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Frank Ragnow is a typical NFL center, which means he’s tough as nails and maybe a little too stubborn when an injury threatens to force him out of action.
Which is what’s happening now, as it was confirmed that the former Arkansas star and current Detroit Lions center has a partially torn pectoral muscle that he suffered during Sunday’s victory over Arizona. It’s a serious injury, but the 3-time Pro Bowler hasn’t been ruled out for the season and hasn’t even been ruled out for Monday night’s game against Seattle, according to head coach Dan Campbell.
“We’ll do what’s best for him and what’s best for us in the moment,” Campbell said.
#Lions HC Dan Campbell confirms that C Frank Ragnow has a torn pec on 97.1’s @costaandjansen. He said Frank wants to go, but they’re not entirely sure what to do with him yet. “We’ll do what’s best for him and what’s best for us in the moment,” he said.
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) September 24, 2024
Campbell is a tough guy himself, having played in the NFL himself, so he knows what makes guys like Ragnow tick.
“He’s hard-headed Frank. He’s tough, he’s stubborn, so he wants to go. He always wants to go,” said Campbell.
Dan Campbell on Frank Ragnow: “He’s hard-headed Frank. He’s tough, he’s stubborn, so he wants to go. He always wants to go.”
Sounds like SEA is possible. Will depend largely on how Ragnow feels by middle/end of week.
“We’ll do what’s best for him and best for us in the moment.”
— Will Burchfield (@burchie_kid) September 24, 2024
With a little more time to play with since the Lions don’t play until Monday night, Ragnow’s status for the Week 4 game will depend mostly on how he feels by the middle/end of this week.
Ragnow was a 2nd-team All-SEC selection at Arkansas in 2016 and was a 2nd-team All-American for the Razorbacks in 2017.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
