Josh Shaw's odd story ends up with Cincinnati Bengals drafting him

You probably remember Josh Shaw, who was selected in the fourth round by the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday. The name probably rings a bell at least, if you pay attention to football.

Shaw's story was one of the weirdest last year in the sports world.

First Shaw, a talented USC cornerback, said he injured both of his ankles jumping off a balcony to save his drowning nephew. USC published that story on its website. Wow, what a great feel-good story! Yeah, too great.

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That story unraveled in a hurry. Shaw admitted he lied about how he suffered the injuries. USC suspended him indefinitely. The LAPD started investigating him in a domestic violence incident, and the story went that he jumped from the balcony to possibly evade police after neighbors heard a loud argument. Shaw, however, wasn't charged. USC took him back but didn't seem all too excited about it. 

Shaw explained later that he jumped out of the balcony after an argument with his girlfriend because he "thought she had somebody call authorities." He made up the story of his nephew drowning because he needed a better reason for the ankle injuries.

Just a reminder that the cover-up is worse than the crime and makes you a household name to those who enjoy kooky stories like that from the sports world.

The Bengals really don't care too much about character concerns, and Shaw is a big, fast cornerback who can probably help their defense. If he fell at all in the draft because of his tall tale of saving his nephew (probably not, because NFL teams rarely care about such things), the Bengals weren't going to let it get in the way of adding a player of his caliber.

The Bengals can probably be sure of one thing: Shaw won't be making up any hero stories going forward.

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