{"id":35891,"date":"2025-02-21T12:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35891"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:22:51","slug":"cowboys-proposed-to-add-34-year-old-pro-bowl-guard-after-zack-martin-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35891","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Proposed To Add 34 Year Old Pro Bowl Guard After Zack Martin Retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1437759949-e1740097041577.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1437759949-e1740097041577.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1437759949-e1740097041577.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1437759949-e1740097041577.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Cowboys Proposed To Add 34 Year Old Pro Bowl Guard After Zack Martin Retires\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys are facing substantial change this offseason, with former offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, taking over from the departed Mike McCarthy as head coach.<\/p>\n<p>And with 8 starters set to hit free agency in March, the team will likely look significantly different in 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>Zack Martin Set To Retire From Football After 11 Years<\/h2>\n<p>Well\u2026.make that 7 starters, as one prominent starter, who was thought to be heading to free agency, or perhaps re-signing with the team, is now retiring, per Tom Pelissero.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Seven-time All-Pro guard Zack Martin has informed the #Cowboys that he plans to retire, sources tell The Insiders.<\/p>\n<p>One of the greatest linemen of his era and a probable Pro Football Hall of Famer, Martin walks away at age 34. pic.twitter.com\/M4RqV7VoB8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 20, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Dallas have a Zack Martin-sized hole to fill in their offensive line, one that is currently being filled by last year\u2019s stand-in, Brock Hoffman. Hoffman had a decent year in 2024, grading out at a respectable 66.3 from Pro Football Focus whilst serving as the team\u2019s pivot after the offseason departure of Conor Williams.<\/p>\n<p>However, another option presented would be to attempt to find an upgrade over Hoffman in the form of Pro Bowler and former Detroit Lion and Baltimore Raven, Kevin Zeitler, per Mauricio Rodriguez of A To Z Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Cowboys want to upgrade the OL, they could also make a move in March, though it seems unlikely. There are other free agents that could make sense but at 34 years old, Zeitler is the kind of veteran the Cowboys could target.\u00a0<em>Pro Football Focus<\/em>\u00a0projects his deal at $6.25 million, which is a potential bargain if he keeps up his play.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Zeitler Suggested As Replacement For Martin<\/h2>\n<p>Martin was the Cowboys\u2019 join longest-tenured player alongside defensive end, Demarcus Lawrence, whose contract is also up next month. And with 9 All-Pros and Pro-Bowls apiece, his future-Hall of Fame-career level play will not be replaced easily.<\/p>\n<p>But Zeitler was sneakily one of the better interior offensive linemen in the NFL last year, garnering a massive 86.8 grade from PFF \u2013 and had an arguably even better year than his sole Pro Bowl season the previous year, in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas could opt to take a chance on Hoffman, however paying Zeitler a very reasonable \u2248 $6 million deal could pay dividends for an offensive line that took a slight dip from its elite level play that Cowboys fans have been accustomed to over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>There is also the issue of rookie, Tyler Guyton, who struggled in his rookie year. If Guyton\u2019s play fails to improve, the team may need to push Pro Bowler, Tyler Smith out to tackle, leaving a hole at guard.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the Cowboys may feel that their current cap situation, which is tight to say the least, may not have room to add an ageing, stop-gap player who likely won\u2019t play more than a year for the organization \u2013 and could also face serious regression as he enters his age-35 season.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, this is big news for Dallas, and they will have to find a way to address the trenches in some form.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Arwas Daniel Arwas is a sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com.\u00a0Daniel began his career in sports writing in 2022 and has covered the NFL and college football for Gridiron Heroics\u00a0and\u00a0The Hammer. More about Daniel Arwas<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Cowboys News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys are facing substantial change this offseason, with former offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, taking over from the departed Mike McCarthy as head coach. And with 8 starters set to hit free agency in March, the team will likely look significantly different in 2025. 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