Derrick Mason
Derrick Mason
Derrick James Masonis a former American football wide receiver who played for fifteen seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Oilers in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft after playing college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Following eight seasons with the Oilers, including two Pro Bowl selections, Mason signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2005. He became the Ravens' all-time leading receiver with 5,777 yards from 2005 to 2010, but he was...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth17 January 1974
CityDetroit, MI
Titans, it was nice, ... But this is a step above that.
It will be weird coming out of the visitors' locker room, but once I step on that field I've got a job to do and my job is to beat the guy across from me,
I think the refs just let their feelings get into it a lot. They crossed the line.
I think he was kind of surprised about the number of guys they let go. I still don't think he has made up his mind about whether to play next season. 'This might sway him to retire, or he could decide to try it another year or two.
I was jaw-jacking with him a little bit, but it was fun, ... I was like, 'Keep coming, rook, because we are going to keep coming at you.' He's only going to get better the more he plays.
Jamal looks like he's in shape and prepared, considering his offseason circumstances. He looks like he wants to play football and put everything behind him. Now, he can actually strap it on and nothing is holding him back.
That was my main thing coming here, to be with a young team, a team that has the potential to win a Super Bowl now. Not next year, not two years from now, but now, ... And not to have to play this defense one or two times a year and possibly have to face them in the playoffs.
It feels good. This is what we envisioned happening at the beginning of the season.
It feels good considering what we've been through this season. It's been a lot of downs, but we're finally getting some ups.
With a healthy Steve, your chances of winning go up dramatically. Knowing Steve and what kind of competitor he is, he's going to do all he can to put them in position to win.
We can't keep making mistakes, we can't keep playing like this. It's demoralizing to lose, even worse to have your starting quarterback get hurt. That's depressing in itself. We're going to stick together, and get better.
He just needs to calm down a little bit. He wants to make a play so bad sometimes. A couple of times, he got pressured and tried to get the ball out quickly. But with guys on your back, it's hard to do that. He needs to stay composed like the player he is.
The good thing about it is we've practiced with Anthony. He got an opportunity to play in the second half. It's not like we're in Week 9 or 10 and all of a sudden you throw him in there.
Rex has the 46 in his heart and he feels he has the players to play it. And we do.