At just 29 years old, Frank Ragnow’s retirement announcement stunned many, but for those closest to the Detroit Lions, the surprise wasn’t that he retired -- it was that his battered body had somehow allowed him to perform at an elite level for so long.

Frank Ragnow's Rags Remembered Foundation has raised nearly $200,000 this week from his charity skeet shooting event and individual donations.

The Lions know it won’t be easy to replace longtime starting center Frank Ragnow, who announced his retirement earlier this week. Ragnow, the No. 20 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, played his entire seven-year professional career in Detroit,