Lions coach Matt Patricia talks about the Word of Honor Fund, which helps children of fallen Navy Seals and special operations personnel. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow was working out at the University of Michigan in early March when his mom called, frantic and sobbing, with news that Ragnow’s good friend, Brady Hed, had just been found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Ragnow left his workout immediately and made the 10-hour drive back to Minnesota to help the Hed family get through their unspeakable tragedy.
Hed’s father, Bryan, had been there for the Ragnows three years earlier, when Ragnow’s father, Jon, died of a heart attack.