Martin Mayhew

Martin Mayhew
Mayhew in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1965-10-08) October 8, 1965
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school:Florida (Tallahassee, Florida)
College:Florida State (1983–1987)
NFL draft:1988: 10th round, 262nd pick
Career history
As a player:
As a staff member / executive:
Executive profile at Pro Football Reference
As an administrator:
  • NFL (2000)
    Labor operations and legal intern
  • XFL (2000–2001)
    Director of football administration
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:118
Tackles:618
Interceptions:21
Forced fumbles:5
Touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Martin R. Mayhew (born October 8, 1965) is an American former professional football executive and cornerback of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles prior to being selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 10th round of the 1988 NFL draft. Mayhew sat out his rookie season due to a wrist injury and joined the Washington Redskins a year later, with whom he won Super Bowl XXVI with, and later played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring following the 1996 season.

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 (GM) in 2008. He remained in that role until 2015, later serving senior executive roles with the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Commanders before retiring in 2025.