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Texans Trade For Bucs OL Shaq Mason

The Houston Texans have added some much-needed offensive line depth, after trading with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for veteran guard, Shaq Mason

Matt Galatzan

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The Houston Texans have been extremely active since the start of free agency on Monday, signing multiple potential difference-makers, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.

And on Tuesday they continued that trend, only this time it was on offense, trading for Tampa Bay Buccaneers veteran offensive guard, Shaq Mason.

The deal will also come with a late-round pick swap, with the Texans receiving a Tampa Bay seventh-round pick, while the Bucs will land a Houston sixth-round pick. 

Mason spent one season in Tampa Bay, giving up just one sack from his right guard position. He started in all 17 games and played 1200 snaps - 99 percent of the team's offensive snaps. 

Before his time blocking for Tom Brady in Tampa Bay, Mason spent his time in New England, where he was drafted by current Texans general manager, Nick Caserio.

Caserio selected Mason with a fourth-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

He is also played in 120 games, starting 115 of those games throughout his eight-year career. 

He will be expected to immediately come in and challenge A.J. Cann for the starting right guard spot opposite of rookie left guard standout, Kenyon Green.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com