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.

While they may have been internally preparing for the move all offseason, the Detroit Lions were still dealt a blow