Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reveals position in Zack Martin contract holdout: ‘We need the money to pay Parsons’

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Eight-time Pro Bowl right guard Zack Martin has been a hold out from the Dallas Cowboys training camp in hopes of landing himself a new deal, but owner Jerry Jones doesn’t appear to have any intentions of making that happen, at least for now. 

Jones said Saturday that Martin likely won’t get the deal he’s eyeing because of the roster needs that have a higher priority — including star edge rusher Micah Parsons.

Micah Parsons #11 of the Dallas Cowboys defends against the Indianapolis Colts at AT&T Stadium on December 4, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

"It's not about precedent. It's about facts," Jones said via ESPN. "We need the money to pay Parsons." 

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"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."

A first round draft pick out of Notre Dame in 2014, Martin has become one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the NFL. Despite this, he ranks only eighth among the highest-paid guards with an annual average of $14 million on the extension he signed five years ago. 

Zack Martin #70 and Tyler Biadasz #63 of the Dallas Cowboys block during a game against the Chicago Bears at AT&T Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys defeated the Bears 49-29.  (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

With just two years left on his current deal, Martin is seeking a reworked contract, a source told The