Detroit Lions punter Sam Martin was the first kicker to receive a scholarship at Appalachian State, but early struggles had his coaches delivering the harshest of criticism. But the opportunity to learn how to punt opened up for him, and he accepted that challenge head-on. Martin talks with True Underdog Jayson Waller and co-host John LeBlanc about the adversity, negativity and depression he felt before he came out on the other side as a professional athlete in America's biggest sport.

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