Todd Archer Jul 19, 2023, 8:55 PM ETRead: 2 min.
The Cowboys’ star interior lineman said he was “grossly under-rewarded relative to the market,” a source said.
the guard six times All-Pro and team captain for the Dallas Cowboys, Zack Martinis considering not reporting to training camp because of his dissatisfaction with his contract and the team’s lack of interest in restructuring him, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Martin He said he was “grossly under-rewarded relative to the market,” a source said.
Martin is scheduled to earn about $7 million less this year than the highest-paid guards in the NFL. Chris Lindstrom of the Atlanta Falcons y Quenton Nelson of the Indianapolis Colts They are both at the top of that list, with an annual average of 20 million dollars.
The Cowboys and Zack Martin’s representatives had brief discussions during the scouting combine last February regarding a contract restructuring.AP Photo
Last season he scored a sixth selection to the first team All-Pro for Martin who, at age 32, is among the league’s most productive players at any position.
He gave up three sacks with a 96 percent pass-block win rate, the eighth-best mark in the league. His 73.8 percent win rate on blocks for running plays was also impressive.
Los Cowboys and the representatives of Martin They had brief discussions during the scouting combine last February regarding a restructuring of the $93.41 million, seven-year deal he signed in 2018, according to sources.
Last March, the Cowboys modified the agreement Martin for the fifth straight year to try to help create cap space, turning nearly $12 million of his $13.5 million base salary into a signing bonus. Martin is under contract through the 2024 season. As a result of all the restructurings, the number of Martin against next year’s salary cap exceeds $23 million.
Los Cowboys expect two other players from Pro Bowlwide receiver CeeDee Lamb and the corner Trevon Diggs, manage to agree on contract extensions this summer. Also, they would like to extend the deal with right tackle. Terence Steelewho is coming off major knee surgery.
Martinwho has missed just eight games in his career, has been invited to the Pro Bowl eight times. The only guard with more appearances than Pro Bowl in the team’s history, he is the member of the Hall of Fame Larry Allen (nine).
2023-07-20 00:55:00
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