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Dallas Cowboys All-Pro lineman Zack Martin announces plans to retire after 11 seasons

Dallas Cowboys lineman Zack Martin smiling after a win against the New York Giants (2023)
Dallas Cowboys lineman Zack Martin smiling after a win against the New York Giants (2023)Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images/AFP
Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Zack Martin (34) informed the team on Thursday that he plans to retire after spending all 11 years of his career with the team.

The 10 games Martin played this past season were tied for the fewest in a single year (2020) over the course of his career.

The former 16th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft and future Hall of Famer had more All-Pro selections (nine) than he did holding penalties (seven). Even more incredible, Martin had 6,659 pass protection snaps without a single accepted holding penalty called against him.

He finished a memorable career that also included nine Pro Bowl selections and was even elected to the Hall of Fame All-2010s Team. 

In a total of 11,164 snaps, Martin only allowed 20 sacks and 34 quarterback hits. 

He finished his career with an 82.8 pass-blocking grade and 77.1 run-blocking grade.

Martin also played in every single game per season for Dallas in seven of the 11 years he was in the league, including not missing a single one in his first four seasons.