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Victoria's Frank Ragnow focused on football and the outdoors

The Lions center recently signed a new contract that makes him the NFL's highest paid player at the position.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. โ€” A local football product has become the highest paid center in the National Football League. Former Chanhassen High School standout Frank Ragnow just inked a four-year contract extension with the Detroit Lions for $54 million.

It's not like he didn't earn it: Ragnow was selected for the 2020 Pro Bowl, and the Bleacher Report recently named him among the top 25 NFL players under the age of 25. 

"I'm locked in, baby, going to do great things with the Lions," Frank told Perk. "For them to show the appreciation with the new staff, the new GM and everybody coming in, for them to want to see me and keep me for the future is really humbling, and I'm excited just to be a part of it, you know?"

Perk sat down with the Pro Bowl lineman to talk about the Lionsโ€™ commitment, but also about Ragnowโ€™s love of the outdoors which has spawned his outdoors show on YouTube called Grizzly Man Outdoors, which is also Ragnowโ€™s Instagram handle. 

Frank tells Perk that being outdoors is good for the soul, but that the competitive aspect of sports like fishing are also part of the appeal, always looking for a bigger fish, etc. 

Showing his true Minnesota colors, Ragnow told Perk he was fired up for this weekend's fishing opener, and revealed he will be on Mille Lacs trying to find some fish. 

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