The Martin Brothers on Beating Each Other Up, Playing Together at Notre Dame & Life After Football
Football RelatedShow Notes
Nick Martin joins his brother Zack and former Notre Dame roommate Tyler Eifert as the first official guest on Football Related.
Nick and Zack revisit a childhood where brotherly competition occasionally looked more like a fight, including one wrestling match that ended with Nick bleeding in the shower. Nick explains how their relationship changed as they got older, why he backed out of his Kentucky commitment when Notre Dame finally offered, and how getting the chance to play together helped influence Zack’s decision to return for another season.
Then Tyler finally airs his longtime grievance with offensive linemen, including the day Cincinnati left him alone against Elvis Dumervil and the time he blindsided Brian Cushing only for Cushing to come back asking for more. Nick also explains what it was like being the center responsible for commanding Notre Dame’s offensive line while his All-American older brother stood beside him.
Plus: Notre Dame’s tough loss, Zack on Dallas throwing 54 times while running it just 13, why Philly was his favorite NFL road environment, Nick’s stay-at-home-dad era, the Martin brothers winning gold jackets in a member-guest golf tournament and an honest conversation about being former NFL players trying to become beginners at something new.
Subscribe for new episodes every week.
🕑 CHAPTERS 00:00 Tyler Eifert hits Brian Cushing 01:20 Notre Dame’s loss and the one second everyone is arguing about 05:05 What Zack was really like as Nick’s big brother 08:15 Nick’s unlikely recruiting story 09:10 Why Nick left Kentucky for Notre Dame 10:05 Nick moves into Zack and Tyler’s Notre Dame house 11:25 Why Zack came back for one more season 16:50 Tyler finally confronts the offensive linemen 20:25 Left alone against Elvis Dumervil 22:00 Brian Cushing wanted Tyler to hit him again 23:55 Zack and Nick start together at Notre Dame 25:25 Nick had to command an O-line featuring his older brother 28:15 What’s wrong with the Cowboys? 30:45 Dallas ran once in its final 39 plays 31:45 Why Zack loved playing in Philadelphia 37:00 What do you do after football? 37:50 Nick’s stay-at-home-dad era 38:55 The Martin brothers win the gold jackets 42:00 Starting over when you’re used to being an expert 46:30 The new job that scared Zack and Tyler most
🔔 SUBSCRIBE to Football Related for more shenanigans and shillelaghs ☘️
👉 FOLLOW on social to keep up with the show:
SHOW - instagram.com/footballrelatedshow ZACK - instagram.com/thegob70 TYLER - instagram.com/tylereifert
Part of the Road Trippin' FAMILY 🐸🥚🍟🔌
🎙️PRODUCED by Rain Delay Media - raindelaymedia.com
In ASSOCIATION with DBPodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More from Football Related
Zack Martin and Tyler Eifert are back with the Notre Dame stories—and this time Zack is admitting which player gave him the worst game of his entire football career.
On the debut episode of Football Related, Zack Martin and Tyler Eifert sit down with Allie Clifton to explain how they went from meeting at Notre Dame to sharing a house—and how Zack dating Tyler’s sister changed the family forever. Everyone knew except Tyler. He found out last, from Uncle Kevin.
Zack Martin and Tyler Eifert were Notre Dame teammates, roommates and eventually brothers-in-law. Football Related is a weekly hang about the game, the people it brought into their lives, and everything that came with it: football breakdowns, untold career stories, family, life after the NFL and guests who lived it with them.