Martin Mayhew
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College: | Florida State (1983–1987) | ||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 1988 / Round: 10 / Pick: 262 | ||||||||||
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Martin Mayhew (born October 8, 1965) is an American
Following his playing career, Mayhew graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2000. He worked as an administrator for the XFL the same year before joining the Detroit Lions in 2001, where he worked as an assistant executive prior to being promoted to general manager in 2008. He remained in that role until 2015 and had senior executive stints with the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers before spending three seasons as Commanders general manager.
Early life and college
Mayhew was born on October 8, 1965, in
Professional career
Player
Height | Weight | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) |
172 lb (78 kg) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) |
4.47 s | 1.60 s | 2.63 s | 4.42 s | 34 in (0.86 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
7 reps | |||
All values from the 1988 NFL Combine[4] |
Mayhew was drafted by the
In 1993, he signed a four-year $5.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[2] He was offered a new contract by them during the 1997 offseason but declined it and subsequently retired, citing the lack of competitive compensation, the recent birth of his child, and his desire to finish his law degree that he started while living in Washington.[5] He finished his career playing in 118 games with 473 tackles, 21 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles, and a sack.[6]
Executive
Mayhew interned for nine months within the Redskins' personnel department in 1999, where he assisted in
Mayhew spent the 2016 season with the New York Giants as their director of football operations before joining the San Francisco 49ers as a senior personnel executive the following year.[13][14] He was promoted to their vice president of player personnel in 2019.[15] In January 2021, Mayhew was hired as the general manager (GM) of the Washington Commanders.[16] He was replaced as GM by Adam Peters in January 2024, but remained with the team as a senior personnel executive and advisor to Peters.[17]
Personal life
Following his time at Florida State, Mayhew briefly worked at a
References
- ^ a b c d e f Meinke, Kyle (April 29, 2015). "The evolution of Detroit Lions GM Martin Mayhew". MLive.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c Justice, Richard (January 22, 2021). "New Washington GM Martin Mayhew was a Joe Gibbs archetype, starting with relentless decency". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Martin Mayhew". nolefan.org. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Martin Mayhew, Combine Results, CB - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Hooper, Ernest (June 26, 1997). "Mayhew retires". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Martin Mayhew - General Manager". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lions 2013 Media Guide" (PDR). inba.info. Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Stackpole, Kyle. "5 Things To Know About Washington General Manager Martin Mayhew". WashingtonFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Jhabvala, Nicki; Maske, Mark. "Washington working to hire 49ers executive Martin Mayhew to a front-office role". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Scott, Jelani. "Washington hires Martin Mayhew as GM, appoints Marty Hurney to high-ranking front office role". NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Battista, Judy (September 24, 2008). "Fed Up With Failure, the Lions Fire Millen". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Monarrez, Carlos; Walsh, Tom (November 5, 2015). "Lions fire GM Mayhew, president Lewand". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Raanan, Jordan (February 12, 2016). "Martin Mayhew: 5 things we didn't know about Giants' new front office member". NJ.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Daniels, Tim (February 9, 2017). "Martin Mayhew Named 49ers Senior Personnel Executive: Latest Details, Reaction". www.bleacherreport.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Sports, NBC (January 24, 2019). "49ers promote Martin Mayhew to vice president of player personnel". www.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Jhabvala, Nicki. "Washington overhauls front office, naming Martin Mayhew as GM, Marty Hurney as executive VP". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ Kownack, Bobby. "Commanders hiring Lions senior director of player personnel Lance Newmark as assistant GM". NFL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Fortier, Sam. "New GM Martin Mayhew once again returns to Washington with unfinished business". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Cohn, Grace (June 11, 2020). "Martin Mayhew: Former NFL Player, Georgetown Law Graduate, NFL Executive". thehoya.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Henry, Jim. "Former Florida High, FSU star Mayhew named GM of Washington Football Team". Tallahassee Democrat. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
External links
- Martin Mayhew on Twitter
- Washington Commanders bio