{"id":783833,"date":"2026-03-01T06:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T06:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/783833\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T06:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T06:48:17","slug":"detroit-lions-hold-series-of-informal-meetings-with-top-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/783833\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions hold series of informal meetings with top centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Lions<\/a>‘ 2025 season was hampered by injuries and officially submarined with a late-season three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

Regression along its offensive line was one of the common denominators for the Lions<\/a>‘ 9-8 finish. Detroit never found the proper answer at center after Frank Ragnow’s abrupt retirement<\/a> in June of last year.<\/p>\n

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It sets the Lions up with an offseason where Detroit is likely looking to find its next long-term answer at center either in free agency or via the 2026 NFL draft.<\/p>\n

As the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine nears its conclusion, reports this week have linked the Lions to a trio of centers. Per Crunch Time Sports, the Lions held informal meetings with Auburn center Connor Lew<\/a>, Florida center Jake Slaughter<\/a> and Indiana center Pat Coogan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Veteran Graham Glasgow was the Lions’ starting center a season ago, but Glasgow is entering his age 34 season and the final year of his deal. One way or another, the 6-foot-6, 315-pound offensive lineman is nearing the end of his time in the Motor City.<\/p>\n

Other center options in the 2026 NFL draft include Kansas State’s Sam Hecht, Texas A&M’s Trey Zuhn III, Iowa’s Logan Jones, Duke’s Brian Parker II and Alabama’s Parker Brailsford.<\/p>\n

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The Lions also haven’t ruled out the idea of Tate Ratledge as an option at center. Ratledge was Detroit’s starting right guard for all 17 games in 2025.<\/p>\n

“There’s still promise for Tate to move into that position,” Lions general manager Brad Holmes said this week. “I think that’s the beauty of it. That’s flexibility that we have.”<\/p>\n

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