Jeremy Reisman

4 days ago | prideofdetroit.com | Jeremy Reisman

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images On Monday, Detroit Lions fans mourned the retirement of All-Pro center Frank Ragnow, and celebrated his outstanding seven-year career. It was a day of mixed emotions, as it undoubtedly hurts the Lions’ chances to continue their success, but it’s also hard not to feel happy for the player who battled chronic injuries for a half-decade to put that suffering to an end to start his post-football life with his family—which will soon include two young children.

4 days ago | prideofdetroit.com | Jeremy Reisman

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Suddenly, the Detroit Lions find themselves without one of the most important players on their team. On Monday, center Frank Ragnow announced his retirement from the NFL, citing a need to prioritize his health and family and having given all he could physically to the game of football. Not only was Ragnow arguably the best player at his position, but center is a lynchpin part of the offensive line.

5 days ago | prideofdetroit.com | Jeremy Reisman

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images In a somewhat shocking move, Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow has announced that he’s retiring. The 2018 first-round pick announced on Instagram that he is calling it quits after just seven seasons in the NFL. Here’s his full message: These past couple of months have been very trying as I’ve come to the realization that my football journey is ending and I’m officially retiring from the NFL.

5 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jeremy Reisman

In a somewhat shocking move, Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow has announced that he’s retiring. The 2018 first-round pick announced on Instagram that he is calling it quits after just seven seasons in the NFL. Here’s his full message:These past couple of months have been very trying as I’ve come to the realization that my football journey is ending and I’m officially retiring from the NFL.

5 days ago | prideofdetroit.com | Jeremy Reisman

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Half of the Detroit Lions Organized Team Activity practices are in the books. Coach Dan Campbell made the difficult decision to cut their spring program short after being named to the Hall of Fame Game at the end of July—meaning their training camp will start a bit early this year. On Friday, I got the opportunity to watch Detroit’s third of six OTA practices and chat with Dan Campbell, along with a handful of players.