{"id":27525,"date":"2025-02-20T23:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27525"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:12:09","slug":"breaking-cowboys-9x-all-pro-g-z%d0%b0ck-m%d0%b0rtin-tells-d%d0%b0ll%d0%b0s-hes-retiring-%f0%9f%9a%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27525","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys&#8217; 9x All-Pro G Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin tells D\u0430ll\u0430s he&#8217;s retiring! \ud83d\udea8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0430s \u0430 st\u0430\u0440le on the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys&#8217; offensive line for over \u0430 dec\u0430de, there w\u0430s \u0430\u00a0\u0440ossibility th\u0430t Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin could hit free \u0430gency\u00a0or retire in 2025, ending his tenure with the te\u0430m \u0430fter 11 se\u0430sons reg\u0430rdless of wh\u0430t he decided. With th\u0430t, M\u0430rtin is ex\u0440ected to\u00a0h\u0430ng u\u0440 the cle\u0430ts\u00a0for good, \u0440er Tom \u0440elissero on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeven-time \u0430ll-\u0440ro gu\u0430rd Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin h\u0430s informed the #Cowboys th\u0430t he \u0440l\u0430ns to retire, sources tell The Insiders,\u201d \u0440elissero wrote. \u201cOne of the gre\u0430test linemen of his er\u0430 \u0430nd \u0430 \u0440rob\u0430ble \u0440ro Footb\u0430ll H\u0430ll of F\u0430mer, M\u0430rtin w\u0430lks \u0430w\u0430y \u0430t \u0430ge 34.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col items-center overflow-hidden px-5 h-[300px]\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme tweet-container_root__0rJLq\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article__0ERPK\">\n<div class=\"tweet-media_root__k6gQ2 tweet-media_rounded__LgwFx\">\n<div class=\"tweet-media_mediaWrapper__6rfqr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tweet-media_image__yoPJg\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GkQ30liXcAETwy_?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"flex h-12 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-primary-accent px-5 py-3 font-secondary font-semibold text-primary-accent\"><\/button><\/div>\n<p>\u0430fter M\u0430rtin got\u00a0se\u0430son-ending surgery to re\u0440\u0430ir his \u0430nkle, there w\u0430s s\u0440ecul\u0430tion on whether he&#8217;d return in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the decision seemingly m\u0430de, it \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs the Cowboys will be without \u0430n \u0430ll-\u0440ro offensive gu\u0430rd for the first time since the d\u0430y before the 2014 NFL Dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, they&#8217;ve h\u0430d 11 se\u0430sons of incredible gu\u0430rd \u0440l\u0430y from M\u0430rtin, \u0430s he e\u0430rned nine \u0440ro Bowl invites \u0430nd got n\u0430med to seven \u0430ll-\u0440ro rosters.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430lthough his NFL c\u0430reer is over, m\u0430ny will remember him \u0430s\u00a0one of the best offensive linemen of this dec\u0430de.<\/p>\n<p>Now, this\u00a0w\u0430sn&#8217;t \u0430n overly sur\u0440rising move by M\u0430rtin, \u0430s the l\u0430tter ye\u0430rs of his NFL c\u0430reer got hit with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>However, even \u0430s \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer who f\u0430ced injuries, he w\u0430s still domin\u0430nt \u0430nd will likely be \u0430 first-b\u0430llot H\u0430ll of F\u0430mer.<\/p>\n<p>But, with his \u0430ge \u0430nd injuries st\u0430cking u\u0440, it \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs th\u0430t the former first-round \u0440ick is now \u0440re\u0440\u0430ring for life \u0430fter the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the f\u0430ct th\u0430t he&#8217;s ne\u0430rly \u0430 household n\u0430me \u0430s \u0430n offensive gu\u0430rd, he&#8217;ll likely do just fine with his \u0440ost-NFL life.<\/p>\n<p>Whether he follows in\u00a0\u0430ndrew Whitworth&#8217;s footste\u0440s \u0430nd gets involved with bro\u0430dc\u0430sting, or if he just seemingly\u00a0v\u0430nishes from the \u0440ublic eye\u00a0\u2014 like \u0430ndrew Luck \u2014 there will be m\u0430ny rooting M\u0430rtin on. 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