Laurence Maroney was drafted by the New England Patriots
in the first round (21st overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft ...
Signed by the Patriots (7/27/06) ... Placed on injured
reserve with a shoulder injury (10/20/08).
View Laurence Maroney's Career Statistics >>
GP/GS (Playoffs): 38/13 (6/1)
- In 2007, Maroney ran for 100 or more yards in four of his final six games, including two playoff contests. Of the top 10 single-game rushing totals by Patriots players this decade, Maroney cracked that list three times over a four-game span, totaling 156 yards against Miami (12/23/07) and following that up with back-to-back 122- yard performances against Jacksonville (1/12/08) and San Diego (1/20/08).
- Maroney averaged 11.1 yards per carry against Miami on Dec. 23, 2007, totaling a career-high 156 yards on 14 carries. His 11.1 yards per carry is the third highest single-game total in Patriots history (minimum 10 rushes) and the best since Sam Cunningham averaged 11.4 yards per carry (125 yards on 11 carries) on Oct. 20, 1974.
- In 2007, Maroney had five 100-yard rushing games, including two in the playoffs. His five 100-yard games were the most for a Patriot since Corey Dillon tied the franchise record with nine 100-yard performances in 2004.
- Maroney rushed for a 59-yard touchdown against Miami on Dec. 23, 2007, marking the longest run by a Patriot since 1998, when Sedrick Shaw scampered for 71 yards in the season finale against the New York Jets.
- Maroney has recorded two multiple-touchdown games in his career entering 2009, running for a pair of scores in the 2007 regular-season finale against the New York Giants (12/29) and also totaling a pair of scores at Cincinnati on Oct. 1, 2006.
- As a rookie in 2006, Maroney led the team and finished second in the NFL with a 28.0-yard kickoff return average (783 yards on 28 returns).
- Maroney was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning a kickoff 77 yards at Buffalo on Oct. 22, 2006.
2009 (8/4/0/0): Led the team in rushing attempts and yards four times (vs. BUF, vs. TEN, at TB, vs. MIA).
Buffalo (9/14): Played in reserve at running back and also chipped in on kickoff return units in the Patriots' 25-24 victory over the Bills ... Led the Patriots with 10 rushing attempts ... Returned the opening kickoff 52 yards. at N.Y. Jets (9/20): Made the start at running back and shared in kickoff return duties at the Jets ... Tallied six carries for 23 yards and returned three kickoffs for 60 yards (20.0 avg). Atlanta (9/27): Started at running back in the Patriots' 26-10 victory over the Falcons ... Tallied four carries for 17 yards and one kickoff return for 21 yards before leaving to injury. Baltimore (10/4): Made his third straight start at running back in the Patriots' 27-21 victory over the Ravens ... Totaled 75 kickoff return yards with four returns (18.8 avg) ... Hauled in a 17-yard reception, his longest since grabbing a 33-yard reception in the Patriots' 2007 AFC Divisional Playoff Game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars (1/12/08). at Denver (10/11): Played in reserve at running back ... Registered five carries for 21 yards. Tennessee (10/18): Earned his fifth career 100-yard rushing game, tallying 16 carries for 123 yards and one rushing touchdown as the Patriots tied the largest margin of victory by any team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger in 1970 with a 59-0 shutout of the Titans ... Broke off a 45-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, his first touchdown run of the season, which also stands as the third longest rush of his career. at Tampa Bay (10/25): Started at running back in the Patriots' 35-7 victory over the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium ... Tallied a rushing touchdown for the second straight week while making 13 carries for 43 yards ... Broke into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Patriots their final margin of victory in the fourth quarter. Miami (11/8): Played in reserve at running back in the Patriots' 27-17 win ... Led the Patriots' running attack with 82 yards on 20 carries, including his third rushing touchdown of the season ... Reached the end zone for the third straight game, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
2008 (3/3): Started three of the season's first four games and had 28 rushes for 93 yards ... Was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury (10/20) ... Started at running back and tallied a season-high 51 yards on 10 carries against Kansas City (9/7) ... Made the start at running back, tallying eight carries for 16 yards at the N.Y. Jets (9/14) ... Returned to action, making the start at running back at San Francisco (10/5).
2007 (13/6/0/3): Played in 13 games while making six starts at running back in 2007... Notched a career high for rushing attempts with 20 in a 38-14 win over the New York Jets on Sept. 9... Tallied his second career 100-yard rushing game Sept. 23 in the Patriots' 38-7 win over the Bills... Set a single-game career high for receiving yards with 79 in the Patriots' 27-24 comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 3... Set a single-game career high for rushing attempts with 26 in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the New York Jets on Dec. 16... Recorded single-game career highs in rushing yards (156), yards per carry (11.1 avg) and longest run (59 yards) in the Patriots' regular-season home finale, a 28-7 win over the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 23... Led the team in rushing yards nine times in 2007 (at NYJ, vs. SD, vs. BUF, vs. WAS, vs. PHI, at BAL, vs. NYJ, vs. MIA, at NYG)... Tied a single-game career high with two rushing touchdowns in the Patriots' 38-35 comeback win over the New York Giants on Dec. 29... Set single-season career highs in rushing attempts (185) and rushing yards (835) in 2007.
at N.Y. Jets (9/9): Made his first career start at running back... Set a career high after registering 20 rushing attempts and gaining 72 yards... Had an 11-yard rush, his longest of the game, on his first touch and helped the Patriots march down the field on a 91-yard touchdown drive on their first possession of the season, the first time that has happened since 1997. San Diego (9/16): Rushed for a season-high 77 yards on 15 carries in the Patriots' dominating 38-14 win over the Chargers... Contributed seven rushes, including a 12-yard jaunt on second and four, to help set up the Patriots' final touchdown, a Sammy Morris 3-yard run, in the fourth quarter. Buffalo (9/23): Started at running back in the Patriots' 38-7 win over the Bills... Reached the 100-yard rushing plateau for the second time in his career with a 103-yard performance while racking up 19 carries... Raced through a hole created by Matt Light and Russ Hochstein for a 19-yard rush, his longest of the game, on a second-quarter drive that yielded a Randy Moss touchdown reception and a 17-7 Patriot lead. at Cincinnati (10/1): Inactive. Cleveland (10/7): Inactive. at Dallas (10/14): Inactive. at Miami (10/21): Returned to action in a reserve role at running back... Tallied 31 rushing yards on six carries in the Patriots' 49-28 win, including an 11-yard carry for a first down on a second-quarter drive that culminated in a 50-yard Randy Moss touchdown reception. Washington (10/28): Started at running back... Made six carries for 36 yards on the Patriots' opening touchdown drive in the first quarter... Carried the ball 14 times for 75 yards, while tying a season-high average of 5.4 yards per carry in the Patriots' dominating 52-7 win over the Redskins... Ran a tough two yards for a first down on a third-and-one play to extend a third-quarter drive that resulted in a Wes Welker touchdown reception... Caught his first two passes of the season for 37 yards... Took off down the sideline for a 25-yard gain on a dump off from Tom Brady on a second-quarter drive that resulted in a Mike Vrabel touchdown reception. at Indianapolis (11/4): Played in a reserve role at running back and racked up 15 carries for 59 yards in the Patriots' 24-20 comeback victory over the Colts. at Buffalo (11/18): Saw limited action in a reserve role at running back in the Patriots' 56-10 win over the Bills... Punched in his first touchdown of the season with a 6-yard carry up the middle to provide the Patriots with a 7-0 lead just 2:41 into the game... Carried the ball six times for 19 yards. Philadelphia (11/25): Played in a reserve role at running back and registered 10 carries for 31 yards, including the game-winning touchdown in the Patriots' 31-28 comeback win over the Eagles... Punched in a 4-yard rushing touchdown, his second in as many games, over right guard Stephen Neal to give the Patriots the lead for good at 31-28 with 7:24 remaining in the fourth quarter. at Baltimore (12/3): Started at running back... Registered 13 carries for 44 yards and made two catches for a single-game career high of 79 yards in the Patriots' 27-24 comeback win over the Ravens... Helped the Patriots tie the game 17-17 by sparking a third-quarter drive with a 36-yard reception. Pittsburgh (12/9): Played in a reserve role at running back in the Patriots' 34-13 win over the Steelers... Registered eight carries for 18 yards. N.Y. Jets (12/16): Started at running back... Tallied his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with 104 yards, while setting a single-game career high with 26 carries and a rushing touchdown in tough, snowy conditions in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the Jets... Took in his third rushing touchdown of the season on a 1-yard plunge over left guard to give the Patriots a 17-7 lead with just over a minute to play in the first half. Miami (12/23): Established single-game career highs in rushing yards, yards per carry and turned in the longest run of his career while rushing for 156 yards on 14 carries (11.1 avg) and a touchdown in the Patriots' 28-7 win over the Dolphins... Tallied his fourth rushing touchdown of the season while shedding several tackles on a dazzling 59-yard dash that gave the Patriots a 21-0 lead with 10:14 remaining in the second quarter... His 11.1 yards per carry average was the highest such total for a Patriots runner since 1974 when Sam Cunningham averaged 11.4 yards per carry in a game against the Buffalo Bills... Had two carries of more than 50 yards in the first half including his 59-yard touchdown run. at N.Y. Giants (12/29): Started at running back... Tied a single-game career high with two rushing touchdowns while registering 46 rushing yards on 19 carries as the Patriots completed their regular-season at 16-0 with a 38-35 comeback victory over the Giants... Reached the end zone for the third straight game with a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter... Hit pay dirt a second time on a 5-yard touchdown run, giving the Patriots a 38-28 lead with 4:46 remaining in the game... Took in the first two-point conversion try of his career to give the Patriots a 31-28 lead in the fourth quarter.
2007 Postseason (3/1/0/0): Jacksonville (1/12): Notched his first 100-yard playoff performance, with 122 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in the Patriots' 31-20 win over the Jaguars... His 122 yards were the third highest single-game total in Patriots' playoff history... Gave the Patriots a 14-7 lead on the first play of the second quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run, his first playoff rushing touchdown... Made two catches out of the backfield for 40 yards. San Diego (1/20): Registered his second straight 100-yard rushing performance of the postseason by against posting 122 yards on 25 carries and his second rushing touchdown of the playoffs in the Patriots' 21-12 win over the Chargers in the AFC Championship Game... Went over right guard and plunged into the end zone on a 1-yard rushing touchdown, giving him a touchdown in each of his last five games and providing the Patriots with their first lead of the game at 7-3 in the second quarter. N.Y. Giants (2/3): Started at running back in Super Bowl XLII... Took in his third rushing touchdown in as many playoff games and his seventh rushing touchdown in six games dating back to the regular season on a 1-yard scoring plunge in the second quarter that gave the Patriots their first lead of the game at 7-3... Carried the ball 14 times for 36 yards and a touchdown and made two catches out of the backfield for 12 yards... Returned four kickoffs for 94 yards, including a 43-yard return in the first quarter.
2006 (14/0/0/2): Finished second in the NFL with a 28.0-yard kickoff return avg. ... Led the team is rushing yards seven times in 2006 (vs. BUF, vs. DEN, at CIN, vs. IND, at GB, at JAX, at TEN) ... Recorded his first career NFL touchdown with a 1-yard run in the Patriots' 24-17 win over the N.Y. Jets (9/17/06) ... Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week and Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week after registering his first career 100-yard rushing game in the Patriots' victory over Cincinnati (10/01/06) ... Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two kickoffs for 100 yards, including a 74-yard return in the first quarter against Buffalo (10/22/06) ... Received the Patriots 12th Player Award.
Buffalo (9/10): Played in a reserve role at running back ... Led the team with 17 carries and 86 rushing yards in the Patriots' 19-17 victory over the Bills ... Sprinted for 27 yards on his first NFL carry in the first quarter ... Juked and jived for 22 yards on a third-and-five play during the Patriots' second drive. at N.Y. Jets (9/17): Played in a reserve role at running back and collected 65 rushing yards on 16 carries and a touchdown in the Patriots' 24-17 win over the N.Y. Jets ... Set up the Patriots' first touchdown with a 14-yard scamper down to the Jets' 4-yard line in the opening stanza ... Rumbled for 14 yards down to the Jets' 3- yard line in the third quarter ... Two plays later, collected his first career NFL touchdown on a 1-yard scoring plunge with 8:57 remaining in the third quarter ... Gave the Patriots great field position with a 39-yard kickoff return at the end of the third quarter. Denver (9/24): Saw action in a reserve role at running back ... Rushed for just 18 yards on 12 carries ... Caught five passes for 61 yards ... Collected his first career NFL reception on an 11-yard swing pass from Tom Brady in the first quarter ... Hauled in a short pass in the middle of the field and made a few defenders miss on his way to a 31-yard gain in the second quarter ... Set up the Patriots lone touchdown with a 14-yard reception down to the Denver 8-yard line in the fourth quarter. at Cincinnati (10/1): Played in a reserve role at running back ... Named FedEx Ground Player of the Week and Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week after carrying the ball 15 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' commanding 38-13 victory over the Bengals ... Gave the Patriots a 7-6 lead with an 11-yard touchdown run with 8:38 remaining in the second quarter ... Extended the Patriots' second touchdown drive with a 5-yard run on third-and-three in the second quarter ... Collected his second touchdown of the afternoon on a 25-yard jaunt with 4:27 remaining in the third quarter ... Hauled in a 15-yard pass over the middle in the third quarter ... Flashed a few stiff arms and rumbled for 41 yards on a rush off right tackle in the third quarter. Miami (10/8): Played in a reserve role at running back and collected 38 rushing yards on 18 carries in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the Dolphins ... Rumbled for 11 yards on third-and-seven late in the fourth quarter. at Buffalo (10/22): Played in a reserve role at running back ... Rushed eight times for 29 yards in the Patriots' 28-6 road victory over the Bills ... Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two kickoffs for 100 yards ... Returned a first quarter kickoff 74 yards to the Buffalo 21-yard line, setting up the Patriots second touchdown of the afternoon. at Minnesota (10/30): Saw action in a reserve role at running back and as a return specialist in the Patriots' commanding 31-7 road win against the Vikings ... Carried the ball eight times for 34 yards ... Returned two kickoffs for 91 yards in the victory ... Rumbled for 20 yards on a screen pass during the Patriots' second scoring drive in the second quarter ... Hit the hole hard and collected a 22-yard gain on a rush up the middle during the Patriots' second touchdown drive in the second quarter ... Answered Minnesota's punt return for touchdown with a momentum-changing 77-yard return on the ensuing kickoff in the third quarter ... Set up the Patriots' final touchdown with a 13-yard gain on a short pass down to the Vikings' 10-yard line in the third quarter. Indianapolis (11/5): Played in a reserve role at running back ... Led the team with 63 rushing yards on 13 carries ... Sprinted for a 17-yard run off left guard in the fourth quarter ... Returned five kickoffs for 139 yards. N.Y. Jets (11/12): Saw action in a reserve role at running back and as a return specialist ... Gained 37 rushing yards on 12 carries ... Returned three kickoffs for 89 yards ... Registered a first down with a 4-yard run on third-and-three in the third quarter. at Green Bay (11/19): Led the team with 82 rushing yards on 19 carries in the Patriots' 35-0 road victory over the Packers ... Grabbed four passes for 34 yards and touchdown in the win ... Converted a third-and-three with a 5-yard catch in left flat during the second quarter ... Extended the Patriots' third touchdown drive with a 3-yard run on third-and-two in the second quarter ... Juked Nick Barnett and glided in for a touchdown on a 19-yard reception in the fourth quarter ... Sealed the victory with a 6-yard run on third-and-six just before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter. Chicago (11/26): Played in a reserve role at running back and rushed the ball 13 times for 33 yards in the Patriots' 17-13 victory over the Bears ... Grabbed four receptions for 45 yards in the win ... Accounted for 36 total yards (24 rushing and 12 receiving) during the Patriots' opening scoring drive ... Gave the Patriots a 7-0 lead with a 1-yard touchdown plunge with 9:07 remaining in the second quarter ... Returned a second quarter kickoff 35 yards, despite bobbling the catch ... Extended the Patriots' second scoring drive with a 9-yard reception over the middle on third-and-three in the second quarter ... Grabbed a pass out of the backfield and darted for 20 yards in the third quarter. Detroit (12/3): Played in a reserve role at running back in the Patriots' 28-21 comeback victory over the Lions ... Carried the ball four times for 14 yards before leaving the game in the first quarter with an injury ... Kept the Patriots' initial scoring drive alive with a 3-yard run on third-and-one in the first quarter. at Miami (12/10): Inactive. Houston (12/17): Inactive. at Jacksonville (12/24): Saw action in a reserve role at running back ... Led the team with 48 rushing yards on just seven carries and a touchdown in the Patriots' 24-21 division-clinching win over the Jaguars ... Grabbed two receptions for 10 yards ... Gave the Patriots a 24-14 lead with a 27-yard touchdown jaunt off left end with 4:36 remaining in the fourth quarter. at Tennessee (12/31): Played in a reserve role at running back ... Led the team with 73 rushing yards on 13 carries and a touchdown in the Patriots' 40-23 victory over the Titans ... Snared two reception in the win ... Kept a Patriots' scoring drive alive with a 2-yard run on third-and-one on the final play of the first quarter ... Sprinted for a 31- yard gain on a rush off left end in the fourth quarter ... On the next play, gave the Patriots a 33-23 lead with a 1-yard touchdown plunge with 6:40 remaining in the fourth quarter.
2006 Postseason (3/0/0/0): N.Y. Jets (1/7): Played in a reserve role at running back ... Led the team with 69 rushing yards on 18 carries in the Patriots' 37-16 AFC Wild Card victory over the N.Y. Jets. at San Diego (1/14): Saw action in a reserve role at running back ... Rushed the ball five times for five yards in the Patriots' 24-21 AFC Divisional playoff victory over the Chargers. at Indianapolis (1/21): Played in a reserve role at running back ... Rushed the ball eight times for 13 yards ... Grabbed one reception for six yards.
2006
Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week - Week 4
FedEx Ground Player of the Week - Week 4
Peter King's SI.com Offensive Player of the Week - Week 4
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week - Week 7
Patriots 12th Player Award
One of three players in Big Ten history to rush for over 1,000 yards in each of their first three seasons (Ron Dayne, Wisconsin and Sedrick Irvin, Michigan State) ... Finished his three-year college career ranking second on Minnesota’s all-time career list with 3,933 yards and 32 touchdowns on 660 rushing attempts (6.0 avg) ... Added 21 receptions for 198 yards and one touchdown and 28 kickoff returns for 667 yards and one touchdown ... His 4,797 all-purpose yards rank second in Minnesota annals ... Also ranks second in school history with 21 100-yard rushing performances and ranks fourth with 34 total touchdowns ... From 2003- 04, Maroney and Marion Barber III became the first running back tandem in NCAA Division I-A history from the same team to each gain over 1,000 yards rushing in consecutive seasons ... Holds a school record with 16 consecutive games with at least one run for 20 yards or longer … In 2005, his final season at Minnesota, ranked fifth in the nation in rushing, averaging 133.1 yards per game ... Led the team with a school-record 1,464 yards and 10 touchdowns on 281 carries (5.2 avg).
Laurence Maroney was born the son of Terri Terrell on February 5, 1985 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Attended Normandy (St. Louis, Mo.) High School, where he was a four-time All-Conference selection ... Named to the All-Metro and All- Area teams three times and was a twice an All-State pick ... Selected St. Louis Player of the Year in 2002 ... Totaled 4,808 yards on 608 carries with 56 touchdowns in his career ... Exploded for 1,948 yards on 210 attempts his senior season with 25 touchdowns, averaging 9.3 yards per carry in 2002 ... Lettered three times in track, twice in basketball and once in baseball ... Was a state champion in the 4x400 and finished third at the state finals in the 200 meters ... Named MVP of his basketball team twice ... In 2007, served dinner to the homeless at the Pine Street Inn in Boston ... Was a Pre-Intercollege Program major at Minnesota.
- Laurence established the Laurence Maroney 39 Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to assist in the personal and economic development of disadvantaged youth.
- Laurence earned the nickname "Kool-Aid" as a youngster in St. Louis. While trying to put out a small fire in his backyard, he ran inside and grabbed the first liquid he saw, a pitcher of Kool-Aid. The nickname "Kool-Aid" has stuck ever since.
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