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Jerry Jones pays a HUGE honor to Dallas Cowboys legend Zack Martin
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3/12/2025
Mauricio Rodriguez discusses Jerry Jones' recent comments about Dallas Cowboys now-retired guard Zack Martin.
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So Jerry Jones made Zack Martin a promise that Jimmy Johnson wishes he had received decades ago.
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Hey what's up everyone it's Mauricio Rodriguez here at ADZ Sports Dallas.
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So last week we had Zack Martin's retirement press conference and it was as emotional as
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you could expect for many reasons. Zack Martin addressed many former teammates in his speech,
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he addressed the Joneses, he addressed the fans, he addressed many people. But I think what made
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it so emotional was that everyone seemed to be there for him and I'm talking about former
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teammates but not only players that were on the 2024 Cowboys like say Jack Prescott. You also had
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Sean Lee in there and Leighton Van Der Esch and Tyron Smith and you had the likes of Tyler
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Vyotish and Tony Romo. There were so many players there only to see Zack Martin say goodbye to
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football and it was just a great experience. Now before we get to Jerry Jones's promise I want to
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share with you what Zack Martin had to say directly to fans because you deserve to hear that and I
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quote, and finally to Cowboys fans I have never experienced anything like you. No matter where
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you go in the world you can always find a Cowboys fan. It was an absolute privilege to run out of
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the tunnel every Sunday and give the city everything I had. I know many of you may have seen
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this decision coming but that doesn't make it any easier. Football has been a huge part of my life
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what I know what I love and what it shaped me for as long as I can remember. I did not make this
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decision lightly it came after a long spot in prayer but the time has come for my football
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journey to reach its end. As I step away from the game I do so with a full heart knowing I gave it
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everything I had and he really did. Zack Martin earned nine All-Pro honors throughout his career
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that includes seven First Team All-Pros and he was the absolute example of perfect and consistency
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for the Cowboys for all those years. That alone will get him into the Hall of Fame but Jerry Jones
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was faced with a great question from Voice of the Cowboys Brad Cham when he asked him,
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will you commit to placing Zack Martin in the Ring of Honor before he makes it into Canton Ohio?
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Now this is a very significant question because the Marcos Ware for example was inducted into
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the Ring of Honor after he went in the Hall. Jimmy Johnson spent 29 years, 29 insulting years
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before going into the Ring of Honor so it was a big question and Jerry Jones had a very blunt
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simple yet significant response which was yes. Now that places a deadline for the Cowboys to
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place Zack Martin into the Ring of Honor because I believe he will be a first ballot. I wrote about
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this for ADZ Sports and I will link the article below but Zack Martin has a resume to go into the
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Hall in his first year of eligibility that would be five years from now so that is that would be
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after the 2029 season which makes me think that Jerry's promise will mean that in 2029 one of
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those primetime games will be the day that Zack Martin goes in the Ring of Honor because the
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Cowboys cannot risk after Jerry's promise to have him going to the Hall
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before he goes in the Ring of Honor so 2029 season you can expect Zack Martin's name to go up there.
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Thank you for the memories, Zack. You were awesome.
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