On Monday, Detroit Lions fans mourned the retirement of All-Pro center Frank Ragnow, and celebrated his outstanding seven-year career. It was a day of mixed emotions, as it undoubtedly hurts the Lions’ chances to continue their success, but it’s also hard not to feel happy for the player who battled chronic injuries for a half-decade to put that suffering to an end to start his post-football life with his family—which will soon include two young children.
Lions fans weren’t alone in sharing their emotions on social media. Ragnow’s retirement was met with a ton of reactions from his teammates, both past and present.