Frank Ragnow suffered multiple sprains during the Detroit Lions’ divisional-round win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, yet the center didn’t miss a single offensive snap.
It turns out, in fact, that Ragnow sprained his knee and ankle, NFL Media reported. Still, Ragnow isn’t expected to miss the NFC title game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app).
Sunday’s tilt wasn’t the first time that Ragnow had played through an injury. He fractured his throat during a game in 2020, finishing out the game before missing two contests. He returned for the Lions’ regular-season finale that season. Ragnow has also played with a toe injury — one that has been inoperable — over the last two seasons. Earlier this season, Ragnow suffered a torn meniscus but only missed one game in December after surgery.
Despite these mounting injuries, Ragnow has played at the top level. He didn’t allow a single pressure in his first game back from the meniscus injury in December and gave up just two pressures in Sunday’s game, per Pro Football Focus.
Ragnow’s toughness and talent have earned the 27-year-old respect in the Lions’ locker room throughout his six-year career. Sunday was just the latest reason why Ragnow’s become a beloved member of the Lions.
“Frank’s a stud,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell told reporters following Sunday’s game. “You know, that’s what he does. He’s willing to lay it on the line, and he’s not going to miss it. We talk about it all the time … you may not be 100 percent, but if you feel like you can produce and you can win at 80 percent of yourself — and it’s what Frank does. He believes he can, and he trusts himself, and he trusts those guys next to him.
“There’s nothing easy about that. Not everybody can do it … but he can. And, he helped us win today.”
Campbell continued to praise Ragnow when he spoke with reporters on Monday, sharing how the veteran center typically likes to be prepared sooner than…
Source link : https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/lions-frank-ragnow-suffers-knee-ankle-sprains-expected-to-play-vs-49ers
Author :
Publish date : 2024-01-22 22:11:34
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
