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FRISCO, Texas — Right guard Zack Martin, one of the pillars of the Dallas Cowboys for the last decade, is done for the rest of the 2024 season. He had missed Dallas’ last two games with a right ankle injury, and head coach Mike McCarthy announced on Thursday that Martin will now have his third surgery on his right ankle.
“Zack is going to have season-ending surgery on his ankle,” McCarthy said Thursday. “We started off a couple of weeks ago, we felt with the two weeks prior to Cincinnati, we felt this was a good path for him to try to get back for the Cincinnati game. But as he went through the protocol and the planning, Friday, things didn’t look quite as good as we hoped, then there were some more studies and a conversation that went on yesterday. Everybody involved thought it was best for him to get the surgery. There was hope still Friday. [Director of rehab] Britt [Brown] with the rehab process, goal was back for Cincinnati. Monday, Tuesday, it looked like it was going in a different direction.”
Martin affirmed everything McCarthy said after practice Thursday, as his intent was to play Monday against the Cincinnati Bengals. The decision for Martin to undergo season-ending injury came to fruition in the last 24-to-48 hours.
“It’s something I’ve been dealing with all year, back to training camp,” Martin said Thursday. “Really, over the last few years. The last couple of weeks, we kind of took those two weeks to try to heal up and did some different treatments, things like that. Monday, did some workouts on the field, and it just didn’t respond very well. (Associate Athletic Trainer) Britt [Brown], we kind had a heart to heart conversation and decided it was smart to get this thing fixed and get healthy.”
Martin’s seven first-team All-Pro selections are tied for the most in NFL history among offensive guards with Hall of Famers Randall McDaniel and John Hannah, is in the…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-12-05 23:20:00
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