In the first round of the 2014 draft, the Dallas Cowboys owner made one more pass to speak to the player personnel department and scouts, looking to stoke interest in taking Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and not guard Zack Martin.

After 11 years of outstanding production and nine All-Pros, Martin now rides off into the sunset as one of the best to ever do it - a "twin'' with the late Hall of Famer Larry Allen, as team owner Jerry Jones put it in the Wednesday farewell press conference here inside The Star.

What comes next for Zack Martin is uncertain, even for him. The nine-time Pro Bowler officially announced his retirement from football on Wednesday, speaking to a packed house at the Dallas Cowboys' team headquarters at The Star in Frisco.