60. Frank Ragnow
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2020
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
From a talent standpoint, it's no surprise Frank Ragnow has found success at the highest level. He was a 4-star prospect with offers from some of the best programs in the nation, an All-American and All-SEC performer at Arkansas, and was a first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Ragnow is a guy who loves life and is the same person every day. But that doesn't mean his journey to becoming a starting center in the NFL has been easy. During his sophomore year at Arkansas, his mom was diagnosed with cancer. And while she has recovered, the news rocked Ragnow. As a senior, he suffered a season- and college career-ending ankle injury that required surgery. But it was during his junior year when his world shattered: His dad suddenly passed away after a heart attack. And dealing with the grief has understandably been a struggle. Through it all, Ragnow is driven by the desire to compete against the best. Just don't expect him to change who he is.
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| 0:42.0 | I called him and told him I need to talk to him about something on film and got him to laugh a little bit. |
| 0:46.2 | He just showed up at the complex on a scooter and I think once you saw me he knew something was up. |
| 0:51.6 | I just said, hey hey I love you and here's a phone here's your mom. |
| 0:55.8 | He handed me the phone and it was my mom just balling her eyes out and I just completely lost it and you know it took a while and I remember just sitting in that hallway and |
| 1:10.5 | coach being walked down and we just sat there, we came down. |
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| 1:41.4 | From a talent standpoint, it's no surprise Frank Ragnow has found success at the highest level. |
| 1:47.0 | He was a four-star prospect with offers from some of the best programs in the country, |
| 1:52.0 | an all-American and all-SEC performer at |
| 1:55.2 | Arkansas, and a first-round pick in the 2018 NFL draft. |
| 2:00.1 | With the 20th pick, the Detroit Line select Frank Reg Now. |
| 2:06.2 | Ragn Now is a guy who loves life, |
| 2:08.6 | and he's the same person every day. |
| 2:11.3 | But that doesn't mean his journey to becoming a center in the NFL has been easy. |
| 2:16.6 | During a sophomore year at Arkansas, his mother was diagnosed with cancer and while she has |
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