Derrick Mason

Derrick Mason likely to retire as Raven

2012-05-11 15:41:00

For six seasons, Derrick Mason left cornerbacks slipping on the turf with his signature comeback routes — cuts that were sharp, surgical, and effective. Now, as he sprints into life after football, Mason may soon swerve back to Baltimore to retire...

There's no reason to worry about Ray Rice at this point

2012-04-16 16:43:00

If left offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie was holding out of team conditioning sessions and multiple off season mini-camps, there would be major concern because he might report to training camp as bloated as an inflatable doll. But I have no concern about...

NFL's free agency model punishes savvy teams — like the Ravens

2012-03-19 17:10:00

The National Football League's plan is working well in Baltimore, the one where a good team penalizes itself. So far, that's what has happened here with the departure of five of the Ravens' 12 unrestricted free agents to other teams in the early period,...

Ravens free agency by the numbers

2012-03-22 15:00:00

Maybe it’s because I was a star mathlete in high school, but I love numbers. And we’ve spent plenty of time crunching them these past 10 days while waiting for the Ravens to make moves -- or purposefully not make moves -- in the new league...

Ravens expected to exercise patience when free agency opens Tuesday

2012-03-12 20:10:00

The Ravens' goal was to re-sign Pro Bowl left guard Ben Grubbs before he officially hits the open market with hundreds of other NFL free agents Tuesday at 4 p.m. Now almost out of time and with seemingly no indication that Grubbs is willing to eschew free...

Looking back at the Ravens' best free-agent signings

2012-03-12 12:00:00

The Ravens aren’t expected to take a cannonball dive into the talent pool when free agency begins Tuesday at 4 p.m. So here are my condolences in advance if you purchased a custom-made, purple Vincent Jackson or Mario Williams jersey in anticipation...

Ravens' risky preseason roster moves have paid off

2011-12-03 14:54:00

Quiet Yanda lowers boom for Ravens

2011-12-10 19:15:00

If you really want to appreciate the violence of football when the Ravens take on the Indianapolis Colts at M&T Bank Stadium Sunday, take your eyes off Ray Rice and Joe Flacco for a second and focus on right guard Marshal Yanda. Watch him from the moment...

Flacco receives praise from Ravens' Bisciotti, Newsome

2012-02-01 18:54:00

Joe Flacco’s performance in the AFC championship game might not have silenced all his critics, but in the minds of owner Steve Bisciotti and general manager Ozzie Newsome, there is no question the 27-year-old quarterback is the man to lead the...

Derrick Mason: all-time Ravens good-guy

2012-01-10 10:35:00

Lost in Tebow-mania and all the�NFL playoff hoopla this week was the fact that Derrick Mason, the former Ravens wide receiver who is the franchise's all-time leader in pass receptions (471) and yards (5,777), has quietly announced his intention to retire....

Each Ravens player prepares for the first whistle his own way

2012-02-05 14:47:32

It's Sunday morning, not quite 8. Sunlight is peeking through the blinds in the Hyatt Regency Hotel room on Light Street where offensive lineman Marshal Yanda stays before every Ravens home game. His eyes are open. He might try to fall back to sleep,...

Mason confirms plan to retire

2012-01-09 14:57:00

After a nomadic 2011 campaign that included stops with the New York Jets and Houston Texans, Derrick Mason has concluded that it is time to end his 15-year career. “Right now, I’m just doing some analysis and spending time with my kids,&...

, and he's eventually going to get a big contract extension. That's the right move. But in year five, it's time for him to make The Leap. That doesn't mean putting up video game numbers, but it does mean he needs to play great football most of the time, not just some of the time.

2012-02-02 06:02:29

after scoring a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage against New England at Gillette Stadium in the first round of the NFL playoffs.

2012-01-18 07:42:57

fans have been a little spoiled by success the past few seasons. I think people in Baltimore have a tendency to overrate the talent on their teams a little bit.

2012-01-01 00:00:00