Jun 5, 2024; Frisco, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys deal with Zack Martin (70) warms up throughout follow on the Ford Middle on the Star Coaching Facility in Frisco, Texas. Obligatory Credit score: Chris Jones-Imagn Photos Longtime Dallas Cowboys star guard Zack Martin is pondering whether or not to play in 2025 and stated Tuesday he’ll decide in 4 to 6 weeks.
The nine-time Professional Bowler missed the final seven video games of the season as a consequence of season-ending ankle surgical procedure.
The 34-year-old Martin stated getting wholesome is his first precedence after which the choice about his taking part in future will observe.
“First off, I need to attempt to get wholesome. Right here within the subsequent month, six weeks, me and my spouse have been speaking about it,” Martin stated of his determination timeline. “Proper now, I am centered on getting wholesome and seeing how I really feel with this ankle sort of repaired and whether or not or not I’ll exit and attempt to go once more.”
The seven-time first-team All-Professional acknowledged the psychological part will even issue within the determination.
“Simply mentally if I am able to, I do know what it takes to be an elite participant on this league and what all goes into it,” Martin stated whereas in New Orleans for the Tremendous Bowl. “I feel I simply acquired to get my head mentally round if I need to decide to that for one more yr or not.”
One other caveat is that Martin’s contract with the Cowboys is up. The potential Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer will develop into a free agent in March and will depart after 11 seasons and 162 regular-season video games (all begins) in Dallas.
Mike McCarthy departed as coach after the season so Dallas could have a brand new head man in Brian Schottenheimer, who was offensive coordinator the previous two seasons and on the employees for the final three.
“I am excited for him, man,” Martin stated. “He is made an impression on that constructing the final couple of years. I feel what he does rather well is he does a terrific job of getting relationships within the constructing with everybody, whether or not or not it’s an offensive participant or a defensive participant.
“I do know that is sort of on the forefront of what he desires to deliver to the group is these relationships throughout the crew and all through the individuals who work there, and I feel he’ll do a terrific job with that.”
A part of the explanation Martin is in New Orleans is as a result of he is the Cowboys’ nominee for the celebrated Walter Payton Man of the Yr award. However he needs he was on the town as a participant.
“I imply, it’s going to be cool to expertise it as a fan, however clearly want we may have performed in it in some unspecified time in the future in my profession.” Martin stated.
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