{"id":25080,"date":"2025-06-07T11:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T11:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=25080"},"modified":"2025-06-07T11:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T11:21:50","slug":"breaking-fans-have-no-idea-what-frank-rangnow-did-each-week-just-to-play-for-detroit-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=25080","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Fans \u2018have no idea\u2019 what Frank Rangnow did each week just to play for Detroit Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\"><\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-EDVZPVHA2ZBOZKKYKAPZHAQTRE\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/2T24QJ7UVBASFKUXC4MK6T2C6U.JPG?auth=ac8e5e18d160a1ebd1e297e5449c4cbdfae709110b3dd0ad1c3903453897827f&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/2T24QJ7UVBASFKUXC4MK6T2C6U.JPG?auth=ac8e5e18d160a1ebd1e297e5449c4cbdfae709110b3dd0ad1c3903453897827f&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/2T24QJ7UVBASFKUXC4MK6T2C6U.JPG?auth=ac8e5e18d160a1ebd1e297e5449c4cbdfae709110b3dd0ad1c3903453897827f&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/2T24QJ7UVBASFKUXC4MK6T2C6U.JPG?auth=ac8e5e18d160a1ebd1e297e5449c4cbdfae709110b3dd0ad1c3903453897827f&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" alt=\"Fans \u2018have no idea\u2019 what Frank Rangnow did each week just to play for Detroit Lions\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"LOE65BJANZAUPIZQNZLNMCSYSM\">At just 29 years old, Frank Ragnow\u2019s retirement announcement stunned many, but for those closest to the Detroit Lions, the surprise wasn\u2019t that he retired &#8212; it was that his battered body had somehow allowed him to perform at an elite level for so long.<\/p>\n<p id=\"U7LP5F4YQZBMHENLW7RYSN3TVE\">The latest episode of MLive\u2019s Dungeon of Doom podcast delivered a powerful tribute to the All-Pro center\u2019s remarkable career and the physical toll it exacted.<\/p>\n<p id=\"C4WOCSJ2CFAWBA6H6CFRLGVSPI\">\u201cHe played through ankle injuries, foot injuries, shoulder injuries, back injuries,\u201d Ben Raven recounted on the podcast. \u201cFrank lived in the training room the last couple of years and the fact that he goes out with only missing three or four games over his last three seasons, back to back second-team All-Pro nods, three straight years in the top five of PFF\u2019s ratings of centers. The best all-around center in the game went out with one of his best seasons as a pro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"UKSJRBRLD5EPTFRZJ5TMB22HGI\">There\u2019s a genuine awe at Ragnow\u2019s ability to perform through pain that would have sidelined most players. Both podcast hosts emphasized that fans likely don\u2019t comprehend the full extent of what Ragnow endured, from an \u201cinoperable toe\u201d to various other injuries.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5O7QH5STA5EKDDUG33A2EW5GJE\">\u201cI just, he\u2019s the embodiment of a warrior,\u201d Raven said. \u201cLike, honestly, when I have friends or people talking out of pocket about, oh man, NFL players with too much money and stuff like that, Frank Ragnow has like always been the example of guys that I bring up (who prove that worth), like you have no idea what these guys go through to get on the field. You have no idea what he put himself through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_xy_center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620%2Cx_799%2Cy_206\/MjE1MzIyNjIwNzE3OTY2ODY3\/usatsi_25199667.jpg\" alt=\"The giant misunderstanding about Frank Ragnow and his contract situation  with the Lions is one that can be easily cleared up\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"TNA4IKFP7BDO5EPS7CMR3GCBNM\">Woods added: \u201cI think that\u2019s just the sucky part about it. This one\u2019s just Frank\u2019s body saying, you\u2019re done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"23M6PATL3FBINLDVZ4TCKRPLXU\">The fact that Ragnow\u2019s career concludes with the Lions as Super Bowl contenders adds another layer of emotional complexity. 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I mean, he was one of those leaders who stood up when Campbell and Holmes got hired and was like, let\u2019s do it, this is it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest Dungeon of Doom episode, we discussed what Frank Ragnow endured to star on the offensive line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Fans \u2018have no idea\u2019 what Frank Rangnow did each week just to play for Detroit Lions - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=25080\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Fans \u2018have no idea\u2019 what Frank Rangnow did each week just to play for Detroit Lions - 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