The Dallas Cowboys certainly aren’t in the same position they were in last offseason.
Dallas won 12 games in 2023 and finished atop the NFC East standings. It seemed like the Cowboys were going to be in a similar spot in 2024, but that just wasn’t the case. The season went off the rails and Dallas finished the year with seven wins and in third place in the division.
It’s going to be a long offseason and the roster certainly will look different by the time the 2025 campaign gets here. Dallas doesn’t have a lot of cap space and could end up losing some key pieces. Also, the biggest reason why the Cowboys didn’t live up to expectations in 2024 arguably was because of injuries.
One player who dealt with an injury was nine-time Pro Bowler Zack Martin. He only appeared in 10 games due to an ankle injury and it’s unclear whether or not he is going to play in 2025. Martin is an 11-year veteran who is heading to free agency this offseason. Will he play in 2025? And would that be with Dallas?
Neither question has an answer right now, but Martin did estimate he should at least know whether or not he’s going to play within one month to six weeks, according to Fort-Worth Star-Telegram’s Nick Harris.
“First off, I want to try to get healthy,” Martin said. “(I’ll decide) here in the next month, six weeks. Me and my wife have been talking about it, but right now I’m focused on getting healthy and seeing how I feel with this ankle repaired and whether or not I’ll give it a go again…
“What I will try to do now is figure out what the next chapter of my life looks like. Whether that’s playing football in Dallas, playing football somewhere else, retiring, whatever that may be. We’re just trying to figure that out.”
It’s unknown what his future holds, but we likely won’t have to wait too long to find out.
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