Doug Martin was one of the more surprising first-round picks in the 2012 NFL Draft, taken 31st overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ("I was on cloud nine at that point," he says.) But the Boise State product is more than ready to run headlong into the challenge of the NFL.
VIDEO: Doug Martin On His ‘Muscle Hamster’ Nickname
Martin hadn’t been to Tampa Bay by the time of the NFLPA Rookie Premiere (the closest he had come was Miami), but he’s looking forward to better weather than he “enjoyed” in Boise, when 20-degree days in winter were the norm.
And Martin also flashed his sense of humor in his interview with our Amy K. Nelson, explaining his “Muscle Hamster” nickname: “Basically, it means a person of small stature who is very well-built. I have linemen friends, and I’m smaller than them, so I guess they decided to give me the name Muscle Hamster. I have no idea where it came from.”
If Martin can gnaw on defenses along with LeGarrette Blount in what could be a potent running attack, there might be more nervous chuckling about his nickname than anything.
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