Frank Ragnow is now the highest paid C in the NFL

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@AdamSchefter Lions center Frank Ragnow agrees to 4-year extension, making him highest-paid center in NFL, per source. He had two years left on his deal.

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The Detroit Lions and Frank Ragnow have agreed to a four-year, $54 million contract extension that makes him the highest-paid center in the NFL, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Ragnow, 24, is entering his fourth NFL season after being drafted in the first round out of Arkansas in 2018. He has started all 45 games he has appeared in and earned his first Pro Bowl berth last season, which included him playing through a fractured throat suffered during a Week 14 game against the Green Bay Packers.


After the NFL draft last weekend, Lions general manager Brad Holmes called reaching a long-term deal with Ragnow "extremely important."

"He is a foundational piece because Frank is a guy that plays the game the right way," Holmes said. "He's everything that we look for and what we want as a Lion."

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