We’d never go so far as to expect Jets WR Derrick Mason to be soft-spoken. But it took us by surprise to hear Mason — an offensive player, mind you — tell NFL Network that the league has a double standard when it comes to protecting quarterbacks.

NFL Network’s “A Football Life,” a comprehensive lifting of the veil on Bill Belichick‘s decorated NFL career, provides rare access to a coach and organization that has long thrived on keeping a lid on their affairs.

Derrick Mason has left Sunday’s game against the Browns with what looks to be a right leg injury.