Shaq Mason

Games played:	151
Games started:	146
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shaq Mason
	Mason with the Patriots in 2017
No. 69 – Houston Texans
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	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
	New England Patriots (2015–2021); Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2022); Houston Texans (2023–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (LI, LIII); First-team All-ACC (2013); Second-team All-ACC (2014);
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024
Games played:
Games played:	151
Games started:	146
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Shaquille Olajuwon Mason (born August 28, 1993) is an American professional football offensive guard for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Mason played college football at Georgia Tech from 2011 to 2014^[1] and was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

College career

Mason played 11 games as a true freshman in 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 Conference in 2013 and 2014 as well as first-team All-American in 2014.^[2]

Professional career

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 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m)	304 lb (138 kg)	32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m)	9+1⁄2 in (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 from Pro Day^[3]

New England Patriots

On May 2, 2015, Mason was selected in the fourth round (131st overall) by the New 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 the Arizona Cardinals but split time at right guard with rookie Ted 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 won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.^[7]

In 2017, Mason started all 16 games at right guard for the Patriots. He started in Super 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 the Philadelphia 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 by Pro Football Focus in the regular season, the highest grade of any guard in the league.^[9] Mason played every offensive snap in Super Bowl LIII and the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3.^[10]

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

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On March 15, 2022, Mason was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a fifth round pick in the 2022 NFL draft.^[13] The trade reunited him with star quarterback Tom Brady.

Houston Texans

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

References

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

External links

[1] "Shaquille Mason bio". ramblinwreck.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

[2] "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Georgia Tech Athletics". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

[3] "Shaquille Mason, Georgia Tech, C, 2015 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[4] "Patriots draft Mason". nesn.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

[5] "Shaq Mason | New England Patriots". www.patriots.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015.

[6] Cox, Zach (August 21, 2016). "Patriots Guard Shaq Mason Reportedly Has Broken Hand; Timetable Unknown". NESN.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.

[7] "Super Bowl LI – New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons – February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[8] Teope, Herbie (August 27, 2018). "Shaq Mason agrees to 5-year, $50M Patriots extension". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

[9] "Best player at every position in the NFL in 2018". Pro Football Focus. January 3, 2019. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

[10] "Georgia Tech Football: Former Jacket Shaq Mason wins Super Bowl 53". February 4, 2019. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 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. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

[12] Roche, Conor (October 21, 2020). "Patriots remove three players from COVID list; place Jermaine Eluemunor on IR". Boston.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

[13] Shook, Nick (March 15, 2022). "Patriots trading guard Shaq Mason to Buccaneers for fifth-round draft pick". NFL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[14] Smith, Scott (March 15, 2023). "Bucs Trade Shaq Mason to Texans". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[15] Houston Texans Public Relations (March 20, 2023). "Houston Texans Transactions (3-20-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved March 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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v t e New England Patriots Super Bowl LIII champions
2 Brian Hoyer 3 Stephen Gostkowski 5 Danny Etling 6 Ryan Allen 10 Josh Gordon 11 Julian Edelman (MVP) 12 Tom Brady 13 Phillip Dorsett 14 Braxton Berrios 15 Chris Hogan 16 Darren Andrews 17 Riley McCarron 17 Damoun Patterson 18 Matthew Slater 21 Duron Harmon 22 Obi Melifonwu 23 Patrick Chung 24 Stephon Gilmore 25 Eric Rowe 26 Sony Michel 27 J. C. Jackson 28 James White 29 Duke Dawson 30 Jason McCourty 31 Jonathan Jones 32 Devin McCourty 33 Jeremy Hill 34 Rex Burkhead 35 Keion Crossen 36 Brandon King 42 Jomal Wiltz 43 Nate Ebner 44 Christian Sam 45 Trent Harris 46 James Develin 47 Jacob Hollister 48 Calvin Munson 49 Joe Cardona 50 Ramon Humber 51 Ja'Whaun Bentley 52 Elandon Roberts 53 Kyle Van Noy 54 Dont'a Hightower 55 John Simon 58 Keionta Davis 59 Albert McClellan 60 David Andrews 61 Marcus Cannon 62 Joe Thuney 63 Brian Schwenke 64 Tony Adams 66 James Ferentz 67 Ulrick John 68 LaAdrian Waddle 69 Shaq Mason 70 Adam Butler 71 Danny Shelton 72 Dan Skipper 74 Cole Croston 75 Ted Karras III 76 Isaiah Wynn 77 Trent Brown 80 Stephen Anderson 81 Cody Hollister 83 Dwayne Allen 84 Cordarrelle Patterson 85 Ryan Izzo 87 Rob Gronkowski 90 Malcom Brown 91 Deatrich Wise Jr. 92 Frank Herron 93 Lawrence Guy 94 Adrian Clayborn 95 Derek Rivers 97 Ufomba Kamalu 98 Trey Flowers
Head coach: Bill Belichick
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v t e Houston Texans roster
Active	0 Azeez Al-Shaair 2 Robert Woods 4 Kamari Lassiter 6 Tommy Townsend 7 C. J. Stroud 8 John Metchie III 10 Davis Mills 11 Jeff Okudah 12 Nico Collins 13 Del'Shawn Phillips 15 Kaʻimi Fairbairn 17 Kris Boyd 18 Diontae Johnson 19 Xavier Hutchinson 21 Calen Bullock 23 Eric Murray 24 Derek Stingley Jr. 27 Myles Bryant 28 Joe Mixon 29 M. J. Stewart 31 Dameon Pierce 33 Dare Ogunbowale 35 Jake Hansen 39 Henry To'oTo'o 43 Neville Hewitt 45 Devin White 46 Jon Weeks 48 Christian Harris 51 Will Anderson Jr. 52 Jerry Hughes 53 Kendrick Green 54 Jarrett Patterson 55 Danielle Hunter 56 Jamal Hill 57 Blake Fisher 64 Nick Broeker 69 Shaq Mason 70 Juice Scruggs 71 Tytus Howard 72 Tommy Togiai 74 Zachary Thomas 76 Kenyon Green 78 Laremy Tunsil 83 Irv Smith Jr. 86 Dalton Schultz 87 Cade Stover 91 Folorunso Fatukasi 92 Dylan Horton 93 Kurt Hinish 95 Derek Barnett 96 Denico Autry 97 Mario Edwards Jr. 98 Tim Settle
Practice squad	14 Jared Wayne 16 Kedon Slovis 22 Jawhar Jordan 25 Russ Yeast 26 J. J. Taylor 34 Troy Hairston 37 D'Angelo Ross 41 Gregory Junior 47 Andrew Beck 50 Solomon Byrd 58 Scott Quessenberry 66 Kilian Zierer (Int.) 79 Tremayne Anchrum 88 Johnny Johnson III 89 Xavier Johnson 94 Jayden Peevy
Reserve lists	1 Stefon Diggs (IR) 3 Tank Dell (IR) 5 Jalen Pitre (IR) 9 Brevin Jordan (IR) 18 Case Keenum (IR) 20 Jimmie Ward (IR) 32 Ka'dar Hollman (IR) 36 Brandon Hill (IR) 40 Dalton Keene (IR) 44 British Brooks (IR) 72 Jaylon Thomas (IR) 77 LaDarius Henderson (NFI) 85 Teagan Quitoriano (IR)