BIOGRAPHY
Blake Edmon Martinez was born January 9, 1994 in Tucson, Arizona. He is an inside linebacker in the NFL.
Martinez was born in Tucson, Arizona to Marc and Carrisa Martinez. He attended Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, where he played tight end, running back, and linebacker under head coach Dustin Peace. In addition to lettering in football, he also lettered in basketball and volleyball. During his time at Canyon del Oro, he was named to the PrepStar All-West Region Team, and was also a Two-Time Defensive Player of the year. Additionally, he holds the school record with 247 tackles, while also amassing 1,100 total offensive yards his senior year.
Martinez was ranked as a three-star inside linebacker by Rivals.com. He received several scholarship offers from schools such as Stanford, Boise State, Oregon State, and San Jose State. He also received interest from Arizona, Arizona State, Northern Arizona, Oregon, and San Diego State. He ultimately signed his letter of intent to play with Stanford on August 1, 2011.
As a true freshman with the Stanford Cardinal in 2012, Martinez played in fourteen games and had the first tackle of his college career against Duke University.[1] At the end of the year, he received Stanford's Greg Piers Service Team Award on for his efforts on defense. Continuing into his second year in 2013, Martinez played in 10 games and had 11 tackles (seven solo). Martinez had a breakout season in 2014 and started 13 games; in three of those games, he had over ten tackles. As a senior in 2015, Martinez was named to Phil Steele's All-America preseason fourth team and his All-Pac-12 First team.
On December 22, 2015, it was announced that Martinez was one of four Stanford players who had accepted their invitation to play in the Senior Bowl. On March 17, 2016, Martinez attended Stanford's pro day and opted to stand on the majority of his combine numbers and only performed the 60-yard shuttle, vertical jump (34"), and positional drills.
The Green Bay Packers selected Martinez in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 6, 2016, the Green Bay Packers signed Martinez to a four-year, $2.72 million contract that included a signing bonus of $383,393.
On March 26, 2020, Martinez signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the New York Giants.
