It was reported on Thursday that longtime Dallas Cowboys guard Zack Martin is set to retire from the NFL after an incredible career that will land him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday. You cannot find a Cowboys fan who does not hold Martin in the highest regard and that is because he is among the greatest players in franchise history.
Amazingly, 11 years have passed since the Cowboys famously selected Martin over Johnny Manziel in the middle of the 2014 NFL Draft. It is hard to really contextualize what those days were like to people who did not fully live them as the franchise was in a bit of a treacherous spot.