Former Nebraska Quarterback Adrian Martinez to continue football career

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – Former Nebraska Quarterback Adrian Martinez is continuing his football career at the professional level.

Martinez signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League. Martinez led the Big Red from 2018-2021 passing for 9,391 yards, 49 touchdowns with 30 interceptions adding 2,847 yards and 44 touchdowns rushing during his collegiate career.

Martinez went 14-24 as a starter for the Huskers prior to transferring to Kansas State. Martinez went undrafted in the National Football League but spent some time on the Detroit Lions roster.

The Birmingham Stallions have won the last two USFL championships.

Since Martinez’s departure from Lincoln, Nebraska has struggled to find a long-term signal caller option. Martinez’s successor, Casey Thompson, spent a lone season with the Huskers prior to joining Florida Atlantic, and the former Texas Longhorns Quarterback finds himself in the transfer portal once again.

Thompson’s successor, Jeff Sims, also spent a lone season at Nebraska and has entered the transfer portal as well, as has backup quarterback, Chubba Purdy, the brother of San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy.

READ MORE: Nebraska Depth Chart: Defense

As Nebraska moves closer to the start of the 2023 season, the Huskers have finally released their team depth chart. With the release, we now have a better idea of what the first-string defense will look like.

This season sees Nebraska adopt a 3-3-5 defense under new coordinator Tony White. He learned the defense under Rocky Long, considered one of the significant influences on the modern spread defense.

White’s defenses have developed a reputation for their aggressive blitz packages and unorthodox alignments. This won’t be head coach Matt Rhule’s first time with the new base defense, either. He used the 3-3-5 during his time at Baylor.

You can find the listing of the first-string defense