Dallas has used a first-round pick on an offensive lineman in two of the last three seasons. It has used a fourth-round pick or higher on the position in

Later on in Round 2 Adams has the Cowboys filling their running back hole with Iowa Hawkeyes star Kaleb Johnson, who finished first in the Big 10 and sixth in all of college football with 1,537 rushing yards on 240 attempts, to go along with 21 touchdowns.

Congrats to Zack Martin on a first-ballot Hall of Fame career, 9 PBowls in 11 years. Regrets to Dak Prescott now that Zack is retiring and leaving a gaping hole in the offensive line. Zack Martin with one of the most ridiculous stats you’ll ever see 🤯 pic.twitter.com/c5t4rwUTPz

Brock Hoffman finished the season with a 98.7 pass-blocking efficiency grade via PFF (min 20% of the snaps). That’s tied for 11th best among all offensive linemen in 2024. He allowed just 6 pressures and 1 sack across 286 pass snaps. #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/QgFDm3PQC0

Guards don't get any better than the newly retired 34-year-old. Imagine how much better the Cowboys would be if the team was run in the manner that he played.

Two people with knowledge of the decision say Zack Martin is retiring after a decorated career that included seven All-Pro seasons at right guard with the Dallas Cowboys.

Even with the departure of Zack Martin, the Dallas Cowboys ' offensive line isn't in complete shambles. Losing a perennial All-Pro and future Hall of Famer isn't great news, obviously, but new head coach Brian Schottenheimer isn't being presented with a cupboard that is totally bare.

The Dallas Cowboys will have many needs to address when free agency starts. However, their limited cap space could end up dictating what players they can afford.

Zack Martin informed the Dallas Cowboys he'd be retiring from the NFL last week. He might not be the only standout player to call it a career this year, at least according to Stephen Jones' recent comments to insider David Moore from The Dallas Morning News.