DETROIT — Frank Ragnow has ended his retirement from the NFL after nearly six months, giving the Detroit Lions a four-time Pro Bowl selection for the stretch run of the regular season and perhaps the playoffs.

The 29-year-old Ragnow was reinstated off the retirement list on Wednesday in a move welcomed by the Lions.

His replacement, Graham Glasgow, was ruled out with a knee injury for the game against the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving.

Ragnow stepped away from the game last June.

“I have given this team everything I have and I thought I had more to give, but the reality is I simply don’t,” Ragnow said last summer. “I have to listen to my body and this has been one of the hardest decisions of my life.”

While Ragnow was away from the game, he kept in contact with the Lions.

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