The Return of Mason Nation

Third time's the charm

Matt Terl you better not be jerking my chain, over at the ORB (Official Redskins Blog), team blogger Matt is reporting that Washington has claimed former Redskins tailback Marcus Mason off waivers ahead of this weekend's minicamp.

This makes me very happy, I thought two training camps in a row that Marcus was an excellent back and deserved a roster spot, just a chance to get in the game, he is elusive and tough to pin down through the hole in that Emmitt Smithy kind of way.

The team kept Marcus after 2007 cut day and he even made the roster for a couple of games before clearing waivers and heading back down to the practice squad. In 2008 he led the league in preseason rushing but the team did not keep him through 2008 cut day, and I vented because the decision seemed to me like a bunch of bullshit.

A day later the Baltimore Ravens signed him to their practice squad where he sat for eight games. Then after Jets tailback Jesse Chatman went to injured reserve, New York signed him to their active roster. They cut him in December then signed him back to their practice squad. They let him go yesterday and the Redskins re signed him today.

Curly R adopted Marcus Mason way back in August 2007 after seeing him perform in Washington's first preseason game of that year and we have been flying the flag of Mason Nation since. Marcus is a hard working guy doing all the right things, if the knock on him last year was his weakness on special teams, then I will bet you he worked the whole year to improve. I hope he can stick around this time.

Welcome back Marcus!



Marcus Mason: Don Wright / redskins.com from here.