Frank Ragnow was soaking in the hot tub at the Detroit Lions practice facility this week after he found out he made his second Pro Bowl when the magnitude of the accomplishment hit him.
"I almost started crying alone in the hot tub," Ragnow said Thursday. "Tough look."
Ragnow was the only Lions player selected to the NFC Pro Bowl team, something that left him with mixed emotions as he prepared for Saturday's game against the Carolina Panthers.
As proud as Ragnow was of the honor, something he earned while playing through a painful toe injury all year, he was just as disappointed to see three of his fellow linemen left off the team: Right tackle Penei Sewell (first), left guard Jonah Jackson (fourth) and left tackle Taylor Decker (fifth) were among nine Lions named Pro Bowl alternates.