Danny Mason (American football)
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Mason with the Denver Broncos in 2015 | |||
| No. 45 Chicago Bears | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | October 14, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth: | Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Louisville (KY) Shawnee | ||
| College: | Texas A&M–Commerce | ||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Practice Squad | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Danny Mason, Jr. (born October 14, 1990) is an American football outside linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the NFL. Prior to his signing with the Broncos, Mason was a standout for the Texas Revolution (indoor football) of the Indoor Football League and the Colorado Ice. He played college football for the Division II Level Texas A&M–Commerce Lions, where he was an All-American Linebacker for the Lions.
Early life
Mason was born in Louisville, Kentucky and attended high school at Shawnee High School, where he was a 4-year member of both the varsity basketball and football teams. He was first team all-conference and helped lead Shawnee High to its first state playoff appearance in school history. He was selected to participate in the annual East-West High School football All Star game his senior year. Mason was recruited by former University of Kentucky Wildcat football coach Guy Morriss, who had just been hired at A&M-Commerce as head coach. Mason took a scholarship offer to join the Lions.
College career
Mason was a 4-year starter for the Lions. His freshman season, the Lions went 5-5 and won the Lone Star Conference North Division with a 5-0 record. Mason made immediate impact as a true freshman. Mason was first team all conference his Junior and Senior seasons and was named 2nd team All-American by Beyond Sports Network. His final stats as a Lion, Mason recorded 280 total tackles including 24.5 tackles for loss during his four-year Lion career. He also had 14 pass breakups and picked off three passes all of which came during the 2011 season. After Mason's eligibility was over, he stayed in Commerce and was hired by TAMUC's new head football coach Colby Carthel to be a student assistant in order to finish his degree. Mason graduated from Texas A&M-Commerce in 2013.[1]
Professional career
Mason began the 2014 season in Allen with the Texas Revolution of the Indoor Football League[2] before traveling out to Loveland, Colorado where he played the next two months for the Colorado Ice. He led the Ice all the way to the divisional round of the playoffs before the season ended.
Denver Broncos
On January 1, 2015, Mason signed a futures contract with the Denver Broncos for the 2015 NFL season.[3] Mason was released by the Denver Broncos on September 1, 2015.[4] On September 6, 2015, the Denver Broncos resigned Mason to their practice squad.[5] On September 29, 2015, Mason was released by the Denver Broncos.[6]
Chicago Bears
On November 24, 2015, Mason was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad. On January 5, 2016, Mason signed a futures contract with the Chicago Bears.[7]
References
- ↑ "Danny Mason - 2012 Football". Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- ↑ Caleb Slinkard (December 26, 2013). "Mason signs contract to play in indoor football league". www.commercejournal.com. The Commerce Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Caleb Slinkard (January 5, 2015). "Mason signs with Denver Broncos". www.commercejournal.com. The Commerce Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ http://m.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-get-down-to-75-players-waive-Danny-Mason-Dan-Light/c2b8e7a2-62a1-4e05-946f-31b242d5c1e5
- ↑ http://m.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-begin-filling-out-practice-squad-by-bringing-back-six-players/93ae31b7-f4a8-4da4-93de-4645579bfe88
- ↑ http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_28896488/antonio-johnson-signs-broncos-practice-squad-danny-mason
- ↑ "Bears Sign 9 Players To Futures Contracts". Retrieved 2016-01-17.