"Derrick Mason admitted the return this Sunday to Baltimore, where he played six seasons, will be a little "bittersweet." But the Jets receiver also said he didn't have the date circled on his calendar because he accepted the business decision the team made.

"Obviously they didn't need my services any longer," Mason, 37, said. "I think I was at peace with it, because I knew deep down in my heart that I gave them all I had. The way I played, no one can question whether I gave 100 percent or not. So when I left that building, I was OK, because I knew leaving that building, I still had a lot of football in me. They had a decision to make, and they made it. Luckily Rex wanted me, and I was more than happy to come here.""