A season can’t go by in the NFL if Derrick Mason doesn’t bash loudmouth Keyshawn Johnson at least once.
From the National Football Post:
In the wake of Johnson’s recent harsh criticism of the Ravens’ wide receiving corps, Mason attacked Johnson immediately Wednesday before he could even be asked a question.
“Damn Keyshawn Johnson, because I heard he said something else,” Mason said. “Keyshawn knows where I’m at. He knows where the Ravens’ facility is at. So, if he wants to hash this out man to man or you want to stack up numbers man to man and talk about it, we can do that.
“Remember, Keyshawn, you were a number one pick in the draft and I was a fourth-rounder. And our numbers still pretty much stack up. Let’s go.”
The reason behind this drama?
During a conference call on Sept. 2, Johnson said, “You want a bum, you pay a bum,” in a reference to the Ravens’ receivers.
Mason has to learn to take what Johnson says in stride. He should understand that as long as Keyshawn has a microphone in front of him, he’s liable to say something to try and garner some attention.
The next time Johnson says something critical and Mason is asked about it, all he has to say is, “Who?” and be done with it. Besides, it’s not like Johnson is the only one saying critical things about Baltimore’s receiving corps. To me, there’s not much difference between Keyshawn referring to Baltimore’s wideouts as “bums” and someone from ESPN saying that the Ravens “have no receivers.”
