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Laurence Maroney Arrested on Weapons Charges,Capping Off Career-Crushing Year
nesn.com ^ | 01/18/2011 | Michael Hurley

Posted on 01/18/2011 12:49:15 PM PST by massmike

After playing just four games and gaining just 74 yards in the 2010 season, Laurence Maroney had a very, very slim chance to remain an NFL player in 2011. Now it appears the running back has thrown that chance out the window.

Maroney, 25, was arrested in St. Louis on weapons charges, according to KMOV-TV. There are no details just yet, other than that Maroney was in a car with three other men when the vehicle was pulled over by police.

(Excerpt) Read more at nesn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gun; maroney; nfl; stlouis

1 posted on 01/18/2011 12:49:18 PM PST by massmike
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To: massmike

I guess Lawrence will change the “a” in his last name to an “o”.


2 posted on 01/18/2011 12:51:34 PM PST by MIchaelTArchangel (Obama makes me miss Jimmah Cahtah!)
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To: massmike

The 25 Most Dangerous Cities In America

http://www.businessinsider.com/25-most-dangerous-cities-2009-11

St Louis, Mo. took over the top spot from Camden, N.J. The Gateway City was beset with 2,070 violent crimes per 100K and 12,074 property crimes per 100k.


3 posted on 01/18/2011 12:52:58 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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To: massmike

Well, that’s what happens when no one owns up to a gun in a car. Everyone gets locked up.


4 posted on 01/18/2011 12:53:18 PM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel
I guess Lawrence will change the “a” in his last name to an “o”.

I was thinking more along the lines of "Maroon-ey", but yours might work better. It's not as if the dummy couldn't have gotten an LTC. Not as hard a concept to grasp as going straight to the hole instead of stutter-stepping until you fall down.

5 posted on 01/18/2011 12:54:52 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine (/s, in case you need to ask)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel
After playing just four games and gaining just 74 yards in the 2010 season....

...and that's about all the Pats got out of "Fragile" Fred Taylor,too...

6 posted on 01/18/2011 12:54:57 PM PST by massmike (DADT repeal: the Boy Scouts now have tougher membership requirements than the Army!)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

>>>It’s not as if the dummy couldn’t have gotten an LTC.

According to the article, he has a permit for the gun, but the permit was in a wallet that wasn’t on him. He was not arrested for any drugs and he was released without being charged with any offense.


7 posted on 01/18/2011 12:58:20 PM PST by NC28203
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“According to the article...”

Oops, my bad, sounds like a bum rap. I’m in NE, though, and could believe him capable of stupidity after watching him play for the first 4 years of his career


8 posted on 01/18/2011 1:00:49 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine (/s, in case you need to ask)
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To: thefactor

It is legal to have loaded guns in a vehicle in MO.


9 posted on 01/18/2011 1:02:19 PM PST by Currentriverrat (Stop cap and trade fraud.)
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To: massmike

why?????? idk how people can risk their careers on bonehead things like this.

first thing i’d do if i was him out of college was get my mom and my family a house in a lily white neighborhood and cut ties with everyone i ever knew growing up. make new friends who wear polo shirts and play golf.


10 posted on 01/18/2011 1:07:51 PM PST by exist
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To: massmike
I did not see anything in the article that mentioned that Laurence Maroney had a criminal record. Or that any of his companions had criminal records. I guess my question is what was he arrested for. Is a weapon in the car illegal in Saint Louis? Or Missouri? if so, I ain't going to go anywhere near Missouri. Or is it illegal for a NFL player to have a weapon? Well not much chance of me doing that.
11 posted on 01/18/2011 1:09:35 PM PST by Tupelo
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To: massmike

That reminds me, whatever happened to Plaxico Burress, anyway? Is he still in jail? still under contract with the NY Giants?


12 posted on 01/18/2011 1:21:48 PM PST by Mobties (Let the markets work! Reduce the government footprint!)
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I liked him. He was an exciting runner with break-away speed. I guess this help explains why never seemed to live up to his potential.


13 posted on 01/18/2011 1:38:50 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Socialists are to economics what circle squarers are to math; undaunted by reason or derision.)
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To: Mobties
That reminds me, whatever happened to Plaxico Burress, anyway?

I'll take that one.....he get's out in June of this year if he doesnt screw up in there between now and then. The Giants are on the record as saying they may give him another chance but, he is not under contract with them any longer.

14 posted on 01/18/2011 1:50:03 PM PST by capydick (''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
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To: massmike
Laurence Maroney had a very, very slim chance to remain an NFL player in 2011. Now it appears the running back has thrown that chance out the window.

Right. That's what they said about Mike Vick. If you can play, those pimps known as "owners" will sign anyone, regardless of their record.

15 posted on 01/18/2011 2:19:14 PM PST by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: massmike
Maroney, 25, was arrested in St. Louis on weapons charges, according to KMOV-TV. There are no details just yet, other than that Maroney was in a car with three other men when the vehicle was pulled over by police.

This is a false story of facts.There were no charges filed.

16 posted on 01/18/2011 4:00:46 PM PST by taxtruth (Don't end the fed,jail the fed!)
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