Shaq Mason

TRANSACTIONS:Selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft...Resigned with New England on August 27, 2018...Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list on October 17, 2020 and activated on October 21...Acquired via trade by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the Patriots on March 15, 2022...Acquired via trade by the Houston Texans from the Buccaneers on March 15, 2022...Re-signed with the Houston Texans on May 10, 2023.

TRANSACTIONS:Selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft...Re-signed with New England on August 27, 2018...Placed on reserve/COVID-19 list on October 17, 2020 and activated on October 21...Acquired via trade by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the Patriots on March 16, 2022...Acquired via trade by the Houston Texans from the Buccaneers on March 15, 2023...Re-signed with the Houston Texans on May 10, 2023.

2023 (Houston 17/17; 2/2):

• Started in every game at right guard this season
• Started at right guard in Week 3 at Jacksonville (9/24) and was an essential part of an offensive line that gave up zero sacks 
• Paved the way for 451 total net yards in the Week 4 win at Pittsburgh (10/1) and did not allow a sack for the second consecutive week
• Started at right guard in Week 5 at Atlanta (10/8) and was part of an offensive line that did not surrender a sack for the third consecutive game, setting a new franchise streak
• Was the starter at right guard in the Week 9 win vs. Tampa Bay (11/5), blocking en route to 496 total yards of offense, which stands as the ninth most in a single game in franchise history 
• Started at right guard in the Week 10 win at Cincinnati (11/12), blocking en route to posting 544 yards of total offense for a new season-high
• Blocked for an offense that generated 419 total net yards of offense in the Week 11 win vs. Arizona (11/29)
• Started at right guard in the Wild Card win vs. Cleveland (1/13)
• Started at right guard in the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20)

2022 (Tampa Bay 17/17, 1/1):

• Started every game for a Tampa Bay offense that allowed the fewest sacks throughout the regular season (22.0)
• Started at right guard in the season opener at Dallas (9/11), contributing to an offensive line that manufactured 152 rushing yards and 4.6 yards per carry
• Started at right guard in Week 10 vs. Seattle (11/13), contributing to an offensive line that did not allow a sack and produced a then-season-high 161 rushing yards
• Started at right guard in Week 17 vs. Carolina (1/1/23) and contributed to an offensive line that produced season highs with 478 yards of total offense and 411 net passing yards
• Helped the team win the NFC South and started in the Wild Card game vs. Dallas (1/16/23)

2021 (New England 15/15, 1/1):

• Started 15 games for New England during the regular season in addition to the team's Super Wild Card Round game vs. Buffalo (1/15), as the right guard
• Missed Weeks 5-6 due to injury
• Started on the offensive line in Week 10 when the Patriots rushed for 184 yards vs. Cleveland (11/14)
• Contributed key blocks at Buffalo (12/6) to help lead the team to a season-high 222 rushing yards
• Helped the Patriots rushing attack to 181 yards and four touchdowns in Week 17 vs. Jacksonville (1/2), while not allowing a sack

2020 (New England 13/13):

• Started 13 games for a New England offense that ranked fourth in rushing (146.6 yards per game)
• Selected to the New England Patriots 2010s All-Decade Team at guard

2019 (New England 15/15, 1/1*):*

• Started 15 games for a New England offense that ranked seventh in scoring (26.3 points per game) and tied for fifth in fewest sacks allowed (28.0)
• Helped the team to its 11th consecutive AFC East title with an 11-5 record
• Started New England's Wild Card game vs. Tennessee (1/4/20)

2018 (New England 14/14, 3/3):

• Started 14 games at right guard in 2018, missing two with a calf injury
• Given a grade of 82.1 by Pro Football Focus in the regular season, the highest grade of any guard in the league
• Contributed to an offense that finished in the top 10 in total offense
• Played every offensive snap in Super Bowl LIII as the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 (2/3/19)

2017 (New England 16/16, 3/3):

• Started all 16 games at right guard for the Patriots
• Contributed to an offense that finished in the top 10 in total offense
• Started in Super Bowl LII that the Patriots lost 41-33 to the Philadelphia Eagles (2/4/18)

2016 (New England 16/15, 3/3):

• Broke hand during the preseason and did not start in the season opener vs. Arizona (9/11) but split time at right guard throughout the season
• Contributed to an offense that finished in the top 10 in total offense
• Part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI as New England defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime (2/5/17)

2015 (New England 14/10, 2/2):

• Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts for the Patriots as a rookie during the regular season
• Contributed to an offense that finished in the top 10 in total offense
• Made his postseason debut vs. Kansas City (1/16/16)

COLLEGE:

• Played four seasons (2011-14) at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga.
• Played 11 games as a true freshman in 2011
• From 2012 to 2014, started in 39 of the Yellow Jackets' 41 games, including every game as a junior and senior
• As a senior in 2014, earned first-team All-ACC and first-team All-America honors after starting for an offense that led the nation in rushing offense (342.1 yards per game) and fewest sacks allowed (0.79 sacks per game)

PERSONAL:

• Born Aug. 28, 1993, in Columbia, Tenn.
• Played four seasons at Columbia Central High School for coach Vance Belew where he served two years as a team captain playing left tackle and defensive tackle
• Helped Columbia Central to runner-up finish in Tennessee 5A playoffs in 2009 and state championship in 2010
• Named all-state and all-district in 2009 and 2010
• Selected to play in the Tennessee East-West All-Star Game
• Full name is Shaquille Olajuwon Mason, but goes by "Shaq" 
• Parents are Steve Mason and Alicia McGuire and has one sibling, Dee James
• Began playing football at age six
• Majored in business administration at Georgia Tech