But for all the things that feel similar, the one big change could come in terms of workload. While Hekker punted 236 times in the last three seasons, Martin had just 150 attempts. [The Panthers have made significant strides on offense since the first half of last season](https://www.panthers.com/news/bryce-young-young-offense-running-it-back-with-familiar-faces) after a rough 2023, but Martin joked about the luxury of being the punter for the team with one of the best offenses in the league. (The Bills were second, sixth, and second in the league in scoring during his three years there).
"It sounds nice when you punt once or twice a game like I did in Buffalo," he said with a laugh. "But you know, lots of those punts that come to the fourth quarter, so it's a lot of sitting, a lot of getting stiff, especially with the cold weather, so you have to pay a lot more attention on how to keep warm on the sidelines without overkicking, without overstretching.
"So I mean, obviously, if the team's punting a lot, it's not ideal. But it's also more work for the punter staying ready. Sometimes it's a little more beneficial for the punter to stay loose and kind of get into a rhythm."
"I still am totally fine with punting once a game, let's be clear," he added with a laugh. "Hopefully we can do that here."
But he won't miss the extreme amount of layering he had to do in Western New York and the very conscious steps he had to take to stay warm. Boone cold can be biting when the wind starts whipping through the valley, but Buffalo cold is a whole different beast, one you can't escape.
"Buffalo's way worse," he said with a shake of his head. "It can be bad in Boone, but that's just a taste of what Buffalo can get to. The cold is manageable. It's the wind that Buffalo gets that really makes it colder and harder to punt."
But in Charlotte, that's not as big of a factor since the weather's generally pleasant. He knows that already, one of the many reasons he already feels at home.