No, the Lions aren’t euthanizing Frank Ragnow despite Dan Campbell’s statement

No, the Detroit Lions are not euthanizing center Frank Ragnow. Let’s get that out of the way.

The All-Pro Lions center will not play in Detroit’s Week 4 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks as he deals with a partially torn pectoral muscle. The language used by Lions head coach to note that Ragnow would not play in the Monday Night Football game got a little confusing, however.

“We’re going to put Frank down this week.”

Normally, that’s the verbiage of someone ending a suffering pet’s life and not talking about a football player who won’t play. As is often the case, social media picked up on the unusual Campbell pronouncement.