Patriots kick-off 2016 in 82 days: Profiling No. 82 Keshawn Martin
Welcome to another installment in Musket Fire’s annual jersey number-dictated New England Patriots kick-off countdown series. For the duration of the summer, we will be profiling the player whose jersey number corresponds with the number of days left until the New England Patriots open the season against the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 11. Since today marks 82 days until the Sunday Night Football opener, we are profiling No. 82 veteran wide receiver Keshawn Martin.
Size: 5-foot-10, 190 pounds
College: Michigan State
2015 stats: 24 receptions, 269 yards, two touchdowns
NFL experience: Four seasons
Hometown: Inkster, MI
Perhaps one of the more overlooked and under-talked about wide receiver on the Patriots’ roster entering 2016 training camp, Martin holds an advantage over the likes of Chris Hogan, Nate Washington, Malcolm Mitchell and Devin Lucien in that he has experience in the Patriots’ offensive system.