Deon Butler through the Lens of History
Field Gulls — ... Derrick Mason: Mason was selected in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft. He was the ninth wide receiver taken. Mason was a standout return man at Michigan State and also a good receiver. He started his career in the NFL as a below average kick and punt return man, and z-string wide receiver. He had a breakout season returning in 1999 and a breakout season as a receiver in 2000. He ranks 30th all-time in reception yards with 10,061. ...

Baltimore Beatdown Interviews Ravens Safety Haruki Nakamura
Baltimore Beatdown — ... final OTA before Training Camp begins July 29th, I was able to go into the locker room and talk with the players one-on-one to get their thoughts on the upcoming season as well as last year's. Most of the media circled the bigger stars (Derrick Mason, Trevor Pryce), so I looked around and found some familiar faces in the guys I've traded emails with for previous interviews with Baltimore Beatdown, namely ...

Cowboys Offense: What's a #1 Wide Receiver, Really?
Blogging The Boys — ... - 59 receptions, 1098 yards, 7 TD Baltimore- Derrick Mason - 80 receptions, 1037 yards, 5 TD Miami- Ted Ginn Jr.- 56 receptions, 790 yards, 2 TD Philadelphia- ...

Can Clifton Repeat?
Buc 'Em — ... average age of the player was 25.3.  Of the 16 players, 6 are already out of the league.  In fact, all players out of the league were out within 3 years of them being named to the Pro Bowl.  Some names might seem familiar, but looking at production AFTER their Pro Bowl season, 4 players provided major contributions to their respective teams (Steve Smith - Pro Bowl WR, Dante Hall - repeated as Special Team Pro Bowler, Devin Hester - repeated as Special Teams Pro Bowler, Derrick Mason - still in league and #1 WR with Tenn/Bal).  Some of ...

WR Stats, 2006-2001 data added and YOA
Stampede Blue — ... 51 +17.3% Johnnie Morton 04 79 15.9% Ricky Proehl 01 55 +15.9% Derrick Mason 03 134 +15.8% Jerry ...

WR stats, best 8 year totals
Stampede Blue — ... 1037 64.5% 9.8 84.1 Reggie Wayne 839 65.4% 10.5 83.1 Derrick Mason 1062 64.0% 9.5 77.2 ...

Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Saluting Not Just A Quarterback, But A Leader Of Men Edition
Music City Miracles — ... couldn't turn us against him.  He was cheered at LP Field upon his return back in 2006, and I don't mean 'stand up and golf clap, yay' cheered, I mean shake the earth and wake the gods cheer.  Derrick Mason and ...

Ravens Comment on McNair's Death
Baltimore Beatdown — ... to see ESPN talking with Ravens' WR Derrick Mason, who played ten seasons with McNair, eight in Tennessee and two in Baltimore. ...

Steve McNair Highlights from Fedex Field
Hogs Haven — ... It was raining cats and dogs and due to issues with the stadium lights, the game was called early in the 3rd quarter. McNair, who played all series but one, finished 14-for-19 for 98 yards with a TD pass to Derrick Mason. ...

The Bennett, McNair, Rams connection
Turf Show Times — ... Bennett was the number two receiver in Tennessee, behind McNair's top target Derrick Mason. He was sort of the Houshmanzadeh to Mason's OchoCinco, and the lanky 6'5" Bennett topped Mason in yardage and TDs just once, in the 2004 season that put Bennett on the map (80 receptions, 1247 yards, 11 TDs)...and forever inflated his value. ...

Steve McNair Remembered Tonight at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Nashville
Music City Miracles — ... is going on at Mount Zion Baptist Church right now.  You can watch the funeral on WSMV locally and on ESPN nationally.  Derrick Mason will be speaking on behalf of his former teammates.   ...

Derrick Mason Retires
Music City Miracles — Former Tennessee Titan and current Baltimore Ravens WR Derrick Mason has announced his retirement. This coming from a Ravens fan, I'm sure all Titans fans hold him in high regard even though they won't miss his production as one of the enemy now. While many Ravens fans are upset that he should have let the team know prior to April's draft, to me this is a classic example of seeing what happened to a good buddy (Steve McNair) can instantly lead to an epiphany about one's mortality and life altering decisions. See the ...

Horse Tracks 7/14/09 - BMarsh says all the right things...for now
The Mile High Report — ... the Dolts' tight ends. KCS - Five underrated Chiefs players for the 2009 season - Kent Babb KCS - Former Chiefs trainer Rudy dies at 88 NFL - Griese is odd man out, released by Bucs As he had requested, old friend Brian Griese was released by the Bucs and is now free to pursue a spot with another squad. NFL - Ravens' top receiver Mason tells Web site he's retiring Although he has yet to inform the Ravens, WR Derrick Mason says he's hanging 'em up after 12 years. Y! - ...

Is Derrick Mason Truly Retired?
Baltimore Beatdown — ... Not that it's easy to replace Derrick Mason's production and the confidence that Flacco had in him every time he released a pass in his direction that it would more than likely be caught by Mason's glue-like hands. However, it is definitely not time to panic like so many of you have already done. Don't release your typical fan-like venom on this team and it's Front Office. Have faith that they have always seemed to pull out that diamond-in-the-rough move when you least expected it. We will get it done and re-load like we have done all throughout the recent ...

Are the Baltimore Ravens Back in the Running for Anquan Boldin?
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Touring SB Nation
Big Blue View — ... football team." Sorry, Niners but I had forgotten there was a football team in 'Frisco. At least a relevant one. Revenge of the Birds wonders if the Arizona Cardinals will deal Anquan Boldin to the Baltimore Ravens. Cincy Jungle points out that Chad OchoCinco and Shawne Merriman are apparently having a Twitter war. Baltimore Beatdown wonders if former Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason is really retired, or if he is up to something ...

Stop Dreaming: Boldin Nor Marshall Not Coming To Ravens
Baltimore Beatdown — ... in the AFC Championship Game. It escalated after the Ravens passed over every wide receiver in April's NFL Draft. It's now reached a crescendo after the reported, yet not official, retirement of leading receiver Derrick Mason. ...

11 Days to Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp
Arrowhead Pride — ... WR Derrick Mason is actually going to retire.  He reportedly asked for a new deal earlier this offseason but was apparently denied.  Head coach John Harbaugh will speak with him soon to reportedly convince him not to hang 'em up just yet. ...

Baltimore Ravens' WR Tryouts - D.J. Hackett vs. Drew Bennett
Baltimore Beatdown — ... are veteran receivers, but are they the guy that the Ravens need to either fill the void left by the alleged retirement of Derrick Mason, or even as another body for additional depth at the position? ...

Is Mark Clayton a #1 Wide Receiver?
Baltimore Beatdown — ... wide receiver Derrick Mason still undetermined, the Ravens are looking at a number of options, including moving 5th year veteran ...

Drew Bennett Apparent Winner In Wide Receiver Tryout
Baltimore Beatdown — ... in 2008, was one of reportedlyu four wideouts that were brought in to see if they still had what it takes to play in the NFL. The possibilitiy of Derrick Mason, the Ravens leading receiver in 2008, making his retiurement official sparked the need to look elsewhere for help, despite the young players already on the team's roster seemingly willing to step up in his place. ...

Ravens Passing Attack Will Improve In 2009
Baltimore Beatdown — ... , followed shortly thereafter by the unexpected announcement from WR Derrick Mason that he was retiring after 12 NFL seasons. ...

Derrick Mason Returning to the Ravens!
Baltimore Beatdown — According to the team: WR Derrick Mason is sending a letter to the NFL stating his intention to return to the Baltimore Ravens. He is expected to join the team Sunday on the field. I received this email from the team and it is exactly what so many of us were either thinking or at least hoping. While that might make the competition for additional playing time tougher for guys like Marcus Smith, Justin Harper and others, it certainly does bolster our receiving corps and gives us even more depth than we had ...

Ravens Training Camp: Sunday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... However, today is all about the return of seemingly retired veteran wide receiver Derrick Mason. Mason was all smiles and hugs as he took the practice field for the first time this Training Camp after announcing yesterday afternoon that he had reconsidered his retirement and still had a lot of football left in his 35 year old body. He spoke at the podium after practice and one of the things that he said was that ...

Ravens Training Camp: Monday Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... Wth Flacco throwing to his hreceivers in one-on-one drills with the defensive backs, he connected twice with Derrick Mason for TD passes. ...

Does Mason's Return Actually Make Us Better?
Baltimore Beatdown — ... This is the question that I am posing to everyone today. I'm sure that an overwhelming majority will just laugh at this headline and vote yes. Of course, Derrick Mason makes us a better team, as he was the team's leading receiver since he got here and had over 1,000 receiving yards, and was among the league leaders in receptions. Without Mason, our only receiver with any legitimate production was ...

Ravens Training Camp: Friday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... 's injury to his hamstring is serious enough to keep him out at least the first two pre season games, but Coach Harbaugh expects him to be ready for the regular season. In his absence, Kelly Washington moves up to be the third receiver along with Derrick Mason and Demetrius Williams. ...

Almost Game Time: Rookie Mistakes Continue
Hogs Haven — ... The Ravens depth chart is a bit different. They are carrying only 3 QBs: Joe Flacco, Troy Smith, and John Beck (BYU Qb drafted in the 2nd round two years ago by the Fins). If I hear an announcement out of Ravens camp Beck will be seeing a lot of time, I will be putting my 401K on the Redskins to cover the +3 they are getting. His career QB rating of 62.2 in 5 games with Miami 2 years ago is pretty brutal. The Redskins 2nd defense is very solid, too. Derrick Mason,(dislocated finger), Mark Clayton (torn ...

Preseason Week 1 Recap: Ravens vs Redskins
Baltimore Beatdown — ... The WR situation was still a little shakey last night. Even with what was said to be a disloacted finger, Derrick Mason still suited up and was in there for quite a few plays. What most of us wanted to see however was the performance of the unproven guys. Most of us wanted to see what 2nd year player, ...

'Football Outsiders' Breaks Down the 2009 Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Beatdown — ... 3. Despite the "aging" Derrick Mason at WR along with either injured or inconsistent and inexperienced wide receivers, the Ravens had some decent success with their offense. Therefore, with a full year under his belt, plus a more experienced offensive line, why in the world would you expect the second year QB, Flacco, to have a "sophomore slump," which rarely happens in football compared to other sports such as baseball? ...

Ravens Training Camp: Tuesday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... next surprisingly lined up four wide with Derrick Mason, Kelley Washington and Justin Harper on one side and Ray Rice on the other, before Joe hits Kelley for a nice five yard TD pass over the middle - again! ...

Ravens Show Patriotism at Training Camp
Baltimore Beatdown — ... is wearing a red (no contact) jersey today, but it is probably more due to taking it easy than anything else. I see a receiver with a #9 jersey without a name on it, but it turns out that it's Derrick Mason just honoring his late friend, ...

Ravens Training Camp: Friday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... line (from left to right): Jared Gaither, Ben Grubbs, Matt Birk, Marshall Yanda and rookie Michael Oher. If they stay healthy, that's a pretty impressive group which should protect our prized QB quite well. Check out this short video of Flacco throwing a nice TD pass to D-Will:  Flacco to D-Will for TD Ray Rice lines up behind LeRon McClain in the backfield. In passing formations, Todd Heap is joined by WR's Derrick Mason, Demetrius Williams and Kelley Washington in ...

Ravens Hold Off Jets, 24-23
Baltimore Beatdown — ... Later in the first quarter, the Ravens scored again for a 14-0 lead after a long pass to Derrick Mason set up a three yard run by ...

Rex Isn't Happy With His Defense
Gang Green Nation — ... The one problem was that when Flacco did complete passes, there were some big gains. The big play of the night was a Derrick Mason catch against ...

Ravens Recent Injuries Create Opportunities
Baltimore Beatdown — ... With Clayton's return, the depth chart just got a little deeper and it may be hard to find significant playing time for all of the receivers, which is a nice problem to have for this team, since it has been widely criticized for the lack of a star receiver. Derrick Mason is still the go-to guy for QB ...

Baltimore Ravens' Starters Dominate Carolina Panthers, 17-13
Baltimore Beatdown — ... running on all cylinders and might even be a decent fantasy pickup afterr going 23 for 28 and 247 yards, with a nine yard TD pass to TE Todd Heap in the second quarter. Flacco engineered touchdown drives of 80 and 90 yards against what has consistently been a very solid defense, much less on the road on the Panthers home field in front of a very disappointed crowd. See the highlights from NFL.com by clicking here.     While Derrick Mason was his usual solid self with six receptions for 71 ...

The Final 53
Baltimore Beatdown — ... lose their job if another player beats him out. Tan indicates a player that is on the roster bubble and fighting for a job in the final preseason game.   With an extra spot because Rolle is on the PUP list, the final roster should look something like this: QB: Joe Flacco, Troy Smith, John Beck RB: Willis McGahee, Ray Rice, Cedric Peerman FB: Le'Ron McClain WR: Derrick Mason, Mark Clayton, Demetrius Williams, Kelly ...

Pregame Zone Blitz: Steelers at Panthers
Behind the Steel Curtain — ... smack talk from James Farrior. While the Panthers have yet another quality running back in the works, the final game of the preseason - tonight at Carolina - is all about the final roster cuts. Here's what our opponents are up to.  Opponent Web Sites/Forums Panthers CB Chris Gamble got a huge contract this off-season. He responded by giving up multiple plays to Ravens receivers Kelley Washington and Derrick Mason in their 17-13 preseason week 3 loss to Baltimore. ...

Ravens 53 Man Roster: My Picks
Baltimore Beatdown —

How to Beat the Kansas City Chiefs
Baltimore Beatdown — ... While the Ravens do not have that big name, defense-changing wide receiver, they do have the NFL's 4th leading reception guy over the past two years in the solid Derrick Mason. Whoever else is on the receiving end of Flacco's passes will be happy campers as he is out to prove his ...

Ravens are Impressed with Chiefs 'Big and Physical' WR Dwayne Bowe
Arrowhead Pride — ... he's 5'11" and 180 pounds.  Dominque Foxworth is about the same. "He’s a big, physical, fast receiver," Foxworth told reporters.  "I think he’s one of the young, up-and-coming receivers in the league, and I’m looking forward to the chance to match up." And, other than game days, the Ravens defensive backs don't usually see a receiver of Bowe's size.  In practice, they go up against 5'10, 195 pound Mark Clayton and 5'10", 190 pound Derrick Mason. Head coach John Harbaugh, like Foxworth, cited ...

Week 1 picks
Stampede Blue — ... , I like the Ravens this year. Very strong OL (I'd kill for Gaither, Oher or even Yanda in Indy), competent set of backs. Derrick Mason is ancient, but still productive and the ...

Ravens Host Chiefs: Game Prediction & Open Thread
Baltimore Beatdown — ... on the same page out of the backfield, as well as trying to establish the connections between Flacco and his receiving corps, which have been repeatedly maligned in the press and on talk radio. Expect a revamped and unleashed air attack, utilizing the cannon for an arm that Flacco showed at times last year. While other than Derrick Mason and ...

ESPN Analysts Gave Ravens Offense Extra Motivation Against the Chiefs
Arrowhead Pride — ... Ravens offense had a little extra motivation in their 38-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Specifically from Keyshawn Johnson and Cris Carter who had some harsh words for the Ravens, particularly the offense. "You want a bum, you pay a bum," Johnson said Sunday morning.  Both he and Carter were critical of the Ravens offense.  I haven't seen all the comments but Freeman sums it up here. It's fair to say that Derrick Mason took offense to the comments. "Keyshawn Johnson is ...

Ravens @ Chargers: Prediction and Gametime 'Open Thread'
Baltimore Beatdown — ... and the best possession receiver in the league in Derrick Mason, expect the Ravens passing attack to continue their aggressive playcalling and test the Chargers secondary early and often. ...

Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Series at a Glance
Music City Miracles — ... . (As a side note, Derrick Mason's punt return for a TD in that game produced the largest dog pile in the history of the world at my parent's house). ...

Ravens @ Patriots: Prediction & 'Open Thread'
Baltimore Beatdown — ... The Patriots are always playing the game off the field, refusing to let us know who is out and who is playing until the last minutes before gametime. On the field the Ravens will try to establish their running game against what might be a less than 100% front seven of New England. When the ball is in the air, the Ravens Joe Flacco does not seem to have a favorite receiver, although Derrick Mason is still his go-to guy. However, he has thrown to seven or eight receivers each game, so New England just can't double down on any one, which gives a huge advantage ...

Bengals Defense Front & Center
Cincy Jungle — ... has 3 pics, 1 fumble, and 5 sacks. Putting pressure on Flacco and shutting down Derrick Mason could lead to a big afternoon for ...

New England Patriots Links 10/09/09 - Brady and the Champ
Pats Pulpit — ... matchups, including "Brady and the Champ," for Sunday's game. Christopher Price looks at how Fred Taylor's injury will affect the Patriots running game. Ian Rapoport discusses Fred Taylor's injury and who'll see their playing time increased. Ian Rapoport offers a look at how the Patriots have done against opponents top threats they've faced so far: Terrell Owens, Jericho Cotchery, Tony Gonzales and Derrick Mason.  Ian Rapoport says Patriots DBs ...

Dissecting The Ravens Loss: What Went Wrong?
Baltimore Beatdown — ... Patriots, the Ravens made so many questionable choices to run at inopportune times in key situations, most notably a three and out in the third quarter when they ran the ball three straight times including a third and four. The subsequent series gave the Bengals their first score on a long Cedric Benson run. The playcalling was boring, the execution inefficient, and the field was reduced to sideline passes and dump offs, resulting in lost opportunities. Where was Derrick Mason all day? Until the last drive, where was the over the middle ...

Recap Week Five: Colts 31-Titans 9
Stampede Blue — ... The Colts offense took over, and Manning hit Collie again for a touchdown, this one from 6 yards out. Colts 28-Titans 9. Ballgame. Later in the contest, the Colts would tack on an Adam Vinatieri chip shot to pad the lead, but for all intents and purposes, this game ended with Tim Jennings' magnificent interception. For you "old timers" out there, it reminded me of one-time Colts (and current Titans) corner Nick Harper fighting the football away from Derrick Mason in the endzone back in 2004. Jennings' INT capped off one ...

The Misuse of LenDale White
Music City Miracles — ... and Eddie George in his first tour here, but lately it seems that he has lost his mind.  The whole taking the shots down the field worked with McNair throwing to Derrick Mason and even ...

Five Good Questions with Right Off Russell
Daily Norseman — ... I would keep an eye on WR Kelley Washington. Washington was primarily a special teams player with the Pats last year and he tried out for the team in the spring and has yet to look back. He provides size at the receiver position that the Ravens need. He has also made some crucial catches this season.  With Derrick Mason demanding most of the attention, I see Washington being able to make some big plays. ...

The Vikings Red Zone Review, Sponsored by Comcast
Daily Norseman — ... For the season, the Vikings have made 21 trips to the red zone, and on all 21 occasions they have come away with points.  Twelve of those trips have resulted in touchdowns, a 57% conversion rate, and Ryan Longwell has tossed in nine field goals as well.  Defensively, the Ravens only made two trips into the red zone, with one of those resulting in a touchdown (a 12-yard TD pass to Derrick Mason) and the other in a field goal.  That means that, for the season, Viking opponents have entered the red zone 14 times, with only five of those trips ...

Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations
The Mile High Report — ... good defense, but it's not the vintage great defense we're used to. Defensively, the Broncos absolutely must tackle Ray Rice, who has arguably been the second-best RB in the AFC this season, just behind Benson.  Rice is averaging 6 yards per carry (73-441-3) and 9.8 yards per catch (33-325-1).  Rice is very short, and very stocky, which makes him hard to tackle.  Joe Flacco can make all the throws, but I love the Broncos secondary against Derrick Mason, Mark Clayton, and Todd Heap.  I'm not ...

MHR Chalk Talk - Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens 2009
The Mile High Report — ... (QB) is playing very well with a 93.8 QB rating (and is coming off of a hurt ankle).  His WRs may be a little suspect though.  Derrick Mason is a good WR, and needs to be accounted for.  ...

Ravens v. Broncos: Prediction & 'Open Thread'
Baltimore Beatdown — ... changing plays that we know this defense is all about. Joe Flacco continues to show why he is the best young QB in the game today, as he withstands the pressure and his offensive line gives him the time to find his open receivers. I expect Todd Heap, Mark Clayton and Kelley Washington to make big contributions and even won't be surprised to see a significant appearance from seldom seen Demetrius Williams and perhaps even L.J. Smith. Derrick Mason will be blanketed by Denver's Champ Bailey, which ...

Ravens' Win Follows Last Year's Gameplan
Baltimore Beatdown — ... Speaking of efficiency, I heard that Flacco complete his final 14 passes in a row to finish 20-25 for 175 yards, the one beautiful 20 yard TD pass to Derrick Mason and a stellar QB rating of 109.2. WR ...

Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations
The Mile High Report — ... jumped offsides.  On the resulting 3rd and 2, Flacco escaped pressure, and made a downfield throw to Derrick Mason.  This basically ended the game, because soon after, Mason scored to make the score 23-7. ...

Primer: Baltimore Ravens (4-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (5-2)
Cincy Jungle — ... three touchdowns and two interceptions). With a touchdown against Cincinnati, Flacco will have a passing touchdown in eight straight games. Ray Rice is averaging 100.7 yards rushing in games that he records 20 rushing attempts or more. In his past four games, Rice is averaging 149.3 yards from scrimmage (333 rushing, 264 receiving). Willie McGahee is tied for fourth in the NFL with seven touchdowns (five rushing, two receiving). Derrick Mason is averaging 85.7 yards receiving per game in his past ...

3k's 2010 Mock Draft, v2.0 (Nov. 4th)
Turf Show Times — ... due to their WR corps.  Derrick Mason came out of "retirement" to return to the Ravens, but they can't rely on that moving forward.  Benn is of solid build and has electric talent, but he is very unpolished.  Flacco and he could be a serious tandem for the Ravens for years to come if Coach Harbaugh can develop Benn into a more technical weapon. ...

Chiefs Have Three WRs Near the Top in Dropped Passes
Arrowhead Pride — ... 15.7 4 6 Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh 55 30 497 16.6 1 6 Derrick Mason, Baltimore 52 30 421 14.0 ...

Ravens Fall Flat: Now What?
Baltimore Beatdown — ... played their best games of their seasons in our two meetings, effectively taking Derrick Mason out of the game and frustrating Flacco into throwing interceptions to take away any momentum that we might be on the verge of. ...