That's because, as P.T. Barnum was once credited with saying, there's a sucker born every minute. And apparently Michigan 's Kenny Demens believes some of those suckers were born in Ann Arbor, as the linebacker looked to pull a prank on the Michigan faithful.
Demens tweeted photos of himself with a cast on his hand and told his followers "Out for the season with a hand injury. Hope all uofm still support the maize & blue. Wish it was a joke. Y’all see the proof."
Now, anybody who fell for this gag deserved the stress it may have caused. There really isn't a hand injury that can be suffered in April that would keep a football player out for 8 months as long as the hand is still attached, and the photo clearly shows that the hand is still there.
Demens would keep the charade going a bit longer before finally confessing that his hand would be in the cast for only a couple of weeks.
Which is a good thing for Michigan, as Demens started all 13 games for the Wolverines in 2011, and led the team in tackles with 94.