The Detroit Lions continue to have bad news when it comes to injuries. After coach Dan Campbell announced that defensive end Marcus Davenport is likely out for the rest of the year and linebacker Derrick Barnes is expected to be out for an extended period, a new report from NFL Network suggests that All-Pro center Frank Ragnow will be out week to week with a partial muscle tear in his pectoral area.
Sources: #Lions Pro Bowl and All-Pro center Frank Ragnow suffered a partially torn pectoralis major that has kept him out week to week. A brutal reality for one of the NFL’s toughest players, who injured his pectoralis muscle very early in the game. But the expectation is that this is not the end of the season and he could be back soon. pic.twitter.com/B8gk1KBk24
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) 24 September 2024
It’s unclear when this happened in Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, but Ragnow finished the entire game without missing a single snap. Now it looks like he’ll be out for some time.
Detroit’s offensive line has played every single snap together through three games, but they’ll have to rearrange things if Ragnow is indeed out for a while. The most obvious solution would be to move left guard Graham Glasgow to center and bring a backup into the starting lineup. Detroit’s most likely option at left guard would be Kayode Awosika — who started three games at left guard for Detroit last year, including the NFC Championship game. The Lions could also use Michael Niese or Colby Sorsdal at guard. It’s worth noting that rookie Christian Mahogany is on the non-football illness list for another week before he can be activated.
As for Ragnow, we’ll see how he recovers. He has a reputation for being one of the toughest players on the team. He’s played through a chronic toe injury, a broken neck, and several other ailments throughout his career. Hopefully he’ll recover quickly here.
