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| Position: | Defensive tackle, Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 15, 1957 Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. Petersburg Catholic (St. Petersburg, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 1 / pick: 14 | ||||||||
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Martin Anthony Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Lyons played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning consensus All-American honors. Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft, he played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Jets. He was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange," the team's dominant front four in 1981 and 1982 that also featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Joe Klecko. Following his playing career, he spent 22 years as a radio analyst for the Jets from 2002 to 2023.