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Do you think Zack Martin will be back with the Cowboys in 2025?
The Dallas Cowboys will have an interesting couple of months coming up with free agency and the NFL draft on deck. One of the biggest questions that will need to be answered is an in-house one, and that's the future of All-Pro guard Zack Martin. It's hard to believe, but Martin is going into his 12th season in the league, so he's heading towards the end of his career. However, when will the end be for Martin?
During his first six seasons in the league, Martin only missed two games, and both came in 2018. Over the last five years, Martin has played in just 10 games in a season twice, including this season due to back, shoulder, and ankle injuries. He was out for two games in 2023 as well and hinted last offseason that 2024 could be his swan song. The injuries are starting to pile up, and that doesn't bode well for an older player, especially one with lower body ailments.
Martin spoke earlier this week about where's he's at in terms of continuing his NFL career.
First off, I want to try to get healthy. Here in the next month, six weeks, me and my wife have been talking about it. Right now, I’m focused on getting healthy and seeing how I feel with this ankle kind of repaired and whether or not I’m going to go out and try to go again.
Martin has seen his play go down a tick over the last two seasons. As far as his entire résumé, though, he's been a consistent player that has performed at the highest level. He has nine All-Pro selections in 11 seasons, with seven being on the first team. Also, Martin has been a model when it comes to playing the game the right way as he has only been hit with a flag for holding just seven times and only eight times for a false start. Yes, Martin has more All-Pro nods than holding and false start penalties, which is simply unreal.
Unfortunately, the Cowboys haven't always had great success on the field since Martin came on board. Although they have five NFC East titles and six playoff appearances since Martin was drafted, it's only produced three wins in the postseason. Let's face it, losing takes a toll on players, and it gets worse the longer they continue to play and come up short. That's one of the things that Martin has to consider as well as his health going forward.
I think I’ve done a nice job in my career to really focus on what I was doing at that time throughout my career, and that’s what I’m trying to do now.
Still trying to figure out what the next chapter in my life looks like, whether that be playing football here in Dallas, playing football somewhere else, retiring, whatever that may be, that’s what...
