was a 67-yard touchdown against powerhouse Detroit.
• He has blue eyes
• He isn’t a close friend of John Brodie’s so he will not wear #12.
• He tore his ACL in his first career NFL start.
• He won the Walton Payton Award in 1991.
• He has 3 of 5 vowels in his first name.
• He can say that he played for both the Los Angeles and St Louis Rams.
• He has never been a contestant on the ‘Bachelor.’
• Chiefs beat the Vikings in SB IV the year he was born.
• He was alive when gas was 0.36 cents a gallon