Fauria blames puppy for ankle injury

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 1:57 p.m. ET

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So it's all Lil' Rufio's fault.

That's the word from Detroit Lions tight end Joseph Fauria, who missed Sunday's game because of an ankle injury sustained last week supposedly in an accident at home.

Fauria talked with the media Monday for the first time since his injury and explained what happened. He says he fell trying to stop his puppy from urinating inside.

Fauria, who insisted he hadn't been drinking at the time, also tweeted a photo of the pup with the following message: "Now I'm only concentrating on getting back on the field ASAP! Please no death threats to Lil' Rufio, he's just a pup."

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