Mason Schreck

Mason Schreck (born November 4, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Buffalo.

Mason Schreck
No. 86 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-04) November 4, 1993
Medina, Ohio
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Medina (OH)
College:Buffalo
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Amateur career

Schreck attended Medina High School in Medina, Ohio where he played both basketball and football.[1] Schreck played primarily as a quarterback at Medina and threw for 667 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior.[2] He was recruited by college football programs including Ohio State, Iowa, South Florida, Cincinnati, North Carolina State, Northwestern and Bowling Green but ultimately only received offers from Toledo and Buffalo.[3]

In 2012 Schreck signed a letter of intent to play at Buffalo where Jeff Quinn recruited him to play tight end.[2] After redshirting as a freshman at the University at Buffalo in 2012, Schreck caught a total of six touchdown passes from Joe Licata and Tyree Jackson between 2013 and 2016.[4] As a redshirt senior in 2016, he set a school record for a tight end with 651 receiving yards and was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team.[5]

Professional career

Schreck was drafted in the seventh round (251st overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2017 NFL Draft and was signed to a four-year, $2.46 million contract.[6][7][8] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.[9]

Schreck played in six games in 2018 before being placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2018 with a knee injury.[10]

Schreck was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 30, 2019.[13] He appeared in two games in the 2019 season; he was on the field for 22 snaps against the New York Jets on December 1 and one snap against the New England Patriots two weeks later.[14]

On September 5, 2020, Schreck was waived by the Bengals.[15] He was signed to the practice squad the following day.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on September 18.[17]

References
  1. Fortuna, Bob (February 1, 2012). "Medina High School's Mason Schreck to Buffalo". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. Blake, John (March 4, 2012). "Medina quarterback Mason Schreck looking forward to Buffalo". Sun Newspapers. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. Fortuna, Bob (August 10, 2011). "Medina teammates Benny Cunningham and Mason Schreck will be college foes". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. "Mason Schreck College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. Gaughan, Mark (November 30, 2016). "UB's Schreck, Hodge earn 2nd team All-MAC honors". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. "Mason Schreck Drafted By The Cincinnati Bengals". Bull Run. April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. Howe, Connor (April 29, 2017). "Bengals 2017 NFL Draft: Cincinnati selects Buffalo tight end Mason Schreck in Round 7". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  8. Noland, Rick (September 5, 2018). "Medina graduate Mason Schreck makes Bengals roster after injury-plagued rookie year". Medina Gazette. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  9. Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com.
  10. "Bengals make 3 roster moves including placing TE Mason Schreck on IR". CincyJungle.com. October 23, 2018.
  11. "Bengals Announce 53-Man Roster". Bengals.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  12. "Bengals Establish Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 1, 2019.
  13. "Bengals Waive Smith, Sign Schreck From Practice Squad". Bengals.com. November 30, 2019.
  14. "Mason Schreck 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  15. "Bengals Reduce 2020 Roster To 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 5, 2020.
  16. "Bengals Establish Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 6, 2020.
  17. "Bengals Sign Mason Schreck To Roster, Place C.J. Uzomah On Reserve/Injured". Bengals.com.


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