Frank Ragnow 'Ultimate Football Guy' for Playing with Fractured Throat

The report that Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow played the final three quarters against the Green Bay Packers with a fractured throat sent shockwaves reverberating all across social media.

For one, not many individuals were even aware that type of injury was possible.

Ragnow signaled to his teammates that he lost his voice early in the first quarter, and did not miss a snap the remainder of the game.

"He came up to me early in the game, and was very hoarse and kind of faint sounding and was like, 'I can’t really talk right now. I can’t really talk, just to let you know. Just make sure you’re communicating with everybody up front even more than (you) normally would,'" Matthew Stafford said regarding Ragnow on Wednesday. "So, it was kind of crazy, but it was good. Didn’t have any communication issues the rest of the game, really."

The reactions online were of amazement, praise and sheer confusion regarding what the injury entailed and how a player could suffer that type of injury and remain in a football game without missing a beat.

Here is a sample of the reaction to Ragnow's 'utlimate football guy' performance in Week 14 against Green Bay.

let me join in the chorus of “what the actual hell” https://t.co/2AHhKYkbtx
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) December 16, 2020

That man built different. Hoping for a speedy recovery! https://t.co/SbjHbLuOus
— Detroit Vs Everybody (@vs_everybody) December 16, 2020

We have our leader in the clubhouse for Week 15 #FootballGuy https://t.co/ktyV8KQ8rt
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) December 16, 2020

Dude played with a FRACTURED THROAT! I’ve never heard of that. Automatic pro bowl selection. https://t.co/bWlMGB4dmc pic.twitter.com/yhwLPBBoZq
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) December 16, 2020

How does one get a fractured throat? https://t.co/Ezc9K8LTl8
— JoeBoo (@JoeBoo3) December 16, 2020

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