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The Detroit Lions offense has taken another significant blow.
Months after losing offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow announced his abrupt retirement on Monday.
Ragnow, 29, played seven seasons in the NFL, all for the Lions.
Ragnow posted to social media that he has tried to convince himself he’s feeling well enough to play, but he said he’s not.
“I have given this team everything I have and I thought I had more to give, but the reality is I simply don’t,” Ragnow, who was drafted 20th by the Lions in 2018, said in an Instagram post . “I have to listen to my body and this has been one of the hardest decisions of my life.”
“These past couple of months have been very trying as I’ve come to the realization that