Lions: Talk of Frank Ragnow’s Contract ‘Disrespectful’
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TheNFLworldfeltshockwaveswhenDetroitLionscenterFrankRagnowannouncedhisretirementaftersevenseasonsearlierintheweek.
Ragnow,whoearnedProBowlhonorsfourtimesandSecondTeamAll-Prorecognitionthreetimes,citedinjuriesinhisdecisiontohangupthecleats.
Theveteranhadnotbeenparticipatingintheteam’soffseasonworkouts,whichhadcastsomedoubtaboutthefutureofhistenurewiththeorganization.OnThursday,LionscoachDanCampbellprovidedsomeclarityastowhentheteamlearnedofRagnow’sdecision.
“Weknewthathewascontemplatingitforawhile.Buttherewasneverayesorno,andwedidourbesttogivehimhisspaceandlethimsortitout,”Campbellsaid.“Hedid,itwaskindofoneofthose,‘Heyman,you’regonnacometoadecisionatsomepointhere.We’dcertainlylikeitbeforetheoffseason’sout.’Andhedid.Anditwastime.Wheneveryouknowit’syourtime,itistherighttime,becauseit’snotfairtohimandit’snotfairtohisteammatesoranybodyelse.So