The Dallas Cowboys welcomed their All-Pro guard Zack Martin to the training camp. Martin decided to end his holdout on Monday and rejoin the team after receiving an improved deal.
Martin made it clear earlier in the offseason that he wants a better contract that would reflect his stature as the best guard in the NFL. Cowboys’ owner and general manager Jerry Jones was initially reluctant to make changes to Martin’s original deal but eventually caved in.
Martin will now reportedly receive fully guaranteed $36 million in 2023 and 2024 compared to the $27.5 million he was supposed to earn under the terms of the six-year, $84 million extension he signed in 2018. He will now be the third highest-paid guard in the league.
“Obviously it took a little time, but I’m super grateful to the Joneses,” Martin told ESPN’s Todd Archer after inking the reworked deal. “Once we started talking and having that connection we were able to figure something out that worked for both of us.”
Zack Martin was the Cowboys’ first-round pick in 2014. Since then, he was named to the Pro Bowl eight times and had six First-Team All-Pro selections. He only missed eight games since entering the league.
