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All-Pro center Frank Ragnow expected to play vs. 49ers

All-Pro center Frank Ragnow expected to play vs. 49ers

Lions center Frank Ragnow was on this week’s injury list with four different maladies. No matter…

According to Lions head coach Dan Campbell, the All-Pro center will be out there starting in the NFC Championship game on Sunday night in San Francisco. Ragnow is living up to his reputation as one of the NFL’s toughest players.

“He’s good. You know Frank, Frank’s doing well. And Frank will be ready to go. I mean you’re not going to hold him out of this one, and he gets better every day. So, he’ll be ready,” Campbell said of Ragnow.

Ragnow has missed practices all week with reported injuries to his knee, back, ankle and toe. He suffered the knee injury in the Divisional round win over the Buccaneers but only missed a few plays.

Lions C Frank Ragnow is healthy and feels good right now

Lions C Frank Ragnow is healthy and feels good right now with his ongoing toe injury

With another day of training camp wrapped up, Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow met with the media. During his media session, there were plenty of questions asked towards Frank about the state of the offensive line to his overall health.

As we know, we’ve seen consecutive seasons where the former first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft has battled through a toe injury. In 2021, he was put on injured reserve with a toe injury. Then we saw him battle through another toe injury last season. Here’s what he had to say about his injury status:

“I’m feeling pretty good, man. I know I slipped this off-season and said it’s inoperable. It kinda got blown out of the water. I’m feeling really good. Right now, I’m in a good space. Mentally, especially.”

The two-time Pro Bowler has started 65 games during his Lions career and if healthy, he’ll continue to add to that this season. Keep in mind, Ragnow went from having to a $7.5 million dollar cap hit last season from his rookie deal to now having a $16.45 million dollar cap hit this season. He signed a four-year contract extension worth $54 million in 2021.

From what I’ve heard this off-season, not only is Ragnow healthy, he’s also in tremendous shape. It sounds like he’s had a tremendous off-season and he’ll look to be another key part of the Lions offense and success for the future.