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{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Laurence Maroney
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| number = 39, 26
| position = [[Running back]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|02|05}}
| birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 220
| high_school = [[Normandy High School (Missouri)|Normandy]] {{nowrap|([[Wellston, Missouri]])}}
| college = [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]] (2003–2005)
| draftyear = 2006
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 21
| pastteams =
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2006|2010}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2010}})
| highlights =
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2005 College Football All-America Team|2005]])
* [[Big Ten Freshman of the Year|Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year]] (2003)
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[2004 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2004]], [[2005 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2005]])
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 2,504
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 4.1
| statlabel3 = Rushing [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3 = 21
| statlabel4 = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue4 = 44
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 459
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = MaroLa00
}}
'''Laurence Maroney''' (born
==Early
Maroney attended [[Normandy High School (Missouri)|Normandy Senior High School]] in [[Wellston, Missouri]], where he gained four varsity letters in football, three in track, two in basketball, and one in baseball. In basketball, he was twice named team MVP; in track, he placed fifth at the state meet in the 200-meter dash, and third in the 100-meter dash as a senior. Maroney holds Normandy High School's single season rushing record, with 1,903 yards in 2002.
==College
At the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers|University of Minnesota]], he split duties with [[Marion Barber III]] in 2003 and 2004 and then with [[Gary Russell (American football)|Gary Russell]] in 2005. As such, he started only 14 of 36 games, but still became the first [[Golden Gophers|Golden Gopher]] and the third in [[Big Ten Conference]] history to rush for 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons. He gained a total of 3,933 yards with the Golden Gophers and was a two time All-Big Ten First-team selection (2004–2005). He was also selected an [[2005 College Football All-America Team|All-American]] by [[Pro Football Weekly]] and [[Rivals.com]] in 2005.
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{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 11 7/8
| weight = 217
| dash = 4.48
| ten split = 1.57
| twenty split = 2.61
| vertical = 36
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 3
| bench = 21
| arm span = 31 3/4
| hand span = 9 7/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from [[NFL Combine]]/Minnesota [[Pro Day]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/laurence-maroney/32004d41-5227-3311-fcf4-dddeb620328c |title=Laurence Maroney Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=*Laurence Maroney, Minnesota, RB, 2006 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=10249&DraftYear=2006 |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Laurence Maroney RAS |url=https://ras.football/2020/01/07/laurence-maroney-ras/ |website=ras.football |date=January 7, 2020 |access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>
}}
===New England Patriots===
====2006 season====
Maroney declared for the [[2006 NFL draft]] after the completion of his junior season and was selected in the first round with the 21st overall pick by the [[New England Patriots]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was the second running back selected behind [[Reggie Bush]]. He split time during the 2006 season with [[Corey Dillon]].
Despite missing the team's preseason finale with a knee injury,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2006/09/maroney_at_prac.html|title=Maroney at practice|work=Boston.com Reiss' Pieces|first=Mike|last=Reiss|date=September 6, 2006|access-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref> Maroney played in the team's regular season opener and rushed for 86 yards in his Patriots debut. In Week 4, Maroney ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns (of 11 and 25 yards) on 15 carries against the [[Cincinnati Bengals]], a performance that earned him both FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week and Diet Pepsi Rookie NFL Player of the Week honors. In Week 7 against the [[Buffalo Bills]], he was voted AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after a 74-yard kickoff return, while in Week 8 he had a 77-yard kickoff return against the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. These two were the two longest non-touchdown returns of the season outside of [[Antonio Cromartie]]'s 91-yard kickoff return against the [[Oakland Raiders]], and they gave Maroney the longest kickoff return average among all NFL players; he finished the 2006 season with 783 kick return yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laurence Maroney 2006 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaroLa00/gamelog/2006/ |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
In Week 11, Maroney had 82 yards rushing, and four receptions for 34 yards, including a 19-yard reception that became his first receiving touchdown. However, two weeks later, Maroney suffered torn rib cartilage against the [[Detroit Lions]] on December 3 and missed the Patriots' next two games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2006/12/17/maroneys_injury_is_torn_rib_cartilage/|title=Maroney's injury is torn rib cartilage|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|first=Mike|last=Reiss|date=December 17, 2006|access-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref>
====2007–2009====
Maroney, who became the Patriots' starting running back following the release of Dillon in the offseason, missed three games in October with a groin injury,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/10/29/maroney_getting_up_to_speed/|title=Maroney getting up to speed|publisher=[[The Boston Globe]]|work=[[Telegram & Gazette]]|first=Jennifer|last=Toland|date=October 29, 2007|access-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref> and rushed for 835 yards in the Patriots' undefeated [[2007 New England Patriots season|2007]] regular season. In the [[NFL playoffs, 2007–08|playoffs]], Maroney became a bigger factor for the Patriots, compiling 244 rushing yards and two touchdowns in two games before playing in [[Super Bowl XLII]]. In that game, Maroney had 14 carries for 36 yards with a one-yard touchdown in a loss against the [[New York Giants]].
On October 20, 2008, Maroney's season ended when he was placed on [[injured reserve]] due to a shoulder injury,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/2008_10_20_Patriots_put_Laurence_Maroney_on_injured_reserve/srvc=home&position=0|title=Laurence Maroney done for year|work=[[Boston Herald]]|first=Karen|last=Guregian|date=October 21, 2008|access-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref> later disclosed by Maroney to be a broken bone suffered in a game against the [[New York Jets]] on September 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2009/05/17/maroneys_shoulder_injury_was_broken_bone/|title=Maroney's shoulder injury was broken bone|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|first=Christopher L.|last=Gasper|date=May 17, 2009|access-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref> He would miss two of the Patriots' next three games and finished the season with 93 rushing yards.
Maroney played in 15 games in [[2009 New England Patriots season|2009]], starting five. He finished the season with 757 rushing yards and nine touchdowns and averaged 3.9 yards per carry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laurence Maroney 2009 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MaroLa00/gamelog/2009/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Denver Broncos===
After he was inactive for the Patriots' [[2010 New England Patriots season|2010]] season opener against the [[Cincinnati Bengals]], Maroney was traded to the [[Denver Broncos]] on September 14, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reiss |first=Mike |date=2010-09-14 |title=Patriots trade running back Maroney to Denver |url=https://www.espn.com/boston/nfl/news/story?id=5572724 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> The Patriots received a [[2011 NFL draft|2011]] fourth-round selection in return, while the Broncos received a 2011 sixth-round pick from the Patriots. On January 18, 2011, Maroney was arrested on weapons charges in St. Louis, however, he was released without charge, as he had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Kevin|title=Laurence Maroney Arrested on Weapons, Drug Charges in St. Louis|date=January 18, 2011 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/laurence-maroney-arrested-on-weapons-drug-charges-in-st-louis/|publisher=CBS News|access-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4683333/laurence-maroney-trade-analysis|title=Laurence Maroney trade analysis|work=ESPNBoston.com|first=Mike|last=Reiss|date=September 14, 2010|access-date=September 14, 2010}}</ref> On April 3, 2011, Maroney was not re-signed by the Broncos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_17530811|title=Broncos don't re-sign Laurence Maroney|work=DenverPost.com|date=March 3, 2011|access-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref>
==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 14 || 0 || 175 || 745 || 4.3 || 41 || 6 || '''22''' || '''194''' || 8.8 || 31 || '''1'''
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 13 || '''6''' || 185 || '''835''' || '''4.5''' || '''59''' || 6 || 4 || 116 || '''29.0''' || '''43''' || 0
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 3 || 3 || 28 || 93 || 3.3 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] !! [[2009 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| '''15''' || 5 || '''194''' || 757 || 3.9 || 45 || '''9''' || 14 || 99 || 7.1 || 17 || 0
|-
! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] !! [[2010 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 4 || 3 || 36 || 74 || 2.1 || 13 || 0 || 4 || 50 || 12.5 || 28 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career !! 49 !! 17 !! 618 !! 2,504 !! 4.1 !! 59 !! 21 !! 44 !! 459 !! 10.4 !! 43 !! 1
|}
===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| '''3''' || 0 || 31 || 87 || 2.8 || 9 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 6 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| '''3''' || '''1''' || '''61''' || '''280''' || '''4.6''' || '''29''' || '''3''' || '''5''' || '''61''' || '''12.2''' || '''33''' || 0
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] !! [[2009 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 1 || '''1''' || 1 || 2 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career !! 7 !! 2 !! 93 !! 369 !! 4.0 !! 29 !! 3 !! 6 !! 67 !! 11.2 !! 33 !! 0
|}
==References==
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