SAN FRANCISCO — A person who died in Oakland Police custody Saturday morning was a former NFL participant, a brand new report says.
Doug Martin, the previous All-Professional working again for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died at age 36, his household stated in an announcement Sunday.
Our media companions on the Bay Space Information Group report Martin was arrested following a break-in at a house on Ettrick Road close to the Oakland Zoo. Martin was taken into custody slightly earlier than 5 a.m.
Police say he had a medical emergency, and there was a short wrestle earlier than he turned unresponsive.
“Paramedic personnel arrived, supplied medical support, and transported the person to an space hospital for additional therapy. Sadly, the person later died on the hospital,” Oakland Police Division stated in an announcement.
OPD stated officers concerned within the incident have been positioned on paid administrative go away, to adjust to departmental coverage.
Martin was born in Oakland and grew up in Stockton.
“It’s with nice disappointment to tell you all that Doug Martin handed away Saturday morning,” the household assertion stated, in keeping with the Tampa Bay Occasions.
Tampa Bay, the place Martin spent six of his seven NFL seasons, referred to as him a “fan favourite” who made “a long-lasting impression on our franchise.”
Simply 5-foot-9, the Oakland, California-born star was identified for his bruising type, incomes him the nickname the “Muscle Hamster,” whereas amassing 5,356 and 30 touchdowns in seven NFL seasons, all however one with the Bucs.
A former Boise State participant, he was a first-round decide (No. 31) of Tampa Bay in 2012, and instantly burst onto the scene, dashing for 1,454 yards and 11 TDs and catching 49 passes for 472 yards and one other rating in his first season, which resulted in a Professional Bowl nod. On the time, he had the third-most yards from scrimmage as a rookie in NFL historical past, trailing solely Eric Dickerson (2,212 in 1984) and Edgerrin James (2,139 in 1999).
Martin’s finest season got here in his All-Professional 12 months in 2015, when he rushed for 1,402 yards and 6 TDs and had 33 catches for 271 yards and one other rating.
He spent two extra seasons in Tampa Bay after that, then completed his profession in 2018 with the Oakland Raiders for one season.
Martin attended Boise State from 2007 to ’11, and ranks within the prime 10 for profession dashing yards and dashing touchdowns on the college. He was twice a primary staff all-conference honoree.
His demise is being investigated by the Oakland Police Division’s murder and inner affairs models, the Oakland Metropolis Police Fee, the Neighborhood Police Assessment Company and the Alameda County District Legal professional’s Workplace.
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