Dallas Cowboys COO Stephen Jones has revealed how easy it was for the team to pick Zack Martin over Johnny Manziel back in 2014.

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

Zack Martin's retirement press conference included a funny moment with Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones regarding a mistake Jones nearly made 11 years earlier.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was incredibly close to making what would have gone down as one of his worst football decisions.. Instead, thanks to a bit of help from his son, Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones,

The lack of interest in signing free agents, plus the snail-pace extensions of Dak Prescott and CeeDee were all met with criticism. But for regular readers of Cowboyscountry.com, this was known to be part of what our Mike Fisher called the "Blow It Up'' plan, and funnily enough, Jerry admitted that.

The Dallas Cowboys owned 16th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft and used that selection on Zack Martin, an offensive lineman out of Notre Dame. Fast forward 11 years later, and Martin has retired from football after a Hall of Fame career with the Cowboys.

An emotional day at Cowboys headquarters as future Hall of Famer Zack Martin announced his retirement, delivering a heartfelt speech to teammates and fans.

“ I don’t think aggressive is the right word ,” Jerry Jones told reporters after the Zack Martin retirement press conference. “I’m not looking at free agency as a place to fill voids.” Jones said he believes the team can fill its voids during the draft.