Ten of the Most Unusual Sports Injuries

Most professional sports are very physical so it comes as no surprise that a lot of players get injured. Some athletes' careers are shortened or even ended thanks to injuries.

Every once in a while though you'll hear of an injury that took place that is a little bit odd. Nobody ever wants to see a player injured but some of these injuries you just have to laugh.  

Alex Stepney (Manchester United)
One of soccer's jaw dropping moments came from Manchester United's Alex Stepney. Alex Stepney was a goaltender for the Manchester United when they became the first English team to win the European Cup. On one occasion Alex Stepney had an unusual sports injury when he broke his jaw during a game. Was it because of a collision at the goal? Was it because Stepney used his face to block a shot? No, it was because Alex Stepney yelled so hard he broke his jaw.

Bill Gramatica (Miami Dolphins)
Have you ever wondered why kickers in football are so disrespected? Here is why. One of the most well known NFL moments by a kicker was when a kicker had an unusual sports injury. What made it even worse is that the injury didn't occur during the play. After Bill Gramatica made a kick he decided he was going to celebrate like he just won the Super Bowl. Bill Gramatica leapt high into the air and when he landed he tore his anterior cruciate ligament.

Chris Hanson (Jacksonville Jaguars)
The Bill Gramatica injury was pretty humiliating but at least there was no self-mutilation involved like Chris Hanson's unusual sports injury. When Chris Hanson was a kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars his coach was Jack Del Rio. After the Jacksonville Jaguars had lost three games in a row Jack Del Rio brought in an axe and a piece of wood and told his team to "keep chopping wood." Everyday players would take a chop at the piece of wood. One day Chris Hanson was done working out and went to take his chop of the day but his swing was way off and he ended up cutting his own leg instead.