Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith announced Monday he would not be playing in this year’s Pro Bowl, citing injury. Now his linemate Zack Martin is opting out as well.
The 31-year-old guard was honored with his seventh Pro Bowl nod for the 2021 season. 2020 was the only year Martin was not named to the NFC squad, as he was pressed into service at a new position along a battered O-line and then missed much of the year with a calf strain.
Now it appears the Notre Dame product will sit out the all-star event for a second straight year, this time of his own accord.
Cowboys RG Zack Martin and LT Tyron Smith both have opted not to attend Pro Bowl, the team announced. So it will be LB Micah Parsons, CB Trevon Diggs, P Bryan Anger and WR CeeDee Lamb in Las Vegas.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) February 1, 2022
Along with Martin and Smith, quarterback Dak Prescott has declined the chance to go to Las Vegas as an alternate, choosing instead to begin his offseason prep for the 2022 campaign.
The Cowboys will have four players representing the NFC on Sunday; linebacker Micah Parsons, cornerback Trevon Diggs, and punter Bryan Anger were all named to the Pro Bowl in late December. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb will also go, filling in for the Rams’ Cooper Kupp.
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