Exploring Zack Martin’s career earnings: How much has Cowboys star made in the NFL?

Zack Martin has been a mainstay in the Dallas Cowboys offensive line at guard since he was selected by the team as the 16th overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. Since then, he has had an incredible NFL career, which will most likely earn him a spot in the Hall of Fame.

Martin has earned nine Pro Bowl honors and his seven First-Team All-Pro selections are tied for the most offensive guard selections in NFL history.

Now in the last year of his existing contract, and with potential retirement on the horizon after the season, let's examine how much the 34-year-old guard has earned through NFL contracts in his remarkable career.

Zack Martin’s career earnings in the NFL explored

After Zack Martin was drafted in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft, he signed a four-year deal worth $8.9 million, which included an average yearly salary of $2.2 million and a signing bonus of $4.8 million.

Martin became the highest-paid guard in the NFL when he agreed to a six-year, $84 million contract extension with the Cowboys in June 2018, which included a $40 million guarantee. According to Spotrac, the agreement also contained an average yearly salary of $14 million and a $20 million signing bonus.

After holding out during training camp, Martin accepted a revised contract with Dallas in 2023. He makes $18 million a season on the new contract. Under that arrangement, he is guaranteed $36 million over a two-year period.

Over the course of his 11-year career, Zack Martin has earned a staggering $111.9 million in salary, according to Spotrac.

Zack Martin not thinking about retirement after suffering a season-ending injury

Zach Martin underwent ankle surgery last week due to a recurrence of a problem he has been battling with since August. He suffered the injury during a Monday Night Football game against the Houston Texans.

Martin addressed several speculations and indications that he might now retire as a result of this latest injury and the surgery that followed. However, he declared firmly that he does not want to retire just yet and that this is not the time to discuss that type of subject.

"This is not the time to have that discussion. The most important thing on my mind is to get better and then have that conversation in the future," the future Hall of Famer said.

Martin said that retirement was a possibility after the end of this season in an interview earlier this year.

"I'm not saying 100 percent, but I think it's definitely in the realm of possibilities," Martin said in June.

It's still unclear if Zack Martin’s injury and the rough season the Dallas Cowboys have had so far this season has made him have a change of heart.