The Detroit Lions thought they were getting an early Christmas gift the Wednesday before Thanksgiving via the recently retired Frank Ragnow. The former Lions center, who retired this offseason due to several injuries, announced he was ending his retirement, with plans of rejoining Detroit for its push toward the postseason.
However, just three days later, the Lions discovered that the gift was a lump of coal, after to Ragnow failed his physical. He reported to the Lions facility on Friday, one day after the team’s Thanksgiving Day defeat to the Green Bay Packers and underwent the standard testing to get cleared to play football. Then, it was discovered that Ragnow has a severe hamstring strain that won’t allow him to pass his physical, and thus, won’t allow him to rejoin Detroit.
