Adrian Martinez has joined the ranks of former Nebraska football players pursuing their dreams in the National Football League.
The ex-Husker and Kansas State quarterback signed with the New York Jets last week, becoming one of 10 players added to the roster after he spent the 2024 regular season on the Jets’ practice squad. Martinez played an important role during the Jets’ preseason, throwing for 270 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.
Before this, Martinez was part of the United Football League’s Birmingham Stallions, where he showcased his skills in the 2024 spring season, earning Most Valuable Player honors with 1,749 passing yards and 15 touchdown passes while also leading the league with 528 rushing yards. He went undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft, subsequently signing as a free agent with the Detroit Lions and participating in their preseason during his rookie year.
Martinez served as a team captain for the Huskers in three of his four seasons in Lincoln before concluding his college career at Kansas State. As the main starter under coach Scott Frost from 2018 to 2021, Martinez became the all-time leader for the Huskers in several categories, including total offensive yards (10,792), average offensive yards per game (276.7), 300-yard total offensive games (19), 400-yard total offensive games (5), and 250-yard passing games (16).
His new contract guarantees that the Jets will retain Martinez on their practice squad as the 2025 season begins with training camps later this year. Although this contract does not count toward the NFL’s 53-man roster limit, it will count against the 90-man roster limit once the league year starts in March.
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