Maroney played with broken shoulder

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The New England Patriots are very sly about injuries, never really telling you what the injury is all about. You get injured and a bruise is reported or a soreness, but never the actual extent of the injury.

Now Laurence Maroney is telling us that he had a broken bone in his shoulder last year and tried to play through it. Tried to play through it? How do you play halfback in the NFL and try to plow through the line with a broken bone in your shoulder?

Laurence Maroney will show his toughness this year

That is the point. You don’t and consequently Maroney did not play very often and when he did he looked timid at times. This year you will see the real Maroney. Look out!

As for Maroney, Evans believes he ultimately will prove his critics wrong.

“(Laurence) is a tough player. He is one of the best natural running backs I’ve ever seen. I pray he stays healthy so he can show the league what he can do,” Evans said. “We’ve already seen during that ’07 playoff run, five or six games in a row, what he can bring to the table. He was really hitting his stride then. I just love him to death. I can’t wait for him to explode like he’s capable. I just pray he can stay healthy an entire season.”
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