Kelvin Martin ( American football ) Kelvin Brian Martin ( born May 14 , 1965 in San Diego , California ) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League who was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft . He graduated from Boston College and played in ten NFL seasons from 1987 to 1996 for the Cowboys , Seattle Seahawks , and Philadelphia Eagles . Early years . At Jean Ribault High School in 1982 , he made first - team All - City , while leading all Jacksonville wide receiver s in catches ( 47 ) , yards ( 746 ) and touchdown s ( 7 ) . College career . Among the top wide receiver s in Boston College history , he was a three year starter . still holds the career touchdown receptions record with 28 . Remains second in career yardage ( 2 , 337 yards ) behind Pete Mitchell and fifth in receptions ( 133 ) . Overall , he scored 194 career points . In 1985 he was named as an All - East wide receiver , had a career - high 172 receiving yards against Pittsburgh University , and was key contributor in Boston College ’ s Cotton Bowl win . He caught the winning touchdown pass in the final seconds of Boston College 27 - 24 Hall of Fame Bowl victory over Georgia University in 1986 . As a punt return specialist , he led the nation in yardage in 1985 ( 510 ) . He set Boston College records for career returns ( 79 for 1 , 012 yards ) , single season yardage ( 510 ) , single game yardage ( 166 ) , and scored four touchdown s on punt runbacks . In 2000 , he was Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys ( first stint ) . Martin was drafted in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys , after dropping because of concerns over his size and speed . Nicknamed " K - Mart " , after being used mostly as a punt returner as a rookie , by his second season he was named the starter playing alongside Michael Irvin . In 1989 he led the team in receptions with 46 , even though he was placed on the injured reserve list on November 21 with a left knee interior cruciate ligament injury . The next year he repeated as the team leader in receptions with 64 . With the arrival of Alvin Harper in 1991 , he was limited to a third down role and as a punt returner . He caught 32 passes for 359 yards and three touchdown s during the 1992 Super Bowl championship season ; also returned two punts for touchdown s . Martin participated in Super Bowl XXVII , did not have any receptions in the game but returned 3 punts for 35 yards and 4 kickoffs for 79 for a total of 114 yards , the same number of yards that Michael Irvin had with his 6 receptions in the game . After the season the Cowboys couldn ' t resign him because of salary cap considerations , so he declared for free agency , leaving as the franchise all - time leader in punt - return yardage with 1 , 803 yards . He also led the team in punt returns in five different seasons , tying the record held by Bob Hayes . Seattle Seahawks . Martin signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an unrestricted free agent in 1993 . In two years with the Seahawks , he registered 113 receptions , 1 , 479 yards and six touchdown s . he was left unprotected for the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft . Jacksonville Jaguars . He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft , but was later released to reach the 95 - man roster limit . Philadelphia Eagles . After his release he signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles , and appeared in nine games during the 1995 season , catching 17 passes for 206 yards . he was placed on the injured reserve list . Dallas Cowboys ( second stint ) . Re - signed with the Cowboys in 1996 , catching 25 passes for 380 yards . He retired at the end of the season , finishing his career with 367 passes for 4 , 768 yards , 15 touchdown s and 41 punts returns for 373 yards . Personal life . He was a special teams and wide receiver s assistant coach at Jacksonville University in 2000 . He left to coach wide receiver s and special teams for the University of North Texas in 2001 and 2002 before resigning from the team .