It’s always cool to see the Detroit Lions players be more than just guys who strap on pads and play football. The players are very involved in giving back to the local communities, both in Detroit and their hometowns. One Lions player was honored for his selfless charitable acts.
Center Frank Ragnow was named the NFLPA’s Community MVP for Week 4 by the player’s union. The Pro Bowl center was recognized for taking eight families suffering from recent losses of loved ones out on a fishing trip in Lake St. Clair near Detroit, in conjunction with a local hospice center.
Ragnow, an avid angler and outdoorsman, also gave personal fishing lessons and equipment to the 16 kids on the trip.
“Thank you to the NFLPA for recognizing me as the Week 4 Community MVP,” Ragnow said via the NFLPA. “It’s a great honor to be recognized for the work I have been doing with my nonprofit, The Rags Remembered Foundation.”