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On Friday, many Detroit Lions fans finally got the closure they were looking for regarding former center Frank Ragnow. Speaking to the media from his “Skeet Shoot Showdown” charity event for the first time since his sudden retirement, Ragnow revealed why he retired, what really h…
Now that we know for sure Frank Ragnow’s NFL career is done, does he deserve to be in the Hall of Fame?
A little over a year ago, Lions center Frank Ragnow made one of the hardest decisions an NFL player can make, opting to hang up his cleats before the age of 30 for the sake of his health. When a rash of injuries spread across Detroit’s offensive line midway through the season, th…
As the Detroit Lions are looking to make some major noise in 2026, the team last year received a shocking announcement from a long-time player, offensive lineman Frank Ragnow. With the Lions star in Ragnow retiring from football a year ago and trying to come back before a failed …
"To shoot it to you straight, I was trying to will myself to play. I was,” Ragnow said, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. “And my body was telling me otherwise and I was just like in like paralysis, if you will. I did not plan on retiring in the middle of the summer, be…
Frank Ragnow’s first public comments since his retirement didn’t come in some grand ceremony. There was no tearful press conference in front of friends and family. No, it was much more perfect than that. Much like the man himself, it was a reserved media session. About six report…
Former Lions C Frank Ragnow came out of retirement in November 2025 but wound up failing his physical the same week and never returned to Detroit. When speaking at a charity event, Ragnow explained that he was trying to will himself to play and that his time in the NFL is officia…
Dave Birkett reported today that the Lions decided to exercise their contractual right to force retired center Frank Ragnow to pay back part of his signing bonus due to his retirement. I had a few questions on this and thought it would be good to share some thoughts about situati…