Former Arkansas defensive lineman and former Arkansas center Frank Ragnow were named team captains for the Detroit Lions on Monday.
Flowers, who played at Arkansas from 2011-2014, is entering his third season with the Lions and seventh in the NFL. He played in seven games last year with five starts. A fractured forearm ended his season early. Flowers has recorded 30 sacks in his last five years combined.
Ragnow was named to his first Pro Bowl last year, his third season with Lions. Ragnow played guard and center at Arkansas from 2014-2017. He has started all 45 games he’s played with Detroit in his career.
Flowers and Ragnow are two of 15 active NFL players. Another five are on NFL practice squads and two more are on reserved lists.
Active NFL Hogs
QB Feleipe Franks, Atlanta Falcons
OT Jason Peters, Chicago Bears
QB Brandon Allen, Cincinnati Bengals
DT McTelvin Agim, Denver Broncos
DE Trey Flowers, Detroit Lions
CB Jerry Jacobs, Detroit Lions
C Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions
DT Darius Philon, Las Vegas Raiders
DT Armon Watts, Minnesota Vikings
TE Hunter Henry, New England Patriots
DE Deatrich Wise Jr., New England Patriots
DT Jonathan Marshall, New York Jets
RB Alex Collins, Seattle Seahawks
LB Dre Greenlaw, San Francisco 49ers
S Kamren Curl, Washington Football Team
Practice Squad Hogs
DE Jeremiah Ledbetter, Arizona Cardinals
DE Chris Smith, Baltimore Ravens
TE Jeremy Sprinkle, Dallas Cowboys
OG Hjalte Froholdt, Houston Texas
RB Jonathan Williams, Washington Football Team
Reserve List Hogs
DT Xavier Kelly, Baltimore Ravens
DE Randy Ramsey, Green Bay Packers
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