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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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Former Husker quarterback on Nebraska’s offense ‘your running back has to be your leading rusher’

What are the keys to a successful offense?

What are the keys to a successful offense? One former Husker quarterback has strong thoughts regarding the current Nebraska offensive philosophy and whether or not it’s a recipe for success long term.

Adrian Martinez appeared on Big Red Wrap-Up and was asked about the importance of a quarterback running game and how to create an offense that can experience success long term.

This is just my opinion, and it might upset some people but your running back has to be your leading rusher. Has to be, for sustained success. I believe in that. Now you find ways to win and that’s all good… to have the run game first it has to be the running back with a quarterback as a compliment and tie in play action because play action is the best pass game.

Nebraska’s leading rusher is QB Heinrich Haarberg who has amassed 424 yards and four touchdowns on the season. Anthony Grant is the leading rusher for the backs with 302 yards and three touchdowns. Martinez played at Nebraska from 2018-21 before transferring to Kansas State last season. In
his Husker career, he went 14-24 as a starter in Lincoln.

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

He led the Huskers in rushing yards for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He would spend his first NFL training camp as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions. Matinez was cut following the preseason.

Find a photo gallery of Adrian Martinez’s playing career below.