Throughout his decade-long NFL profession, Martin Gramatica kicked for 4 totally different groups.
Gramatica final appeared in an NFL sport in 2008, the second 12 months of his two-year stint with the New Orleans Saints.
Now 49, Gramatica opened up about his previous throughout a sitdown with TMZ to debate his memoir, “Beyond The Uprights: The Intimate Memoir Of Martin Gramatica.”
Gramatica opened up about what he skilled throughout his childhood, significantly the tense relationship he had along with his father.
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Retired kicker Martin Gramatica of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers watches pregame ceremonies throughout a sport towards the San Francisco 49ers Dec. 15, 2013, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Photographs))
The Tremendous Bowl-winning kicker described his father as “abusive”
“I had a very abusive father that I speak about,’ Gramatica told the outlet.
But he stressed he didn’t talk or write about his past, seeking sympathy.
“I need to make certain individuals do not learn the ebook and say, ‘Feel sorry for me,’ as a result of every thing that I lived, it made me a greater particular person and made me a greater father,” Gramatica said.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Martin Gramatica runs out of the tunnel before a game against the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 29, 2015. (Kim Klement/USA Today Sports)
Gramatica said his father provided an example of the type of relationship he did not want to have with his own children.
“It made me know what to not do with my children. I need to ensure that if anyone reads the ebook and realizes, ‘I would like to interrupt this,’ and I would like anyone to comprehend it prior to once I did. I did not understand how dangerous it was till I had my first son when Nico was born.”
Nico Gramatica is a placekicker for the South Florida Bulls.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Martin Gramatica follows through on a first-quarter, 24-yard field goal Aug. 23, 2003, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Martin’s challenging relationship with his father led to an agreement between Martin and his siblings.
“I like that child a lot that you just’re pondering, ‘How can I ever do what my father did to me?’ So, that is what I really feel. I talked to my brothers, and we made a pact. We obtained to interrupt this,” Martin noted.
“We have not spoken [to our dad] since as a result of we simply don’t need that sort of abuse round our households. I’ve three children. My brother Santiago has two children. So, we do not need that round our youngsters. That is what the ebook’s about.”
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Gramatica kicked for Kansas State before making the leap to the NFL in 1999. He spent the first six seasons of his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning the Super Bowl with the Bucs in 2002.
He ended his professional football career with a 76.4% career field goal percentage.
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