Zack Martin approached his retirement announcement the way he did every single game he played for the Cowboys. Confident and prepared. One of the best players in franchise history smiled as he took his spot on the podium between Jerry and Stephen Jones.

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.

Zack Martin bid an emotional farewell to football before a packed house Wednesday. Jerry Jones promised him a spot in the Ring of Honor before Canton.