We brought the news on Tuesday that Darren McFadden had an accident at home during Memorial Day weekend that resulted in the starting Dallas Cowboys running back breaking his elbow.
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McFadden will be out approximately two months, and more details have emerged on the embarrassing fashion the oft-injured back sustained his broken elbow:
Cowboys RBs coach Gary Brown said Darren McFadden fell Memorial Day weekend on his right elbow trying to keep from dropping his cell phone.
— Brandon George (@DMN_George) June 14, 2016
Throughout McFadden's career, he's been one of the more injury-prone backs in the league, suffering from hamstring ailments (missed 8 games), a sprained ankle (missed 8 games), a lisfranc sprain (missed 9 games), a fractured orbit bone (accident in practice and missed four games), a torn meniscus (missed four games), turf toe (missed 3 games) and a sprained shoulder (missed 1 game), per sportsinjurypredictor.com.
