Buccaneers to trade Shaq Mason to Texans

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The Buccaneers have found a trade partner for offensive guard Shaq Mason.

Per multiple reports, Tampa Bay is sending Mason to Houston in a deal that will also see the teams swap late-round picks.

The Buccaneers will get a Texans sixth-round selection while Houston will receive a Tampa Bay seventh-round pick.

It’s the second year in a row that Mason, who turns 30 in August, has been traded. New England sent him to Tampa Bay last offseason for a fifth-round pick.

Mason ended up starting all 17 games for the Bucs, playing 99 percent of the club’s offensive snaps.

A fourth-round pick of the 2015 draft, Mason has appeared in 120 games with 115 starts in his eight seasons.

Texans General Manager Nick Caserio was the Patriots’ director of player personnel when the team drafted Mason.

17 responses to “Buccaneers to trade Shaq Mason to Texans

  1. A sign of the times that the party is over in Tampa. This is a smart move and the 6th round pick is the second pick so its almost a 5th rounder. He was a solid guard and was trusted by Brady. The Bucs need the cap space to build for the future. Maybe it is used to bring Lavonte back.

  2. With Baker Mayfield at QB and a below average O line, the Bucs will be in contention for a top-5 pick in 2024.

  3. Another salary cap casualty. The Bucs are pretty set at Guard as long as everyone stays healthy and Goedeke steps it up in year two.

  4. “Use to bring back Lavonte.” I mean….I don’t understand how you’d have your eye on the future if you’re going to sign a linebacker that will be 34 to 18-20 mil a yr or something. If you REALLY care about Lavonte then let him sign with a team that is just missing a few pieces. Resigning people out of emotion/loyalty/nostalgia is a bad move. If you’re going to rebuild and get younger then do it. No half measures

  5. Tampa is in full rebuild mode. They’re back to being The Suckaneers. Now Raymond James Stadium will be empty again

  6. Last year when the Pats traded him for a 5th everyone said BB gave him away for nothing.

    This year he gets traded for a sixth and Tampa gave up a 7th as well

    I’ll wait to see all the posts about how he was given away for nothing. I’m sure they are coming….

  7. Falcons broke the bank to pay a guard recently. This guy is a proven starter as well and goes for a late pick swap. Houston will need to have a good OL with a rookie QB (likely) back there.

  8. ‘back to being The Suckaneers.’

    That has more to do with having one of the leagues worse HC than anything else…
    If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it… Because of Bowles arrogance, he made the team his own and lost with the GOAT for his qb… NOW as a lame duck HC going into this season (so society doesn’t roast the Bucs for obvious reasons AND SO getting out of the Capp issues won’t hurt the New HC) no real talent free agent is willing to come to Tampa!

  9. jokersc says:
    March 14, 2023 at 10:53 am
    Last year when the Pats traded him for a 5th everyone said BB gave him away for nothing.

    This year he gets traded for a sixth and Tampa gave up a 7th as well

    I’ll wait to see all the posts about how he was given away for nothing. I’m sure they are coming….
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    The Patriots took that 5th round pick they received for Mason and traded it to the Texans for a 6th and a 7th. That turned into a 6th round RB named Harris who ended up being signed to the practice squad and then briefly elevated to the active roster in the middle of the season. Harris had 52 yards rushing in 2022. Grueber, the 7th round pick, was placed on the reserve/non-football related injury list before the season began. Shaq Mason started all 17 games for the Bucs.

  10. Anyone knocking the Patriots 2022 draft is either biased or doesn’t know the game. It was an excellent draft.

    To correct the record, they picked a 6’6” 325 lbs tackle from Michigan with the 7th rounder, not some guy named Grueber. Stueber was a standout at Michigan who they knew had a medical issue. Let’s see what Harris and Stueber do this year.

  11. The Patriots took that 5th round pick they received for Mason and traded it to the Texans for a 6th and a 7th. That turned into a 6th round RB named Harris who ended up being signed to the practice squad and then briefly elevated to the active roster in the middle of the season. Harris had 52 yards rushing in 2022. Grueber, the 7th round pick, was placed on the reserve/non-football related injury list before the season began. Shaq Mason started all 17 games for the Bucs.

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    I’ll be sure To revisit this site in one year so you can fill me in on who the Bucs took with the sixth round pick they got this year and also how many games Mason started and what the Texans did with that 7th rounder

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