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Shaq Mason
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Mason with the Patriots in 2017
No. 69 –Houston Texans
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1993-08-28)August 28, 1993(age 31)
Columbia, Tennessee,U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Columbia Central
(Columbia, Tennessee)
College:Georgia Tech(2011–2014)
NFL draft:2015/ round: 4 / pick: 131
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2024
Games played:138
Games started:133
StatsatPro Football Reference

Shaquille Olajuwon Mason(born August 28, 1993) is an American professionalfootballoffensive guardfor theHouston Texansof theNational Football League(NFL). Mason playedcollege footballatGeorgia Techfrom 2011 to 2014[1]and was selected by theNew England Patriotsin the fourth round of the2015 NFL draft.

College career

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Mason with Georgia Tech in 2014

Mason played 11 games as atrue freshmanin 2011. From 2012 to 2014, he started in 39 of the Yellow Jackets' 41 games, including every game as a junior and senior. Mason was first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conferencein 2013 and 2014 as well as first-teamAll-Americanin 2014.[2]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft1+3⁄4in
(1.87 m) 		304 lb
(138 kg) 		32+1⁄8in
(0.82 m) 		9+1⁄2in
(0.24 m)		 4.99 s 1.75 s 2.82 s 4.65 s 7.53 s 32.0 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 25 reps
All values fromPro Day[3]

New England Patriots

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On May 2, 2015, Mason was selected in the fourth round (131st overall) by theNew England Patriots.[4]Mason appeared in 14 games with 10 starts for the Patriots as a rookie.[5]

Mason broke his hand during the 2016 preseason and did not start in the season opener against theArizona Cardinalsbut split time at right guard with rookieTed Karras.[6]Since then, he started every game at right guard for the Patriots.

On February 5, 2017, Mason was part of the Patriots team that wonSuper Bowl LI.In the game, the Patriots defeated theAtlanta Falconsby a score of 34–28 in overtime.[7]

In 2017, Mason started all 16 games at right guard for the Patriots. He started inSuper Bowl LII,but gave up the strip sack that ultimately proved to be the biggest play of the game. The Patriots lost 41–33 to thePhiladelphia Eagles.

On August 27, 2018, Mason signed a five-year, $50 million contract extension with the Patriots.[8]He started 14 games at right guard in 2018, missing two with a calf injury. He was given a grade of 82.1 byPro Football Focusin the regular season, the highest grade of any guard in the league.[9]Mason played every offensive snap inSuper Bowl LIIIand the Patriots defeated theLos Angeles Rams13–3.[10]

Mason was placed on the reserve/COVID-19list by the Patriots on October 17, 2020,[11]and activated on October 21.[12]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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On March 15, 2022, Mason was traded to theTampa Bay Buccaneersin exchange for a fifth round pick in the2022 NFL draft.[13]The trade reunited him with star quarterbackTom Brady.

Houston Texans

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On March 20, 2023, the Buccaneers traded Mason and a 2023 seventh-round pick to theHouston Texansin exchange for a sixth-round pick in the2023 NFL draft.[14][15]He signed a three-year, $36 million contract extension on May 10, 2023.[16]

References

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  1. ^"Shaquille Mason bio".ramblinwreck.com.Archivedfrom the original on February 4, 2017.RetrievedMay 2,2015.
  2. ^"Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Georgia Tech Athletics".Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.Archivedfrom the original on June 20, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 11,2019.
  3. ^"Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech, C, 2015 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football".draftscout.com.Archivedfrom the original on January 14, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 13,2022.
  4. ^"Patriots draft Mason".nesn.com.Archivedfrom the original on May 7, 2015.RetrievedMay 2,2015.
  5. ^"Shaq Mason | New England Patriots".www.patriots.com.Archived fromthe originalon May 6, 2015.
  6. ^Cox, Zach (August 21, 2016)."Patriots Guard Shaq Mason Reportedly Has Broken Hand; Timetable Unknown".NESN.com.Archivedfrom the original on December 20, 2016.RetrievedDecember 4,2016.
  7. ^"Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons – February 5th, 2017".Pro-Football-Reference.com.Archivedfrom the original on August 7, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 2,2017.
  8. ^Teope, Herbie (August 27, 2018)."Shaq Mason agrees to 5-year, $50M Patriots extension".NFL.com.Archivedfrom the original on August 28, 2018.RetrievedAugust 27,2018.
  9. ^"Best player at every position in the NFL in 2018".Pro Football Focus.January 3, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 19,2019.
  10. ^"Georgia Tech Football: Former Jacket Shaq Mason wins Super Bowl 53".February 4, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on February 17, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 16,2019.
  11. ^Reiss, Mike (October 17, 2020)."New England Patriots place Sony Michel, Shaq Mason, Derek Rivers on reserve/COVID-19 list".ESPN.com.Archivedfrom the original on October 28, 2020.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
  12. ^Roche, Conor (October 21, 2020)."Patriots remove three players from COVID list; place Jermaine Eluemunor on IR".Boston.com.Archivedfrom the original on October 30, 2020.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
  13. ^Shook, Nick (March 15, 2022)."Patriots trading guard Shaq Mason to Buccaneers for fifth-round draft pick".NFL.com.Archivedfrom the original on March 22, 2022.RetrievedMarch 24,2022.
  14. ^Smith, Scott (March 15, 2023)."Bucs Trade Shaq Mason to Texans".Buccaneers.com.RetrievedMarch 15,2023.
  15. ^Houston Texans Public Relations (March 20, 2023)."Houston Texans Transactions (3-20-2023)".HoustonTexans.com.RetrievedMarch 20,2023.
  16. ^Baca, Michael (May 10, 2023)."Texans signing OG Shaq Mason to three-year, $36 million extension".NFL.com.
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