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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name           = Tee Martin
| image          = Tee Martin visits Kentucky National Guard.jpg
| image_size     =
| alt            = 
| caption        = Martin visits the [[Kentucky Army National Guard]] in 2010
| current_team   = Baltimore Ravens
| position       = [[Quarterbacks coach]]
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Mobile, Alabama]], U.S.
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| high_school    = [[Williamson High School (Alabama)|Williamson]] (Mobile, Alabama)
| college        = [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] (1996–1999)
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 2
| weight_lbs     = 225
| draftyear      = 2000
| draftround     = 5
| draftpick      = 163
| pastteams      =
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2001}})
* [[Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)|Rhein Fire]] ([[2002 NFL Europe season|2002]])
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2003}})
* [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] ([[2004 CFL season|2004]]–[[2005 CFL season|2005]])
| pastcoaching   =
* [[Morehouse College#Athletics|Morehouse]] (2006)<br>Passing game coordinator
* [[North Cobb High School|North Cobb HS]] (2007)<br>Passing game coordinator & quarterbacks coach
* [[North Atlanta High School|North Atlanta HS]] (2008)<br>Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
* [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]] (2009)<br>Quarterbacks coach
* [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]] (2010)<br>Wide receivers coach
* Kentucky (2011)<br>Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach
* [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (2012–2013)<br>Wide receivers coach
* USC (2014–2015)<br>Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach
* USC (2016–2018)<br>Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach
* [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] (2019–2020)<br>Assistant head coach & wide receivers coach
* [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{NFL Year|2021}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})<br>Wide receivers coach
* [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)<br>Quarterbacks coach
| highlights     = '''As player:'''
* [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national champion]] ([[1999 Fiesta Bowl|1998]])
* First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1999 All-SEC football team|1999]])
| statlabel1     = Completion %
| statvalue1     = 37.5
| statlabel2     = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[interception|INT]]
| statvalue2     = 0–1
| statlabel3     = Passing yards
| statvalue3     = 69
| statlabel4     = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue4     = 25.3
| statlabel5     = Rushing yards
| statvalue5     = 36
| statlabel6     = 
| statvalue6     = 
| cflstatlabel1  = Completion %
| cflstatvalue1  = 42.1
| cflstatlabel2  = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[interception|INT]]
| cflstatvalue2  = 1–4
| cflstatlabel3  = Passing yards
| cflstatvalue3  = 458
| cflstatlabel4  = [[Passer rating]]
| cflstatvalue4  = 43.2
| cflstatlabel5  = Rushing yards
| cflstatvalue5  = 64
| regular_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|record=y}} -->
| playoff_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|record=y}} -->
| overall_record = <!-- {{Winning percentage|ww|ll|record=y}} -->
| cfl-archive    = https://web.archive.org/web/20150426091850/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/165
| pfr            = MartTe00
| pfrcoach       =  
}}

'''Tamaurice Nigel''' "'''Tee'''" '''Martin''' (born July 25, 1978) is an [[American football]] coach and former [[quarterback]] who is the [[quarterbacks coach]] for the [[Baltimore Ravens]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach at the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|University of Tennessee]], [[USC Trojans football|University of Southern California]], [[Kentucky Wildcats football|University of Kentucky]], [[New Mexico Lobos football|University of New Mexico]], [[North Atlanta High School|North Atlanta HS]], [[North Cobb High School|North Cobb HS]], and [[Morehouse College#Athletics|Morehouse College]].

Martin played [[college football]] for the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee Volunteers]], leading [[1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team|their 1998 team]] to [[1999 Fiesta Bowl|a national championship]], and he was selected by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the fifth round of the [[2000 NFL draft]]. During his six seasons of playing in the NFL and the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL), Martin played for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], [[Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)|Rhein Fire]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[Oakland Raiders]], and [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]].

==Early life==
Martin attended and played [[high school football]] at [[Williamson High School (Alabama)|Williamson High School]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Ted |date=August 26, 2016 |title=From Mobile to Los Angeles, USC's Tee Martin has charted his own course |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/mobile-los-angeles-uscs-tee-martin-charted/story?id=41682815 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===College===
While at the [[University of Tennessee]], Martin played college football under head coach [[Phillip Fulmer]] from 1996 to 1999. Martin was a backup to [[Peyton Manning]] during his freshman and sophomore years at the [[University of Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dufresne |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Dufresne |date=January 3, 1999 |title=The Tee in Tennessee |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jan-03-sp-60144-story.html |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035}}</ref> During his junior season, Martin led the [[1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team]] to a 13–0 record and a [[1999 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta Bowl]] victory over [[1998 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]], winning the school its first [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship]] since [[1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team|1951]].<ref name="UKABio">{{Cite web |title=Tee Martin bio |url=http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/martin_tee00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217020135/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/martin_tee00.html |archive-date=February 17, 2010 |access-date=February 12, 2010 |publisher=[[University of Kentucky]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |date=January 5, 1999 |title=Tennessee Goes Out on Top |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/01/05/tennessee-goes-out-on-top/49a81f98-103c-4444-941d-1d3346c9120d/ |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> He was teammates with running back [[Jamal Lewis (American football)|Jamal Lewis]] in his early years at Tennessee and wide receiver [[Peerless Price]], who each went on to play in the NFL.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Tennessee Volunteers Roster |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/1998-roster.html |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[Sports Reference]]}}</ref>

In the 1998 season, Martin broke the NCAA record for consecutive completions.<ref name="UKABio" /> Against [[1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]], Martin completed his first 23 passes. Combined with a completion on his last pass the previous week against [[1998 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]], Martin's string of 24 consecutive completions and 95.8% completion percentage set new records. Martin broke the [[Southeastern Conference]] record of [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]]' [[Kent Austin]], which was 20 consecutive. He broke the NCAA record for completions over multiple games with 23 consecutive over two games, which was shared by [[USC Trojans football|Southern Cal]]'s [[Rob Johnson (American football)|Rob Johnson]] and [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]'s [[Scott Milanovich]]. In addition, he broke the one-game record of 22 straight completions set by [[1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]]'s [[Chuck Long]] in 1984. Lastly, his 95.8% completion percentage broke the previous best single-game completion percentage of 92.6% set by [[1983 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]'s [[Rick Neuheisel]] in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 1998 |title=No. 3 Vols, Martin Blast S.C. |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-3-vols-martin-blast-sc/ |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>

In 1999, Martin led the Vols to their second consecutive [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]] bowl, a 31–21 loss to #3 [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] in the [[2000 Fiesta Bowl|Fiesta Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/1999-schedule.html |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=[[Sports Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> During Martin's two years as a starter at Tennessee, the Vols were 11–1 over six major conference foes, (2–0 vs. [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]], 2–0 vs. [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], 2–0 vs. [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]], 2–0 vs. [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]], 2-0 vs. [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]], and 1–1 vs. [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]).

====College statistics====

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! School
! Conf
! Pos
! G
! Cmp
! Att
! Pct
! Yds
! Y/A
! AY/A
! TD
! Int
! Rate
|-
! [[1996 NCAA Division I-A football season|1996]]
! [[1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
| SEC
| QB
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 50.0
| 24
| 6.0
| 6.0
| 0
| 0
| 100.4
|-
! [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1997]]
! [[1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
| SEC
| QB
| 4
| 6
| 12
| 50.0
| 87
| 7.3
| 5.2
| 1
| 1
| 121.7
|-
! [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]]
! [[1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
| SEC
| QB
| 12
| 153
| 267
| 57.3
| 2,164
| 8.1
| 8.5
| 19
| 6
| 144.4
|-
! [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]]
! [[1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
| SEC
| QB
| 11
| 165
| 305
| 54.1
| 2,317
| 7.6
| 7.1
| 12
| 9
| 125.0
|-
| style="font-weight:bold;" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tee-martin-1.html Career]
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Tennessee
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 326
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 588
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 55.4
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 4,592
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 7.8
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 7.7
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 32
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 16
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 133.6
|}

===Professional===
{{NFL predraft
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|    height in = 1 5/8
|       weight = 227
|         dash = 4.61
|    ten split = 1.62
| twenty split = 2.67
|      shuttle =
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|     broad ft =
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|    hand span = 10 1/4
|    wonderlic = 11
|         note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=4800 |title=Tee Martin, Combine Results, QB - Tennessee |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref>
}}

Martin was drafted in the fifth round with the 163rd overall pick in the [[2000 NFL draft]] by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tee Martin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MartTe00.htm |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Martin spent one season in the [[NFL Europe]] league.<ref name="UKABio" /> During the 2002 season, he helped lead the [[Rhein Fire (NFL Europe)|Rhein Fire]] to a league best 7–3 record. The Fire lost in the [[World Bowl X|World Bowl]], falling 20–26 to the [[Berlin Thunder]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Europe/WLAF Seasons |url=http://www.footballdb.com/nfl-europe/index.html |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=The Football Database}}</ref>   In 2004, Martin was released as a member of the [[Oakland Raiders]] after four NFL seasons.  Martin finished his playing career as the 3rd string quarterback for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in 2004 and 2005.

==Coaching career==
===Morehouse College===
Martin began his coaching career as the passing game coordinator at [[Morehouse College]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2010 |title= UK names Tee Martin as new WR coach |url=https://kentucky.rivals.com/news/uk-names-tee-martin-as-new-wr-coach |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=kentucky.rivals.com}}</ref>

===North Cobb HS===
In 2007, Martin joined [[North Cobb High School]] as their passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tee Martin - Football Coach - University of Tennessee Athletics |url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/tee-martin/3290 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref>

===North Atlanta HS===
In 2008, Martin joined [[North Atlanta High School]] as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.<ref name="w049">{{cite web | last=Ragan | first=Zach | title=Listen: Tee Martin was once denied a job at Tennessee after his NFL career ended | website=A to Z Sports | date=2022-05-29 | url=https://atozsports.com/nashville/listen-tee-martin-football-tennessee-vols/ | access-date=2025-01-31}}</ref>

===New Mexico===
In 2009, Martin was hired by the [[New Mexico Lobos football|University of New Mexico]] as their quarterbacks coach under head coach [[Mike Locksley]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2009 |title=New Mexico Fits Martin to a Tee |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/229081/new-mexico-fits-martin-to-a-tee.html |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=Albuquerque Journal}}</ref>

===Kentucky===
In 2010, Martin joined as the wide receivers coach at the [[Kentucky Wildcats football|University of Kentucky]] under head coach [[Joker Phillips]].<ref name="Tee Martin Joins UK Football Staff">{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2010 |title=Tee Martin Joins UK Football Staff |url=https://ukathletics.com/news/2010/02/09/55aebe78e4b05936b846782b-131468019704395010/ |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=Kentucky Wildcats Athletics}}</ref> In 2010, Martin was given an additional role as passing game coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2011 |title=Martin named UK's passing game coordinator |url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/article44077122.html |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=Kentucky.com}}</ref>

===USC===
In February 2012, Martin was hired as the wide receivers coach at the [[USC Trojans football|University of Southern California]] under head coach [[Lane Kiffin]]. He had been linked with jobs at both [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] and [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] previously. News of his hiring at [[USC Trojans football|USC]] was broken by a [[Twitter|tweet]] by quarterback [[Matt Barkley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lev |first=Michael |date=February 15, 2012 |title=Reports: USC to hire Tee Martin as WR coach |url=http://www.ocregister.com/2012/02/15/reports-usc-to-hire-tee-martin-as-wr-coach/ |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[Orange County Register]]}}</ref> Martin replaced [[Ted Gilmore]] who left to take a job at the [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Eric |date=February 7, 2012 |title=Ted Gilmore leaves USC Trojans for Oakland Raiders job |url=http://www.espn.com/los-angeles/ncf/story/_/id/7552936/source-ted-gilmore-leaves-usc-trojans-oakland-raiders-job |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> On December 18, 2015, Martin was promoted to offensive coordinator for the Trojans under head coach [[Clay Helton]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Gary |date=December 18, 2015 |title=USC promotes Tee Martin to offensive coordinator - LA Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/uscnow/la-sp-usc-tee-martin-offensive-coordinator-20151218-story.html |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>  On December 27, 2018, after a 5–7 season, Martin became a casualty of a staff shakeup and was fired from the position.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toppmeyer |first=Blake |date=November 27, 2018 |title=Former UT Vols QB Tee Martin is out as USC offensive coordinator |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2018/11/27/usc-tee-martin-fired-tennessee-football-ut-vols-clay-helton/2111796002/ |access-date=November 28, 2018 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en}}</ref>

===Tennessee===
On January 15, 2019, Martin joined the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|University of Tennessee]], his alma mater, as their assistant head coach and wide receivers coach under head coach [[Jeremy Pruitt]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Chris |date=January 15, 2019 |title=Sources: Ex-Vols QB Martin to join Pruitt's staff |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25765081 |access-date=January 15, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Baltimore Ravens===
On February 6, 2021, Martin was hired by the [[Baltimore Ravens]] as their wide receivers coach under head coach [[John Harbaugh]], replacing [[David Culley]], who departed to become the head coach of the [[Houston Texans]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Clifton |date=February 6, 2021 |title=Ravens Hire Four Coaches, Including Pass Game Specialist and WR Coach |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-add-four-coaches-to-staff-including-pass-game-specialist-and-wr-coach |access-date=February 13, 2021 |website=www.baltimoreravens.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

On February 22, 2023, Martin was made quarterbacks coach, replacing [[James Urban]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2023 |title=Tee Martin Named Quarterbacks Coach, Willie Taggart Joins Staff |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/press-release-ravens-coaching-staff-announcements-x7795 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Martin was born and raised in [[Mobile, Alabama]]. He is married to his wife, [[Toya (singer)|Toya Rodriguez]], a recording artist known professionally as Toya.<ref name="UKABio" /> His oldest child, [[Amari Rodgers]], played as a wide receiver for the [[Houston Texans]]. Amari is a [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson University]] alumnus, where he recorded over 1,000 receiving yards during his senior season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Chris |date=January 30, 2017 |title=How Clemson football landed Tee Higgins, Amari Rodgers |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/01/30/how-east-tennessee-football-stars-tee-higgins-amari-rodgers-picked-clemson/97215006/ |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]}}</ref> Martin's middle child, Kaden, is a highly recruited football and baseball prospect who is committed to the [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|University of Miami]] as a baseball player but will also walk onto the football team. Martin's youngest son, Cannon, was born in 2012.

Martin owns Playmakers Sports, a company specializing in sports event planning, quarterback training, and skills development<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tee Martin |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/teemartin |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref> and is a college football expert on [[Comcast Sports Southeast]] program ''Talkin' Football''.<ref name="Tee Martin Joins UK Football Staff"/> He is a quarterback coach for the [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] Elite 11 Quarterback Camps, Nike Football Training Camps, and has trained many high school and Division 1 quarterbacks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tee Martin |url=http://usctrojans.com/staff.aspx?staff=318 |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=USC Trojans Athletics}}</ref> In 2008, Martin created the "Dual Threat" Quarterback Camp and Academy in [[Atlanta]], Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lev |first=Michael |date=February 23, 2012 |title=USC football: Tee Martin is officially on board |url=http://www.ocregister.com/2012/02/23/usc-football-tee-martin-is-officially-on-board/ |access-date=July 26, 2017 |website=[[Orange County Register]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tee-martin-1.html College statistics] at [[Sports Reference]]
* [https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/coaches-roster/tee-martin Baltimore Ravens coaching bio]
* [https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/tee-martin/15704 Tennessee Volunteers bio]

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