Later on in Round 2 Adams has the Cowboys filling their running back hole with Iowa Hawkeyes star Kaleb Johnson, who finished first in the Big 10 and sixth in all of college football with 1,537 rushing yards on 240 attempts, to go along with 21 touchdowns.

A brief explanation of why the Cowboys won’t see immediate relief from Martin’s retirement and why they set things up this way.

Over the last two seasons, Martin had problems with both ankles. The years of blocking defenders from getting to quarterbacks Tony Romo, Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush took a toll on his body. The blocks to open holes for running backs Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard and Rico Dowdle took a toll as well.