Todd Archer, ESPN Personnel Essayist
OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys proprietor and normal supervisor Jerry Jones does no longer pitch as though he is able to alter the agreement for All-Professional proper defend Zack Martin, who has overlooked the primary 5 days of coaching camp in a holdout.
Martin’s absence thus far has price him $250,000 in fines that can’t be rescinded when he does record.
“It’s not about precedent. It’s about facts,” Jones stated. “We need the money to pay [Micah] Parsons. We need the money to pay the players that we got to pay in the future. It’s a fact. It’s not even a philosophy. It’s just a fact. Those dollars are there and we have this at this level, and if you redid all the contracts, then you never could put a roster together.”
Martin has two years left on his agreement and is ready to form $13.5 million this yr and $13 million later yr on a offer that made him the highest-paid defend in 2018. Atlanta’s Chris Lindstrom and Indianapolis’ Quenton Nelson now have the absolute best annual reasonable salaries for guards at $20.5 million and $20 million, respectively. Martin stated he’s “woefully underpaid relative to the market,” a supply advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter two weeks in the past.
Jones stated he isn’t certain when Martin will report back to camp. Every overlooked presen prices the participant $50,000. Jones stated there were conversations with Martin and his representatives, even if he didn’t point out when the ones took park. Assets stated Martin’s agent and the crew had temporary discussions on the NFL scouting mix in Indianapolis in February.
The Cowboys signed Trevon Diggs to a five-year, $97 million extension at first of camp and feature had talks with vast receiver CeeDee Lamb and proper take on Terence Steele about extensions. In 2024, Parsons is eligible for a agreement extension for the primary age.
“Not him [only, but] any player, [if] you make an adjustment like that, then all of a sudden you don’t have the money to go pay the guys on their first contract that you need to pay,” Jones stated. “That’s not him. This has nothing to do with him. … I know this: He’s been a credit to everything that we’ve ever done and he’s done. What we haven’t done is we haven’t won a Super Bowl. I want him to get on a team that can win a Super Bowl.”
Age no longer in Oxnard, Martin despatched a textual content message to his fellow linemen.
“We’re still in full support of him,” Tyler Smith stated. “He was just like, ‘Set the tone, I’ll be there soon.'”
Dak Prescott was once requested about Martin’s status Thursday and had a easy reaction.
“Pay the man,” the quarterback stated.
