Zack Martin's decorated career with the Dallas Cowboys started with him known as the guy the club drafted instead of Johnny Manziel.

At The Star in Frisco, the organization hosted a news conference to celebrate the retirement of right guard Zack Martin. The future Hall of Famer announced his decision to end his playing career last month.

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.