Sports' Most Bizarre Injuries

The recent news of Marlins outfield Chris Coghlan's knee injury got us thinking about some of the boneheaded things athletes do to find themselves on the injured reserve or disabled lists. In Cogz' case, he hurt himself executing the ol' shaving cream-pie-to-the-face trick baseball players have safely pulled off for years.

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Sports' Most Bizarre Injuries

Receivers catching bullets instead of passes, deer meat tripping up infielders, ACL-shredding treadmills, and dangerous cups can all be found in this gallery of pain.

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