Jerry Jones Makes His Thoughts On Zack Martin Clear After Contract Extension

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After holding out of the start of Dallas Cowboys training camp, All-Pro offensive guard Zack Martin signed a lucrative contract extension with the team.

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Judging by team owner Jerry Jones' remarks, it's a deal everyone's happy with.

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Speaking to CBS11 today, Jones was asked what it meant to have Martin back in the fold for training camp and the preseason.

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Per ESPN's Todd Archer, Jones said Martin is "indispensable" to the team.

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"Speaking on the CBS11 pre-game show, Jerry Jones said Zack Martin is "in a league of his own," and "is indispensable to the Dallas Cowboys,"

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when asked what it meant to have the All-Pro right guard back in the fold," Archer wrote.

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Jones isn't wrong. Since entering the league in 2014, Martin has been a Pro Bowl or All-Pro selection in every season where he's played over 10 games.

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Jerry Jones certainly put his money where his mouth was on this one. He inked Zack Martin to a reworked, two-year deal worth around $36 million.

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