Category: United Football League

Adrian Martinez signs with New York Jets ahead of 2024 season

The New York Jets announced on Saturday that it signed UFL MVP Quarterback Adrian Martinez ahead of the 2024 season.

A former Husker is returning to the NFL following an MVP season in the UFL. On Saturday, the New York Jets announced that it signed UFL MVP Quarterback Adrian Martinez ahead of the 2024 season.

Martinez played for the Birmingham Stallions in the United Football League. He earned UFL MVP honors by throwing for 1,749 yards and 15 touchdowns while rushing for 528 yards. Martinez’s performance helped Birmingham to a UFL Championship, where he was named the game’s MVP.

Martinez entered the UFL after being undrafted and signed by the Detroit Lions in 2023. The Lions waived Martinez during the final roster cuts before picking him up by Birmingham. He now joins a Jets quarterback room that includes Aaron Rodgers, Tyrod Taylor, Jordan Travis, and Andrew Peasley.

Martinez played four seasons at Nebraska before transferring to Kansas State in 2022. In his final season with the Huskers, Martinez threw for 2,863 yards and 14 touchdowns, becoming the first player in school history with four 1,000-yard passing seasons.

He also averaged 308.0 yards of total offense per game, breaking his school record set during his freshman season. In his lone season at Kansas State, Martinez threw for 1,261 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 627 yards and ten touchdowns.

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Safety Omar Brown selected by DC in 2024 UFL Draft

Former Husker safety Omar Brown was selected in the 10th round of the UFL draft by the DC Defenders.

The UFL held its 2024 Draft on Wednesday, providing numerous players an opportunity to play football professionally. The Nebraska football team sat back and witnessed one of its own selected.

The DC Defenders selected former Husker safety Omar Brown in the tenth round of the UFL draft. He joins a Defenders team that put together a 4-6 record in 2024 and lost the 2023 XFL Championship game.

In his collegiate career, Brown racked up 196 total tackles across five seasons, delivered 11 tackles for loss, forced three fumbles, and snatched nine interceptions.

He spent his final two seasons of collegiate action at Nebraska. Before Lincoln, he played at Northern Iowa for three seasons.

Last season, he played in all 12 games and started in eight. Brown tied for second on the team with 51 tackles. He also produced three tackles for loss, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one interception.

His performance helped him receive an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention while also contributing to Nebraska’s best-rushing defense (92.9 yards per game), total defense (303.5 yards per game), and scoring defense (18.3 points per game) since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011.

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A closer look at Adrian Martinez’s football career

The Birmingham Stallions 35-28 victory over the Houston Roughnecks was no different, with the California native scoring five touchdowns in the win.

Former Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez continues to play at an MVP level in the United Football League. The Birmingham Stallions 35-28 victory over the Houston Roughnecks was no different, with the California native scoring five touchdowns in the win.

In eight games this season, Martinez has thrown for 1,375 yards while adding a league-leading 431 yards on the ground.

Martinez played at Nebraska from 2018-21 before transferring to Kansas State for his final college football season. In his Husker career, he went 14-24 as a starter in Lincoln.

For his career, he threw for 9,391 yards and 49 touchdowns with 30 interceptions. He also ran for 2,847 yards and 44 touchdowns.

He spent training camp with the Detroit Lions but was cut before the end of the preseason. Adrian Martinez and the Birmingham Stallions will retake the field on Saturday, May 25, at 2:00 p.m. when they travel to San Antonio to take on the Brahmas.

Below is a photo gallery of his football career.

15 former Eagles are signed to United Football League teams

With the NFL season now in the rearview and the UFL set to debut, we’re looking at 15 former Philadelphia Eagles who are participating in the spring league

With the NFL season now complete and the offseason underway, Philadelphia has one of the most extended lists of players who are getting another shot in the new eight-team UFL, which kicks off season kicks off on Saturday, March 30, 2024, with the battle of the 2023 champions: Arlington Renegades vs Birmingham Stallions.

A combination agreement (the “UFL”) is the premier spring football league that resulted from the merger of the XFL and USFL.

Russ Brandon, former President and CEO of the XFL, will lead the UFL as President and CEO. Former USFL President of Football Operations Daryl Johnston will lead football operations.

Founded in 2001, the XFL was a collaboration between NBC and WWF (WWE), spearheaded by Vince McMahon. After a hot start, poor ratings ultimately led to the league’s lasting just one season. The league returned in 2020, with McMahon again leading the reboot, but it had to close its doors again after COVID-19 shut things down after just five weeks.

The league filed for bankruptcy and was forced to sell.

A group headed by Dany Garcia, including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, bought the league out of bankruptcy for $15 million, eyeing 2023 as its return season.

The UFL has eight teams in Arlington (TX), Birmingham (AL), Detroit (MI), Houston (TX), San Antonio (TX), Memphis (TN), St. Louis (MO), and Washington D.C.

With action to begin this weekend, we’re looking at 15 former Eagles on UFL rosters.