In 2014, former NFL tight end Joseph Fauria said publicly that he'd injured his ankle while chasing his puppy down a set of stairs. But during a recent podcast, Fauria admitted that story was a fabrication and that he actually hurt his ankle playing volleyball.
"When I come down, I come down on just ankle, left ankle," Fauria said on his podcast (h/t ESPN.com). "This most amazing, shocking pain that I've ever felt in my entire life shoots up my leg, and immediately I'm like, 'Career's over.' ... That's how much it hurt.