Broncos Acquire Laurence Maroney; Adjust Practice Squad
by John Bena on Sep 14, 2010 7:12 PM MDT
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The Denver Broncos on Tuesday acquired running back Laurence Maroney and an undisclosed pick in the 2011 NFL Draft from the New England Patriots in exchange for an undisclosed choice in the 2011 NFL Draft, it was announced.
The trade is pending Maroney passing a physical.
Maroney (5-foot-11, 220 pounds) is a fifth-year player who spent his first four NFL seasons with New England, which selected him in the first round (26th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft from the University of Minnesota.
He has played 45 career regular-season games (14 starts), totaling 582 rushes for 2,430 yards (4.2 avg) with 21 touchdowns along with 40 receptions for 409 yards (10.2 avg.) with one touchdown. He also has recorded 41 kickoff returns for 1,062 yards (25.9 avg).
In seven career postseason contests (2 starts), he has registered 93 carries for 369 yards (4.0 avg.) with three touchdowns, six receptions for 67 yards (11.2 avg.) and 12 kickoff returns for 257 yards (21.4 avg.).
He has seven career 100-yard rushing games (regular season and postseason) to his credit and four contests with multiple rushing touchdowns.
Last season with the Patriots, Maroney scored a career-high nine rushing touchdowns while rushing 194 times for 757 yards (3.9 avg.) and adding 14 receptions for 99 yards (7.1 avg.).
He rushed for a career-high 835 yards on 185 carries (4.5 avg.) with six touchdowns during the 2007 season. He finished the year with 100 rushing yards or more in four of his final six games.
One of three players in Big Ten Conference history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in each of their first three seasons, he finished his career Minnesota ranked second on the Gophers' all-time career rushing list with 3,933 yards and 32 touchdowns on 660 attempts (6.0 avg.).
A four-time All-Conference selection at Normandy High School in St. Louis, he was born on Feb. 15, 1985.
The Broncos also made a couple moves to their practice squad on Tuesday when they signed linebacker Titus Brown and defensive lineman Jeff Stehle to their practice squad, it was announced.
The club waived linebacker Worrell Williams from its practice squad.
Brown (6-foot-3, 250 pounds) is a third-year player who spent the previous two years with Cleveland, playing five games (0 starts) after signing with the Browns as a college free agent from Mississippi State University in 2008.
A four-year letterman for the Bulldogs, he played 44 games (30 starts) and totaled 170 tackles, 18.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery during his collegiate career.
Brown attended Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and was born on March 27, 1986.
Jeff Stehle (6-foot-6, 310 pounds) is a rookie defensive lineman who was originally signed by the Broncos as a college free agent from the University of Wisconsin on April 26, before being waived on Sept. 4.
He played three games for Denver during the preseason and totaled seven tackles (4 solo) and a pass defensed.
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Don't know if he'll help much at all
but we didn’t give up much either so its worth the gamble.
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by weazel on Sep 14, 2010 7:27 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Moreno and Maroney.
Maroney and Moreno.
Can’t wait to hear some announcers goof that up.
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Noremo! Ramoney!
In good times and bad times, I'm a Bronco fan. Sucka.
by broncosmontana on Sep 14, 2010 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Worrell Williams
In good times and bad times, I'm a Bronco fan. Sucka.
by broncosmontana on Sep 14, 2010 8:01 PM MDT up reply actions
I LOVE the trade
First Moreno showed flashes of Barry Sanders on Sunday (The hurdling) now we have our bowling ball for the short yardage…
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Great pickup.
I hope Knowshon explodes, and becomes a top5 RB. Could happen. Hope it does. But injuries happen. Buck has an injury history. We have just upgraded big time at very little cost. Lendale Whites injury just became a little less painful. Go Broncos.
Josh is losing his mind
Maroney is a waste in my opinion. Not sure how he is going to help…….. Unless Buck is out. This guy gets hurt more than he plays
Hey maybe we traded our first round pick and we got there 7 round. that sounds about right……
"3 and Out Baby" I ride the short bus!
We gave up a 4th..
and got a 6th plus Maroney. He is a former 1st rounder who scored a lot of TDs last year. Dont see how this is a bad deal for the Broncos, who could use RB depth. The "Josh is losing his mind " comment stinks.
I'd trade down from the 4th to the 6th
anyday for this guy.
by CamboBronco on Sep 15, 2010 12:30 AM MDT up reply actions
wow
I guess 700+ yards and 7 TDs is not enough to go with Morenos 900+ from last year, sounds like a fairly productive back field to me. Are some of the DP bloggers making it over here?
by bleedbroncos on Sep 15, 2010 8:27 AM MDT up reply actions
I like the trade
Not sure why Maroney was so FIRMLY entrenched in the Patriots’ dighouse, but maybe a change of scenery will be just what the doctor ordered for him. His career stats regarding rushing average and catching average is good. I like the short yardage toughness he can bring, as his TD numbers reflect.
Oh… and we desperately needed RB depth. This seems like good depth, not just a warm body.
I’m looking forward to seeing if the trip West and a clean slate will revitalize Maroney’s career. Hope so…
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Worrel Williams is gone???
ahh i feel bad for him
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first round bust?
Only 14 starts for a high first found pick out of 45 games? Probably a good pickup for us, but I don’t expect much. Buck had a back injury in preseason with nerve involvement. My guess is that this is his swan song. Sports Illustrated had an article a couple weeks ago on players who had not performed to expectations, and Maroney was a feature.
Agreed
I was excited to hear of the trade until I saw the stats including “He rushed for a career-high 835 yards” – KnoMo’s already done that. I guess I was simply thinking of him from his draft hype.
by CamboBronco on Sep 15, 2010 12:09 AM MDT up reply actions
Been there...done that.
They’d have to be M&M2 as we’ve already had our M&M connection.
So many questions still unanswered
He looks fast for 220 lbs. How fast is he? Anyone know his 40 times?
Last year of his contract. What are the Broncos picking up in $, a Brady Quinn dollar deal or a balloon payment?
Speculation on who he will replace, but who will it really be? Buckhalter?
Is Buckhalter more injured than we know?
Why did he never become the big running threat he was projected to be as a 1st round talent? Would he benefit more from a zone blocking system that the Patriots don’t use and the Broncos use only a little? Would Shanahan like to trade for him and give the Broncos an even better deal?
Will McD be able to get more out of him than the Patriots did (even when McD was there)? Will his Patriot level of production be enough?
Does this make up for the failure on A. Smith?
This will be interesting.
We do not utilize a single running back anymore
For that reason, I believe his production added with Morenos is exactly what the Broncos were looking for, a compliment, not replacement even for Buck. IMHO
ANALYSIS OF LAURENCE MARONEY DEAL WEEI.COM Boston
In his four seasons with the Patriots, few players sparked more debate than Laurence Maroney.
There was no lukewarm feeling toward the running back, who was dealt to Denver for a 2011 draft pick on Tuesday afternoon. Supporters of the first-round pick out of Minnesota were convinced that if he only got the carries, he would be a consistent 1,000-yard presence, while his critics saw a player who danced before he hit the line and shied away from contact.
To be fair, when he was healthy and did get the carries, Maroney — who was in the last year of his rookie contract — gave the New England running game a real bite. He split time with Corey Dillon in 2006 as a rookie, but took over the starters’ role in 2007, and finished with a career-best 835 rushing yards. That season, he had five games where he topped 100 yards, including a 156-yard performance in a December win over the Dolphins and back-to-back 122-yard performances in the playoffs.
But he suffered a shoulder injury in September 2008, and would never reach the same heights with the Patriots. He finished that season on injured reserve, and in 2009, he started out as part of a running back-by-committee, sharing carries with veterans Fred Taylor and Sammy Morris. He was able to break out on occasion, including a season-high 123 yards in an October rout of Tennessee.
However, he was getting fewer and fewer carries as the season went on. The first real sign Maroney was on the outs with the team first popped up last season when Maroney had four bad fumbles, with many of them coming in the red zone (the ones against Indianapolis and Jacksonville were especially ill-timed). It was something new for Maroney, who, to that point, had been pretty good when it came to taking care of the ball — he fumbled just once in his rookie season, didn’t turn the ball over in 2007 and 2008. By the time the end of the season rolled around, Maroney was on the outside looking in. He saw just six total carries over the Patriots final three games, including just one carry in their playoff loss to Baltimore.
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