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The Detroit Leones offensive has received another significant blow.
Months after losing the offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, the center of Pro Bowl, Frank Ragnow, announced his abrupt retirement on Monday.
Ragnow, 29, played seven seasons in the NFL, all for the lions.
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The center of the Detroit lions, Frank Ragnow (77) is preparing to break the ball during a Divisional NFC playoff game between the Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on Sunday, January 21, 2024. (Amy Lemus/Nurphoto through Getty Images)
Ragnow published on social networks that he has tried to convince himself that he feels good enough to play, but said he is not.
“I have given this team everything I have and I thought I had more to give, but the reality is that I simply do not,” said Ragnow, who was recruited 20 by the lions in 2018, in an Instagram post. “I have to listen to my body and this has been one of the most difficult decisions of my life.”
“These last months have been very attempts when I realized that my football trip is finishing and I am officially retiring from the NFL,” Ragnow continued. “The organization of the lions has been absolutely incredible throughout this process and I cannot emphasize this enough that I am for this team and all fans. It was an absolute honor to fight for all of you.”
Frank Ragnow #77 of the Detroit Lions looks from the bank during the national anthem before an NFL football match against the Dallas Cowboys at the AT&T stadium on December 30, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
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Ragnow fought through multiple injuries throughout his career. In 2021, after a season in which he played with a fractured throat, General Manager Brad Holmes and Campbell made him the best paid center in the League at that time with an extension of $ 54 million and four years.
Ragnow obtained the second team of the second team in 2020, 2023 and 2024. He was selected for his first Pro Bowl in 2020 under the then coach Matt Patricia, and then made three directly from 2022-24.
The center of the Leones de Detroit, Frank Ragnow (77) is heated before the game between Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills in Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, December 15, 2024. (Junfu Han / USA Today Network through IMAGN images)
With Ragnow, the Lions obtained the NFC number 1 seed with their 15-2 record, but lost in the division round against the Washington commanders.
