Throughout his decade-long NFL profession, Martin Gramatica kicked for 4 totally different groups.
Gramatica final appeared in an NFL recreation in 2008, the second 12 months of his two-year stint with the New Orleans Saints.Â
Now 49, Gramatica opened up about his previous throughout a sitdown with TMZ to debate his memoir, “Past The Uprights: The Intimate Memoir Of Martin Gramatica.”
Gramatica opened up about what he skilled throughout his childhood, notably 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 recreation in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers Dec. 15, 2013, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Pictures))
The Tremendous Bowl-winning kicker described his father as “abusive”
“I had a really abusive father that I discuss,’ Gramatica informed the outlet.
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However he burdened he did not discuss or write about his previous, looking for sympathy.Â
“I need to ensure folks do not learn the e-book and say, ‘Really feel sorry for me,’ as a result of all the pieces that I lived, it made me a greater individual and made me a greater father,” Gramatica stated.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Martin Gramatica runs out of the tunnel earlier than a recreation in opposition to the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 29, 2015. (Kim Klement/USA In the present day Sports activities)
Gramatica stated his father supplied an instance of the kind of relationship he didn’t need to have along with his personal kids.
“It made me know what to not do with my children. I need to be sure that if any individual reads the e-book and realizes, ‘I want to interrupt this,’ and I would like any individual to comprehend it earlier than after I did. I did not notice how unhealthy 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 by way of on a first-quarter, 24-yard area objective Aug. 23, 2003, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Pictures)
Martin’s difficult relationship along with his father led to an settlement between Martin and his siblings.
“I like that child a lot that you just’re considering, ‘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 bought to interrupt this,” Martin famous.
“We’ve not spoken [to our dad] since as a result of we simply don’t desire that kind of abuse round our households. I’ve three children. My brother Santiago has two children. So, we do not need that round our children. That is what the e-book’s about.”
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Gramatica kicked for Kansas State earlier than making the leap to the NFL in 1999. He spent the primary six seasons of his NFL profession with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, profitable the Tremendous Bowl with the Bucs in 2002.Â
He ended his skilled soccer profession with a 76.4% profession area objective proportion.
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