The Facts: Martin is stepping away from the team to take care of personal issues, a source informed of the situation told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport on Wednesday. It turns out, he's being suspended four games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy and he's entering rehab.
Diehards Line:Martin, who inked a five-year, $35.75 million contract in the offseason, was a healthy scratch during the Buccaneers' 31-24 loss to the Saints on Saturday. Bucs coach Dirk Koetter told reporters Monday that the decision to bench Martin was simply tied to "trying to put the Bucs in the best position to win games." Hampered by a hamstring injury in Septemeber that cost him six games, the former first-rounder averaged just 2.9 yards per carry this season, a full two yards off his 2015 pace. We'll follow up as needed.