Charly Martin
Charly Martin is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes.
Martin also played for the Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL draft, Martin signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent. He appeared in all four preseason games with the team in 2009, catching seven passes for 88 yards. The Chargers waived Martin during final cuts on September 5.
Martin was signed to the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers on September 9, 2009. He remained there during the first 10 weeks of the regular season before being promoted to the active roster on November 17 after offensive tackle Jordan Gross was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
He was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad on December 2, 2011.
Martin was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on January 5, 2012. Martin appeared in each preseason game for the Seahawks in 2012, catching one pass for a touchdown on August 23 versus the Kansas City Chiefs. Martin was waived by the Seahawks on November 6, 2012 and re-signed to the practice squad on November 7, 2012. He was released on July 11, 2013 to make room for Kyle Nelson, who was picked up from waivers from the San Francisco 49ers.
On July 11, 2013, Martin was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers after being released by the Seattle Seahawks. He was waived on August 6, 2013, to make room for punter Colton Schmidt.
Jacksonville Jaguars (2013)
On August 7, 2013, Martin was claimed off waivers by the Jaguars. He was released by the Jaguars on August 30, 2013.