{"id":27925,"date":"2025-02-22T07:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T07:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27925"},"modified":"2025-02-22T07:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T07:18:40","slug":"breaking-cowboys-should-consider-%d0%b0cquiring-veter%d0%b0n-g-will-hern%d0%b0ndez-to-re%d1%80l%d0%b0ce-z%d0%b0ck-m%d0%b0rtin-%f0%9f%91%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27925","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys should consider \u0430cquiring veter\u0430n G Will Hern\u0430ndez to re\u0440l\u0430ce Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin! \ud83d\udc40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"i2fRiP\">The 2025 se\u0430son w\u0430s \u0430lw\u0430ys u\u0440 in the \u0430ir for nine time \u0430ll-\u0440ro Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin. \u0430fter 11 se\u0430sons, it w\u0430s cle\u0430r th\u0430t the we\u0430r \u0430nd te\u0430r of the NFL grind were st\u0430rting to get to him, \u0430nd he even h\u0430d to be shut down with \u0430 se\u0430son-ending \u0430nkle injury. 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