Ravens' WR Derrick Mason Retires (Now Back With Ravens)

HacheMan · Jul 13, 2009

</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Ravens veteran Derrick Mason retires </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Derrick Mason - WR - BAL - Jul. 13

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Derrick Mason surprisingly announced his retirement from pro football Monday.
The announcement comes on JockLife.com, a website owned by Mason's agents Peter Schaffer and Lamont Smith. It's legit. Mason played through a painful shoulder injury last year and underwent surgery in the offseason. He expressed doubts about his readiness for camp, but clearly was struggling mentally to get ready for another season. Assuming Mason doesn't change his mind, the Ravens are woefully thin at wideout with Mark Clayton and Demetrius Williams atop the depth chart. Mason finishes his career with 790 catches, good for 23rd all time.
Source: JockLife.com
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HacheMan · Jul 13, 2009

Wow......This guy was still putting up good numbers & the biggest late round fantasy football wr steal the last few years...

kidman232 · Jul 13, 2009

i wonder what effect the mcnair incident had on him and his desire to train to get back into playing shape

Avon_Barksdale · Jul 13, 2009

I unloaded on the Chiefs at +8 and 1/2 and the under on the Ravens win total

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BigdaddyQH · Jul 14, 2009

Avon_Barksdale said:
I unloaded on the Chiefs at +8 and 1/2 and the under on the Ravens win total

Locks of the Year

My biggest plays of the NFL season so far

That's nice, but the season has not even started yet. I agree with your under on the Ravens win total, but this retirement has nothing to do with that. Baltimore is a yoyo team, especially for their last 5 years. Just look at their record. A good season followed by a bad one. The bad season is on deck for them, especially with a QB who will go through the old sophmore jinx.

HacheMan · Aug 1, 2009

Derrick Mason - WR - Ravens </TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Derrick Mason has informed the Ravens that he will play football in 2009.</TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Well that didn't take long. "I needed to evaluate my life, football and my career," explained Mason. He's sending a letter to the NFL and will be removed from the Reserve/Did Not Report list. He's also scheduled to take a physical, which will determine the health of his shoulder, in the next 24 hours. Mason goes right back to being a decent WR 3/4 in fantasy with extra PPR value.
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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Source: baltimoreravens.com</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

sm.time.gmblr · Aug 4, 2009

such an underestimated player in the public eyes. This guys stats and what he has done for the ravens and titans of the past justify top 15 reciever status