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Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow rattled off a slew of names, thanking those who helped him become the NFL’s highest-paid player at the position.
The Pro Bowl center was collected and composed as he shouted out the Ford family, his agents, former Lions coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn, college and high school coaches, his fiancé and many more.
When Ragnow mentioned his mother and late father, though, he got choked up. Jon Ragnow died of a heart attack during the 2016 football season.
“I don’t think it’s ever really hit me until right now,” he said Friday on a Zoom call with reporters.
The Lions signed Ragnow to a $54 million, four-year extension that keeps him under contract for a total of $70 million through the 2026 season.
Ragnow will average $13.5 million per season, giving him $1 million more per year than Los Angeles Chargers center Corey Linsley will make with the contract he signed in March.
“When you sign a contract like this, it’s kind of hard to digest that amount of money,” Ragnow said. “It must of just hit me today. Me and my dad and my mom, we’ve kind of planned this. This has always kind of been the goal since Day 1.
