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While the retirement of center Frank Ragnow came as a surprise to the rest of the NFL world, it was something the Detroit Lions knew could happen.

Ragnow wasn't present at OTAs this year, and while the thought was that he was holding out for a new contract, he was instead mulling his future in the league.

Head coach Dan Campbell admitted that the team knew Ragnow could retire, and that his absence from the voluntary portion of the offseason program was not contract-related.

"We knew that he was contemplating (retirement) for a while," he said , "but there was never a 'yes or no' or whatever; we did our best to give him his space, let him sort it out... We would certainly like (a decision) before the offseason is out, and he did."

As the Lions waited for a d

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