Martin Anthony Lyons is an American former professional football defensive tackle and defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the New York Jets. Lyons played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning consensus All-American honors and SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 1978 en route to a victory in the 1979 Sugar Bowl. Lyons was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft and was a member of the New York Sack Exchange defense. Following his playing career, he spent 22 years as a radio analyst for the Jets from 2002 to 2023. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.