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Caldwell: Sam Martin's best is yet to come

Sam Martin has accomplished a lot in his first two seasons in the NFL.

He averaged 47.2 yards per punt in 2013 and 46.1 in 2014, both ranking in the top 10 in the NFL. In those two seasons he put a combined 51 punts inside the 20-yard line with only 15 touchbacks. His net average was 40.4 yards in 2013 and 40.1 in 2014, giving him the third-best net average for a punter in NFL history (min. 80 punts) in his first two seasons in the league.

On kickoffs last season, Martin was fifth in the NFL in touchbacks with 53.