When Darren McFadden broke his elbow, the story was he did it trying to save his cell phone. It turns out that's not exactly what happened.
The Cowboys running back spoke with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette earlier this week to explain. A cell phone was involved, but it's not quite as entertaining as the initial story, in which he reportedly was trying to prevent his brand new iPhone from hitting the ground.
McFadden told the paper he was in a friend's backyard after a funeral and slipped on cement near a swimming pool.
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"I just slipped down and landed on my elbow," he said.