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Lions' Ragnow had unnerving flashback after injury scare

Allen Park — It wasn't even the same ankle.

Not that it mattered. It didn't stop Frank Ragnow's mind from going to a dark place as he lie on the Ford Field turf, pondering the prospects of a second serious injury in three years and the extensive rehab that would come after.

It happened so fast.

Ragnow, the Detroit Lions starting center, snapped the ball and immediately turned to run left, looking to get ahead of running back C.J. Anderson, who was taking a handoff heading that direction.

Instead, Ragnow collided with rookie tight end T.