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Mac Engel: Where does Allen Hurns' rank among the worst sports injuries ever? A list of candidates

FRISCO, Texas _ Now that Allen Hurns has had successful surgery and the Cowboys receiver is expected to make a full recovery from his broken ankle, let the twisted and dark fun begin.

Because, unfortunately, you can't get enough of this stuff.

The desire to look away from his injury on Saturday night against the Seahawks was easily trumped by a person's innate curiosity to see just how bad these things look.

And in the immediate moments of watching Hurns' poor leg bent in a direction it was not intended, some of the more painful looking injuries in sports came to mind. While Hurns' is not No. 1, or even No. 10, he belongs in the following discussion of all-time worst sports injuries.

For the purposes of this debate, it's been kept to North America and the four majors ... plus a UFC.

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