Former Raven Derrick Mason Indicted In Domestic Assault Case

Former Raven Derrick Mason has been indicted on a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault, The Tennesean reports, citing court records.

Mason, 44, was arrested in Nashville in October. The grand jury didn't indict him on the initial felony charge of aggravated assault involving strangulation.

Police initially said a woman he had been dating alleged Mason physically assaulted her, grabbing her by the neck and hitting her in the stomach after she told Mason she no longer wanted to be with him. However, she contradicted those statements during a preliminary hearing in December.

Mason, a former wide receiver, spent six of his 15 professional seasons in Baltimore, and retired as a Raven in 2012.