Martin agreed to a one-year, $3-million deal with the Commanders on Thursday, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
The defensive end played on a one-year deal in 2024 as well, with the Bears, recording 15 tackles (nine solo), including 3.0 sacks. Martin played on 213 defensive snaps and on 203 special teams snaps, the fourth season in a row in which he saw nearly as many special teams snaps as defensive snaps. The 2018 sixth-round pick of the Seahawks has never made more than 23 tackles in a season, and he's now landed one-year deals in each of the last three offseasons.
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Bears' Jacob Martin: Three sacks in 2024
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Martin played 15 snaps but recorded no stats in the Bears' 24-22 win over the Packers on Sunday.
Martin saw his first game action with the Bears in Week 8. On the season, the seven-year veteran tallied 15 total tackles, including 3.0 sacks. The defensive end has not posted more than 23 stops or 4.0 sacks in a season as he heads to unrestricted free agency in his age-29 season.
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Bears' Jacob Martin: Will play vs. Washington
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Martin (toe) is active for Sunday's game against the Commanders.
Martin will make his 2024 regular-season debut Sunday after missing the first six games due to a toe injury. The 2018 third-round pick will provide depth at defensive end behind starters Montez Sweat and DeMarcus Walker.
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Bears' Jacob Martin: Activated from IR
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The Bears activated Martin (toe) from injured reserve Saturday, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
Martin may be able to suit up for Sunday's road game against Washington, now that he's been removed from IR. The veteran defensive end has missed the entire regular season to this point due to a toe injury sustained late August, and once back on the field he's expected to contribute in a depth role.
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Bears' Jacob Martin: Questionable for Week 8
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Martin (toe) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Commanders.
Martin has yet to suit up this season after being placed on injured reserve in late August due to a toe issue. However, he was designated to return Oct. 9 and logged a full week or practice, giving himself a chance to suit up in Week 8. Martin must still be activated to the Bears' active roster in order to play Sunday.
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Bears' Jacob Martin: Won't play vs. Jaguars
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Chicago will not activate Martin (toe) from its injured reserve list for Sunday's game against Jacksonville, Scott Bair of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Martin managed a full practice Friday, but apparently he'll need to sit out at least one more game before he's ready for game action. His next chance to suit up will be in Week 8 at Washington.
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Colts' Jake Martin: Limited role in season opener
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Martin had one assisted tackle in Sunday's loss to Jacksonville.
Martin played on 10 of the defense's 70 snaps as he'll have a limited reserve role on the defensive line. Martin played in 13 games with the Broncos and Jets last season, recording 14 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, while forcing a fumble in those contests.
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Texans' Jake Martin: Signs with Texans
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Martin and the Texans agreed on a one-year contract Friday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Martin played in 13 games with the Broncos and Jets last season, recording 14 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, while forcing a fumble in those contests. He's likely slated to serve as a depth option behind the likes of Christian Harris and Denzel Perryman at outside linebacker with the Texans.
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Broncos' Jacob Martin: Will play Sunday
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Martin (knee) is active Sunday against the Panthers
Martin got in a limited practice Friday after being unable to practice earlier in the week. He should provide depth at linebacker for the team Sunday.
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Texans' Jacob Martin: Tests positive for COVID-19
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The Texans placed Martin on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.
Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports that Martin, along with Maliek Collins and Derek Rivers, all tested positive for the virus. The 2018 sixth-round pick has played over 40 percent of the Texans' defensive snaps in every game this season, so his potential absence Week 16 against the Chargers would be a big loss.
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Texans' Jacob Martin: Records sack off edge
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Martin had two tackles and one sack in Thursday's 34-20 loss to the Chiefs.
Martin came off the edge and got to Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes on the Chiefs' first drive, taking them out of field-goal range. During training camp, Texans defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver talked about a larger role for Martin, who recorded 3.5 sacks while playing 21 percent of the snaps on defense in 2019, but the edge rusher played just 18 snaps (26 percent) Thursday.
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Texans' Jacob Martin: Shows off speed in scrimmage
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Martin scooped up a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown during Thursday's scrimmage, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Martin is a budding IDP candidate for the Texans and is expected to play a larger role in 2020. He played just 221 defensive snaps (21 percent) in 2019 but contributed 3.5 sacks. He'll be on the field in all passing situations and could get more snaps if he establishes himself against the run.
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Texans' Jacob Martin: Questionable for Sunday
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Martin (knee) is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans.
Martin was limited in practice throughout the week, which was an upgrade from last week when he was unable to see any practice time. His status will be revealed closer to Sunday's 4:25 ET kickoff, and if Martin is forced to miss his second straight game, Barkevious Mingo could be looking at some extra snaps.
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Texans' Jacob Martin: Won't go Week 16
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Martin (knee) is ruled out of Saturday's game against the Buccaneers.
Martin has been unable to practice all week and accordingly will miss Saturday's tilt. Barkevious Mingo could be looking at some extra snaps as a result.
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Seahawks' Jacob Martin: Sees heightened role late in season
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Martin made 10 tackles (eight solo), three sacks and forced two fumbles in the 2018 season.
The rookie sixth-round pick spent most of the year developing his craft behind a mix of Barkevious Mingo, K.J. Wright and Mychal Kendricks (knee), but Martin passed Mingo in the pecking order over the final two games, including the playoff loss to Dallas. He proved to be a skilled pass rusher and made more sacks than any other Seahawks linebacker. Martin will look to earn a more consistent role in 2019.
