Patriots running back Laurence Maroney revealed on Saturday that he had a broken bone in his shoulder last season. Maroney appeared in just three games for New England last season. "I had a broken bone and I was trying to play with it," said Maroney. "It's kind of hard to sit here and play and not tell people what is going on. Everybody is going to think one way because they don't really know what's going on. I dare anybody in this crowd to play football with a broken bone in your shoulder and you tell me how long you're going to last out there. "Doing it the second game and still trying to play, I feel like it still shows my toughness and my dedication to the team and how much I really want to contribute. The shoulder is great. Not good, great." The Patriots placed him on the injured reverse on Oct. 20, but never revealed the severity of the injury.