Green & White Sign LB Ochaun Mathis to Practice Squad & Release QB Adrian Martinez

Susanna Weir

The Jets have released WR Allen Lazard. The team also signed LB Ochaun Mathis to the practice squad and released QB Adrian Martinez.

Lazard (6-5, 227) was signed by the Jets as an unrestricted free agent in March 2023 and appeared in 36 games (24 starts) for the Green & White. During his three seasons as a Jet, Lazard recorded 70 receptions for 911 yards and 8 TDs. He appeared in 10 games (2 starts) in 2025, recording 10 receptions for 70 yards and 1 TD. Originally signed by Jacksonville as a undrafted free agent out of Iowa State in 2018, Lazard was signed by the Packers off the Jaguars' practice squad in Dec. 2018. He appeared in 57 games (40 starts) for Green Bay across 5 seasons, registering 169 receptions for 2,236 yards and 20 TDs.

Mathis (6-5, 260) was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft and appeared in 8 games during his rookie season. He was waived by the team in August 2024 and signed to the Patriots' practice squad. Mathis appeared in 5 games with New England before he was released and signed to the Eagles' practice squad. The TCU/Nebraska product appeared in one game for Philadelphia in 2024. This season, Mathis has had stints with the Titans' and Browns' practice squads but has not appeared in any games. He was released by Cleveland on Dec. 9.

Martinez (6-2, 220), who was added to the practice squad on Dec. 10, was elevated to the active roster for Week 14. The Nebraska/Kansas State product signed with the Green & White in July and spent the summer with the team. Martinez went undrafted in 2023 and spent the preseason with the Detroit Lions. He then went on to play with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL), where he earned MVP honors. Martinez signed with the 49ers practice squad in November and appeared in one game before he was released.