{"id":11636,"date":"2024-12-17T02:16:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T02:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11636"},"modified":"2024-12-17T02:16:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T02:16:13","slug":"breaking-cowboys-should-expect-36-million-9-time-pro-bowler-to-cut-ties-with-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11636","title":{"rendered":"breaking: Cowboys Should \u2018Expect\u2019 $36 Million 9-Time Pro Bowler to Cut Ties With Dallas.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-on-Cowboys-20.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-on-Cowboys-20.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-on-Cowboys-20.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Heavy-on-Cowboys-20.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Zack Martin\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"218\" data-dom-ready-time=\"246\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Heavy on Cowboys<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Dallas Cowboys star Zack Martin could retire.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zack Martin\u00a0has been one of the faces of the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0franchise for more than a decade, but the star faces a difficult decision on his future.\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Bill Barnwell\u00a0believes the Cowboys should \u201cexpect to move on from Zack Martin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There have been rumors that Martin may consider retirement this offseason. After 10 games, Martin\u2019s year was cut short with a season-ending ankle injury. Barnwell\u2019s ideal offseason plan for Dallas has the franchise replacing Martin, Brandin Cooks and Terence Steele.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllow Brandin Cooks to leave and expect to move on from Zack Martin and (potentially) Terence Steele,\u201d Barnwell wrote in a December 12, 2024, story titled, \u201cOffseason moves to fix the 49ers, Bengals, Cowboys and Jets.\u201d \u201c\u2026 The right side of the offensive line needs to be replaced, too. It\u2019s unclear whether Martin will retire after battling an ankle injury in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the seven-time All-Pro guard wants to return, the Cowboys should bring him back, but they have to prepare for a world where he isn\u2019t his usual self or isn\u2019t on the field at all. They are usually content to target offensive linemen in the draft, so I expect their draft in this scenario will consist of defensive front seven players and offensive linemen.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Cowboys Would Take a $26.4 Million Dead Cap Hit by Releasing Zack Martin<\/h2>\n<p>Martin was previously on a six-year, $84 million contract that was slated to go through the 2024 season. The star agreed to restructure his deal which became a two-year,\u00a0$36.8 million contract\u00a0that runs through 2025.<\/p>\n<p>If Martin does want to play again, it makes little sense for the Cowboys to release the veteran offensive lineman. Martin\u2019s cap hit for 2025 is $10.6 million, but the dead cap penalty would be $26.4 million if the team cut the veteran, per Spotrac.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys Star Zack Martin on Retirement Rumors: \u2018We\u2019ll See What the Future Holds\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>When asked about potentially retiring, Martin declined to go into detail about his future. It is worth noting that the nine-time Pro Bowler did not deny that retirement is a possibility in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the time to have those discussions, and this is kind of all I\u2019ll say about that,\u201d Martin said on December 5,\u00a0per DallasCowboys.com\u2019s Patrik Walker. \u201cIt\u2019s a tough situation and the most important thing on my mind is getting healthy, and then having those conversations down the road. First and foremost, I want to get healthy and maybe those conversations are a little bit easier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 We\u2019ll see what the future holds.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cowboys to Consider the Future of High-Priced Star Players<\/h2>\n<p>Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones has been candid about the franchise\u2019s need to examine the high price that the team is paying for several key players. Stars like Martin, Dak Prescott and Trevon Diggs saw their season cut short with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s a balancing act that you always got to look at,\u201d Jones told\u00a0NFL.com\u2019s Ian Rapoport on December 11. \u201cEspecially when your good, good players get hurt and are not on the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt totally magnifies the issue if you lose guys like Dak, and Diggs misses games, Zack Martin misses games and it\u2019s going to magnify something like that. You\u2019re going to say \u2018God, are we smart having this much money tied in to the top five to 10 players?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy on Cowboys Dallas Cowboys star Zack Martin could retire. 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