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Due to his
fractured throat, center Frank Ragnow can't speak, but could
still play for the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Ragnow was injured in the first quarter of the Lions' loss to
the Packers last week. He continued in the game and played every
offensive snap in the game.
Doctors advised Ragnow not to speak -- at all -- until Friday.
But interim head coach Darrell Bevell said the Lions aren't
ruling Ragnow out of this week's game in Nashville against the
Tennessee Titans.
"I think the initial concern was just all the trauma that he had
to it, so after seeing more specialists throughout (Wednesday),
they basically brought it to that it's more of the vocal cord
injury," Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell said Thursday.
"So they're having him rest his voice, won't be speaking really
here. (Wednesday), no words spoken; today, no words spoken, he's
not supposed to talk through Friday, and then we'll be able to
reevaluate it on Friday toward the end of the week."
The Lions had the team's medical staff evaluate Ragnow at
halftime last week. He deemed himself good to go, and trainers
agreed.
Given the national attention to the injury, and Ragnow being
asked to remain silent, Bevell said there is plenty of
good-natured ribbing of Ragnow going on at the team's Allen
Park, Mich., facility. Ragnow is responding to questions with
hand motions, thumbs up and thumbs down.
"You can imagine what it's like in here, right?" Bevell said.
"Everybody knows he's not supposed to talk, so they're all
trying to get him to say something."
Ragnow and quarterback Matthew Stafford (ribs) are questionable,
with guard Jonah Jackson working at center in practice Wednesday
and Thursday, snapping to backup quarterback Chase Daniel.
"I knew something was going on, but pretty crazy he was able to
finish the game with that," Stafford said of Ragnow. "Love him
as a teammate. Obviously will play through a bunch and just
fights every weekend for us."
(Field Level Media)
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