Damon Mason

Damon Mason
Jacksonville Sharks
Position:	Defensive coordinator; Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	April 21, 1974 (age 50); LaPlace, Louisiana
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:	Destrehan (LA) Destrehan High School
College:	Louisiana-Lafayette
Undrafted:	1997
Career history
As a player:
	Orlando Predators (1998–2001); New Jersey / Las Vegas Gladiators (2002–2003); Orlando Predators (2004); Carolina Cobras (2004); Orlando Predators (2005); Grand Rapids Rampage (2005); Austin Wranglers (2006–2007); Orlando Predators (2008); Utah Blaze (2008); Orlando Predators (2010); New Orleans VooDoo (2011);
As a coach:
	New Orleans VooDoo (DB) (2014); Jacksonville Sharks (DC) (2017–present);
Career highlights and awards
	NAL champion (2017); 3× Second Team All-Arena (2000, 2001, 2002); AFL career tackle leader;
Career Arena League statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	1009
Pass Breakups:	173
Forced Fumbles:	21
Fumble Recoveries:	10
Interceptions:	44
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Damon Mason (born April 21, 1974) is a former American football defensive back.

Playing career

Mason played high school football at Destrehan High School and college football at Louisiana-Lafayette.^[1] His number was retired by Louisiana-Lafayette.^[2]^[3] In 2018, he was named to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics Hall of Fame.^[4]

Mason was an assistant coach at Dunwoody High School in Dunwoody, Georgia. In 2014, he was the defensive back's coach with the AFL's, New Orleans VooDoo. In June 2017, Mason was named the defensive coordinator of the National Arena League's Jacksonville Sharks.^[9] In 2018, he was announced as head coach of the Louisiana Red Sticks in the upstart National Gridiron League.^[10]

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^ "AFL LEGEND JOINS THE LEAGUE". NationalGridiron.com. August 24, 2018.