Adrian Martinez is back in the NFL as the former Jets quarterback heads to the Pacific Northwest to join the Seattle Seahawks’ practice squad.
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Seahawks signed the 26-year-old after he worked out for Seattle and Baltimore this week.
The Ravens were out on Martinez after signing former Packers quarterback Kedon Slovis and trading for NFL journeyman Jacoby Brisset from the Cardinals.
Martinez will be back on an NFL roster after his last appearance was for division rival 49ers last season, when he made one in-game appearance: a late-game kneel-down at the end of a 34-24 win against the Giants in Week 9.
That moment in victory formation is the only regular-season action Martinez has been apart of in his NFL career.
In college, Martinez was a dual-threat standout at Kansas State and Nebraska, where he threw for over 9,700 passing yards, ran for 2,900 rushing yards and racked up 96 total touchdowns over 49 games.
Martinez’s professional career so far has been full of trials and tribulations.
He went undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft, then signed as a rookie free agent with Lions.
Detroit then released Martinez after the preseason.
A few months later in December, Martinez signed with the UFL Birmingham Stallions and lit up the growing spring league. He became the league MVP and earned All-UFL team honors after a 2024 campaign with 1,750 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, 530 yards and three touchdowns.
Martinez capped off the special season with a UFL championship over the San Antonio Brahmas and earned MVP honors in the title game.
With Sam Darnold’s quad and rib injury from “Monday Night Football” against the Bears sidelining him for at least Week 9, Seattle is taking a shot on Martinez as depth.
