Jason Kelce is going to bat for Frank Ragnow. On Tuesday, March 31, the Monday Night Countdown analyst weighed in on the news that the former Detroit Lions center will have to give back part of his ...

On Tuesday, Detroit Lions president Rod Wood confirmed to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press that the Lions asked Frank Ragnow to repay part of his signing bonus when he retired early last spring.

The Detroit Lions have a long-standing policy of making retired players pay back a portion of their signing bonus. They upheld that practice with Frank Ragnow upon his retirement this offseason, and ...

Phoenix — As was done with Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson following their sudden retirements in 1999 and 2016, respectively, the Detroit Lions have reportedly recouped a portion of the signing bonus ...

PHOENIX -- The Detroit Lions are sticking to their long-standing precedent of making retiring players return some of their signing bonus on the way out. It’s caused rifts for them in the past with the ...

A contract dispute is creating friction in Detroit. Former Lions star Herman Moore publicly warned the team over its decision to seek repayment from retired center Frank Ragnow, a move that echoes ...

The Detroit Lions were on the receiving end of a significant amount of criticism for asking Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson to return a portion of his signing bonus. As a result ...

Despite harsh criticism, the Lions had their reasons for making Frank Ragnow pay back a portion of his signing bonus.

The retired NFL star is standing up for Ragnow, after the Lions asked for him to return part of his signing bonus Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Jason Kelce is defending a ...