Vaughn Martin Vaughn Martin ( born April 18 , 1986 ) is a Jamaica n - born Canadian American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft , the first Canadian university football player drafted by an NFL team as an underclassman . He played university football at the University of Western Ontario . Early years . Martin was born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto and London , Ontario . He attended London South Collegiate Institute , playing football for head coach Chris Marcus , and later Mike Stenning . He also attended The Kiski School under coach Marcus Muster for a short time before transferring . He competed as a linebacker , defensive end , defensive tackle and fullback in high school , recording 90 tackles with five stops behind the line of scrimmage in 2004 . The three - time starter was rated one of the top 12 defensive ends in Ontario by All - Star Football and Weir ' s Magazine . He also received a two - star prospect rating from " Rivals . com " . Prior to beginning his collegiate career , Martin competed for two summers with the Forest City Thunderbirds in the Central Ontario Football League . He also was a member of Team Canada , playing in the 2006 NFL Global Junior Championship in Detroit . He was named to the NFL Global Junior Championship X All - Tournament Team after helping Team Canada to a perfect 5 - 0 record , including five shutouts . University career . Martin turned down scholarship offers from the University of Toledo , the University at Buffalo , and Ohio University to enroll at Michigan State University in 2006 , but failed to qualify due to academic transcript issues . He then enrolled at Milford Academy , a preparatory school in New York . He later returned home to Ontario , where University of Western Ontario assistant coach Mickey Donovan along with special teams coach Chris Marcus — Vaughn ' s high - school coach and mentor — convinced him to enroll . Martin joined the Western Ontario Mustangs football team and saw action at defensive tackle and end during his first season . In 2008 , Martin performed mostly at defensive tackle earlier in the year , but he also at defensive end . In 12 games , he collected 36 tackles ( 22 solos ) with 3 . 5 sacks , 7 . 5 stops behind the line of scrimmage and 13 pressures . He returned an interception for a touchdown , registered a safety , caused a fumble and recovered two others . He also played fullback , where he scored twice on a pair of 3 - yard rushing attempts , finishing with 10 yards on four carries . Professional career . Pre - draft . Martin was not invited to the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine , but impressed several pro scouts in the spring of 2009 when he participated at the University of Michigan ' s Pro Day , where he ran a 4 . 96 second 40 yard dash at 330 pounds . He also set the 2009 draft class bench press record , lifting 225 pounds 44 times . San Diego Chargers . Martin became the first CIS football player drafted as an underclassman when he was picked in the fourth round , 113th overall , by the San Diego Chargers in the 2009 NFL Draft . Martin signed a four - year contract with the Chargers in July 2009 . Athletic and intelligent — he scored an impressive 38 on the NFL ' s Wonderlic Test — scouts also report that he has the bulk , strength , and agility to become a nose tackle like Jamal Williams . He recorded his first career sack on November 22 , 2010 , against the Denver Broncos , sacking quarterback Kyle Orton . On May 8 , 2011 , the Montreal Alouettes selected Vaughn Martin in the 5th round of the 2011 CFL Draft . His rights belong to the Alouettes if Martin chooses to pursue a career in the CFL . Miami Dolphins . Martin signed with the Miami Dolphins as a free agent on March 28th , 2013 .