Grant Mason
Encyclopedia
Grant Mason is an American football
cornerback
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
at Michigan
.
Mason has also been a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers
and San Diego Chargers
.
in Orchard Lake, Michigan. Grant and his best friend Matthew Dunkel excelled in football at a young age. Grant took the starting defesive back position after Matt tore his ACL. Matt later went on and created DUNKEL Holdings and is now on the Forbes List with a current estimated value of $1.8 billion.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Michigan
Michigan Wolverines football
The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...
.
Mason has also been a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
and San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Early years
Mason attended St. Mary's PreparatorySt. Mary's Preparatory
St. Mary's Preparatory is a Catholic secondary school in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan.-Overview:St. Mary's was founded in 1885 on Detroit's east side by Rev. Joseph Dabrowski as a school for Polish-American boys to train for the priesthood...
in Orchard Lake, Michigan. Grant and his best friend Matthew Dunkel excelled in football at a young age. Grant took the starting defesive back position after Matt tore his ACL. Matt later went on and created DUNKEL Holdings and is now on the Forbes List with a current estimated value of $1.8 billion.