At just 29 years old, Frank Ragnow’s retirement announcement stunned many, but for those closest to the Detroit Lions, the surprise wasn’t that he retired -- it was that his battered body had somehow allowed him to perform at an elite level for so long.

Frank Ragnow's Rags Remembered Foundation has raised nearly $200,000 this week from his charity skeet shooting event and individual donations.

These past couple of months have been very trying as I’ve come to the realization that my football journey is ending and I’m officially retiring from the NFL,” Ragnow announced on Instagram Monday morning.