Derrick Mason Announces His Retirement

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason told a sports Web site on Monday he's retiring from the NFL.

Derrick Mason retired yesterday. He is my favorite Spartan football player of all time. We both graduated from Michigan State in the same year. He had a productive 12-year NFL career. I do this. How can a football player, who is my age, who went to my school, in my class, be finished with his career already? It doesn't make sense. I remember watching his touchdown punt return against...

Coach says he plans to discuss star receiver's planned retirement 'real soon' Ravens coach John Harbaugh plans to meet with Derrick Mason as soon as next week about the wide receiver's retirement announcement.

Lamont Smith, who is the agent for wide receiver Derrick Mason, issued a statement about The Baltimore Sun’s reference that jocklife.com shares an office with him. “What is the relevance of that anyway?,” Smith said in the statement. “The story is Derrick Mason’s retirement, it smells like sour grapes to me.” He then added, “For the record, JOCKlife...

We’re quickly approaching the end of the decade (those Y2K parties seem like yesterday, don’t they?), and soon, it will be time to crown a quarterback of the decade, running back of the decade, receiver of the decade, coach of the decade, team of the decade, etc. The receiver conversation will come down to three names: Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, and Marvin Harrison. Derrick...

Just when you thought it was safe to think about something football-related apart from Steve McNair, the Ravens community get another punch in the mouth. Derrick Mason, the team’s most reliable receiver over his four-year tenure in Baltimore, is retiring. Say it ain’t so, Derrick. Mark Clayton is there, Demetrius Williams is supposed to be around, [...]

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has been trading text messages with wideout Derrick Mason this week amid Mason’s abrupt and unexpected retirement. According to Harbaugh, who is on vacation, the two have plans to meet soon to discuss the future of Baltimore’s leading receiver.

Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason told a sports website on Monday he's retiring from the NFL.

Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason told a sports Web site on Monday he's retiring from the NFL.

Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason told a sports Web site on Monday he's retiring from the NFL.

Just when you thought it was safe to think about something football-related apart from Steve McNair, the Ravens community get another punch in the mouth. Derrick Mason, the team’s most reliable receiver over his four-year tenure in Baltimore, is retiring. Say it ain't so, Derrick. Wide receiver Mark Clayton is still there and Demetrius Williams is should be around, though he's...

Somebody put Joe Flacco on suicide watch. Derrick Mason has told Jocklife.com that he intends to retire from the NFL, much to the surprise of his current employers, the Baltimore Ravens. This means Flacco will have to start staring down another receiver on every passing play, like Mark Clayton for example. Or hell, maybe Todd [...]