Detroit lions center Frank RagnoA selection four times Pro Bowl, announced his retirement on social media on Monday.
“These last two months have been very trying when I realized that my football trip ends and I officially retire the NFL”, ” Rugnow posted on Instagram. “I tried to convince myself that I feel good, but I am not and it is time to prioritize my health and my future to my families. I gave this team everything I have and I thought I had more to give, but the reality is that I just don’t do it.
“I have to listen to my body and it was one of the most difficult decisions of my life. The organization Lions has been absolutely incredible throughout this process and I cannot emphasize enough how grateful I am for this team and all the fans. It was an absolute honor that beat you for all.”
Ragnet played 16 games last season, only missing one game 4 vs. Seattle With a partially torn pectoral muscle. He did not fail to start later and was appointed to Pro Bowl for the third consecutive season.
Rugnow, 29, who entered the NFL as a first round choice by the Lions in 2018, won the honors of the second All -Pro team in 2020, 2023 and 2024. He played 96 career games – all departures.
Ragnet had a story with serious miscarriages of the toes, missing 13 games in 2021 with what he called “the most serious degree of Turf Toe”, then was injured separated at the same foot at the start of the 2022 season and played by what he called one of the most difficult years of his career.
In 2023, he told the Detroit Free Press that the toe injury had reached a point where surgery was not useful and that it was just something that he was going to have to sail for the rest of his career.
