Martin Bayless

Martin Ashley Bayless (born October 11, 1962) is a former American football cornerback/safety and American football coach for the St Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and played college football at Bowling Green State University. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round of the 1984 NFL Draft.^[1] He holds the record for most career interceptions in NCAA history with 27. After retiring from the NFL in 1998, he joined the Buffalo Bills as a Front Office Executive in 2000. He transitioned into coaching in the college ranks, and he has since held jobs with several professional football organizations.

Martin Bayless

St. Louis Battlehawks
Position:	Secondary coach
Personal information
Born:	(1962-10-11) October 11, 1962 (age 61) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Dayton (OH) Belmont
College:	Bowling Green
NFL draft:	1984 / Round: 4 / Pick: 101
Career history
As a player:
St. Louis Cardinals (1984) Buffalo Bills (1984–1986) San Diego Chargers (1987–1991) Kansas City Chiefs (1992–1993) Washington Redskins (1994) Kansas City Chiefs (1995–1996)
As a coach:
Buffalo Bills (2000–2001) Director of player development & Special projects North Carolina (2002) Graduate assistant Barcelona Dragons (2002) Coaching Intern defensive backs Amsterdam Admirals (2003) Coaching Intern defensive backs & Special teams Carolina Panthers (2003) Defensive quality control & assistant Defensive backs Oakland Raiders (2004–2005) Assistant Special teams coordinator Houston Texans (2006–2007) Assistant Defensive backs coach & Quality control secondary Minnesota Vikings (2008) NFL Coaching intern secondary California Redwoods (2009) Defensive backs coach Sacramento Mountain Lions (2010–2011) Defensive coordinator & Special teams coordinator Denver Broncos (2012) NFL Bill Walsh Minority coaching internship – Special teams Arizona Cardinals (2017) NFL Bill Walsh Minority coaching internship – Special teams coordinator Your Call Football (2018) Defensive coordinator & Secondary coach POWER Indianapolis Colts (2018) NFL Minority coaching fellowship internship – Secondary & Special teams Birmingham Iron (2019) Secondary coach & Assistant special teams Los Angeles Wildcats (2020) Special teams coordinator & Safeties coach Brevard (2020-2021) Special teams coordinator & Assistant Head Coach Jacksonville Jaguars (2021) Intern Special Teams Quality Control Philadelphia Stars (2022–2023) Special teams coordinator & Defensive backs coach Brevard (2022–2023) Senior Defensive Coordinator / Head JV Football Coach New Jersey Generals (2023) Special Teams Coordinator / Safeties Coach St. Louis Battlehawks (2024–present) Secondary coach
As an administrator:
NFLPA 2012–2015) Regional Director of Player Affairs, Collegiate Bowl Director of Football Operations NFLPA (2013–2015) Player Development
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American (1983)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 776 Sacks: 11.5 Interceptions: 12
Player stats at PFR

In 2018, Bayless became the assistant special teams coordinator and secondary coach for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.^[2] The following year, he joined the XFL's Los Angeles Wildcats as special teams coordinator and safeties coach.^[3]

In 2022, Bayless joined the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator.^[4] On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Stars would not be a part of the UFL Merger.^[5]