LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
TAMPA — Doug Martin is used to getting knocked down as a running back, but this time he needed some help getting back up.
Suspended four games for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy in December, one week after he was benched for a critical game at New Orleans that the Bucs lost, Martin voluntarily sought help at an undisclosed rehab center and completed his stay in February.
When coach Dirk Koetter and general manager Jason Licht met with Martin a week before the league's scouting combine, where they closely watched a deep collection of talented running backs, he was clear-eyed and focused on the future.