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November 2, 2007

Season is over for Patriots running back Sammy Morris

FOXBORO -- The Patriots placed running back Sammy Morris on season-ending injured reserve yesterday.

Morris injured his chest on Oct. 14 against Dallas. Morris leads the Patriots in rushing with 384 yards and three touchdowns.

Second-year back Laurence Maroney (74 carries, 358 yards, 4.8 yards per rush) will now carry the bulk of the load for the Patriots, with Kevin Faulk, Heath Evans, and Kyle Eckel chipping in.

The Patriots average 135.8 rushing yards per game, the eighth-best average in the NFL.

"They've been productive, whoever is in there,” Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said of the Patriots running backs. “Heath and Kevin have done a nice job when either Laurence or Sammy hasn't been available to us. Kyle has done a nice job when he's gotten in the game, too. I think the running back position as a whole has done a decent job in protection and also catching the ball out of the backfield, which is an important part of the game…

"I think as a whole they're doing a nice job both running the ball and then in the other areas of the game, which are very important to us, which includes pass protection and then catching the ball from the backfield.”

-- Robert Lee

Posted by Rob Lee  at 4:10 PM to Sammy Morris | Permalink

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Posted by: craig at November 2, 2007 11:43 PM