On Wednesday night, Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow came to an agreement that would make him the highest-paid center in the NFL and keep him in Detroit for the next six seasons. It wasn’t until his Friday morning press conference that it truly hit the 24-year-old offensive lineman just what this moment meant. This wasn’t just an unfathomable amount of money. This wasn’t just a validation of his hard work over the past 10-15 years. This was Ragnow fulfilling a literal childhood dream of his.
Ragnow opened his press conference by listing a ton of people he viewed as responsible for where he was today.