Kevin Mason (born September 25, 1972) is a former

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who played four seasons in the

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with the

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, and

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

. He played

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and attended

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. He was also a member of the

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and

Erie RiverRats The Erie Explosion was a professional American indoor football team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2007 as the Pittsburgh RiverRats, the Explosion played in the Professional Indoor Football League, the United Indoor Football League, the ...

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Mason signed with the Oakland Raiders after going undrafted in the

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. He was released by the Raiders on August 22, 1995.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Mason signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in February 1996. He was released by the Roughriders in June 1998.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Mason was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 11, 1998 and released by the team on September 8, 1998.

Montreal Alouettes

Mason signed with the Montreal Alouettes on October 15, 1998. He spent the rest of the 1998 season on the Alouettes' practice roster. He was released by the Alouettes in April 1999.

Edmonton Eskimos

Mason was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on September 2, 1999. He was released by the Eskimos on November 20, 1999.

Buffalo Destroyers

Mason played five seasons with the Buffalo Destroyers from 1999 to 2003. He played quarterback in addition to wide receiver and

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Philadelphia Soul

Mason signed with the Philadelphia Soul on December 9, 2003. He was released by the Soul on January 24, 2004.

Canton Legends

Mason played for the Canton Legends from 2005 to 2008, winning the

American Indoor Football League American Indoor Football (AIF) was a professional indoor football league, one of the several regional professional indoor football leagues in North America. The AIFL began as a regional league with six franchises on the East Coast of the United ...

championship in 2006.

Erie RiverRats

Mason signed with the Erie RiverRats in May 2009.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats

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