Allen Park — Last season was agony for Frank Ragnow. The typically durable offensive lineman was sidelined much of the campaign with a severe toe injury that required surgery.
Ragnow didn't start running again until the day after the season ended. Within a month after that he was "back to being Frank."
"You just start to question, 'Am I going to be the same player?'" Ragnow said Thursday, describing the mental hurdles a player deals with while injured. "Even just getting through this offseason and getting back into my groove, I'm like, 'Am I even going to be able to squat the same way?