TAMPA, Fla. -- The man who gave Doug Martin the "Muscle Hamster" nickname has heard his friend complain about the moniker for years.
Now that Martin wants to be known as "Dougernaut," Jarrell Root has a message for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back: Tough luck.
"I don't think it's ever going to leave him," said Root, a former defensive end who played with Martin at Boise State from 2008-11.
"I don't think you can ever take back something like that," Root said. "Imagine if 'The Fridge' didn't like being called 'The Fridge.