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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Georgia guard Tate Ratledge signs $7.6M rookie contract
The Detroit Lions and former Georgia Bulldogs right guard Tate Ratledge finally agreed on the terms on his rookie contract. The official details aren't out yet, but Ratledge is expected to make $7,652,736 through four years, according to Spotrac. The first two years of it will be 100% guaranteed, while the third year includes 66% guaranteed salary, according to Ben Levine of Trade Rumors. Ratledge was drafted by Detroit with the 57th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft after spending four years holding down Georgia's right side. Ratledge immense size (6-foot-6, 320 pounds) and speed (4.97 40-yard dash (100th percentile) and 7.38 cone drill (96th percentile)) made him a terror for opposing defensive lineman. Ratledge earned AP All-American Third-Team distinction in 2024 and AP All-American Second-Team in 2023. He's also dependably healthy, as other than an ankle injury suffered in Week 3 of the 2024 season, he hasn't sustained many significant injuries. With incumbent center Frank Ragnow retiring over the 2025 offseason, Ratledge has an easy route to earn starting time off the bat. He's already gotten looks as the starting center during training camp and with Pro Bowlers Penei Sewell and Taylor Decker flanking both tackle spots, Ratledge will be eased into the position. In normal circumstances, his rookie deal would have been ironed out by now. However, when the Texans signed Iowa State wide receiver Jayden Higgins to a fully-guaranteed contract, it caused an unprecedented standoff between NFL teams and second-round picks, as each one of them were looking for more guaranteed money than previous years, if not a fully guaranteed contract.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lions agree to terms with second-round pick Tate Ratledge
Lions offensive linemanst Tate Ratledge has joined the growing list of second-round picks to agree to their rookie deals. Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports that Ratledge has agreed to a deal that guarantees 66 percent of his salary in the third year of the deal. Negotiations about the amount of guaranteed money in deals for second-round selections slowed down the signing process after the top two picks got their deals fully guaranteed, but things have picked up in the last couple of days. Ratledge started at right guard while at Georgia, but could wind up at a different position in Detroit. Frank Ragnow's retirement opened up the center position for the Lions and Ratledge and Graham Glasgow are expected to be in the mix for the center and guard spots heading into the season.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Georgia football launches 'Between the wedges.' How are Brock Bowers, Tate Ratledge at golf?
You've seen how good Brock Bowers is on the football field. Now see how good he is with a golf club in his hand. The former Georgia football tight end is featured in UGA athletics' 'Between the Wedges,' a 30-minute YouTube show that takes you on UGA's golf course with Bowers, Chaz Chambliss and Tate Ratledge. Georgia football show 'Between the Wedges' Bowers was back on campus this summer completing his real estate degree after setting several rookie records last season for the Las Vegas Raiders. Ratledge was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 2025 draft while Chambliss signed with the Vikings as a free agent. Advertisement Bowers and Chambliss teamed up to face Ratledge and host of the show Drake Jennings, a football operations assistant in UGA athletics, in a 9-hole match play on the back 9. Like many hacking golfers, balls went left and right as they scrambled around the course. Bowers and Chambliss did manage back-to-back birdies on 12 and the par-3 13th. Bowers and Chambliss won the last hole to give them a 3-up win in the match. Content from Between the Wedges On the par-5 12th, Ratledge took a chunk out of his drive and immediately blamed the others for talking during in his backswing. "Can y'all be quiet please?" Ratledge joked about a humorous comment Bowers made. "I started laughing in my backswing." Advertisement "I didn't know about tee-box etiquette," Bowers quipped. Bowers also gave a quick pizza review for the pie he was chowing down on mid-hole on the 13th. Georgia running back Cash Jones, whom Bowers stayed with during the summer, was mentioned during the review. "That guy sucks," Bowers said. "Just kidding. That's a joke." As Bowers stood over his ball for a long iron shot to the green, he regretted the pizza. "My hands are slick from the pizza," he said. "Not good. Oh there we go, we're dialed." He then hit it well right of the hole. It did, however, clear the pond. Ryne Dennis is the Deep South Connect Team Editor for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on X @RyneDennis and email at rdennis@ This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Georgia football launches 'Between the wedges' with Brock Bowers
Fox Sports
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 Detroit Lions Training Camp: Schedule, dates plus offseason moves review
The NFL has officially announced the training camp dates for all 32 NFL teams. Check out everything you need to know about the Detroit Lions training camp below: Detroit Lions Training Camp Site: Detroit Lions Training Facility Location: Allen Park, Michigan Reporting date: July 16 (rookies), July 19 (veterans) Opening Training Camp Practices Saturday, July 26 (Back Together Weekend) : 8:30 a.m. ET Monday, July 28 : 8:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, July 29 : 8:30 a.m. ET Sunday, August 3 : 8:30 a.m. ET Monday, August 4 (Night Practice) : 6:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, August 6 : 8:30 a.m. ET Monday, August 11 (Lions Community Partner Day) : 10:30 a.m. ET Wednesday, August 13 (Joint Practice #1 – Miami Dolphins) : 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday, August 14 (Joint Practice #2 – Miami Dolphins) : 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday, August 21 (Joint Practice #1 – Houston Texans): 10:30 a.m. ET Detroit Lions 2025 Preseason Schedule Check out the team's preseason schedule below: July 31: Lions at Chargers – 8:00 p.m. ET (NBC) August 8: Lions at Falcons – 7:00 p.m. ET August 16: Lions vs. Dolphins – 1:00 p.m. ET August 23: Lions vs. Texans – 1:00 p.m. ET Detroit Lions 2025 NFL Draft Picks Check out the complete list of 2025 NFL draft picks for the Detroit Lions: Round 1: Tyleik Williams (DT, Ohio State) Round 2: Tate Ratledge (OL, Georgia) Round 3: Isaac TeSlaa (WR, Arkansas) Round 5: Miles Frazier (G, LSU) Round 6: Ahmed Hassanein (DE, Boise State) Round 7: Dan Jackson (S, Georgia) Round 7: Dominic Lovett (WR, Georgia) Detroit Lions Offseason Moves Review Following a busy NFL offseason filled with trades, free-agent moves and the draft, Ben Arthur distilled each team's offseason into a word. Check out what Arthur had to say about the Lions: Ambitious "The Lions will get star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, who missed 12 games after breaking his leg last season, back this year. They also added a strong replacement for cornerback Carlton Davis III in veteran D.J. Reed. But they lost Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow (retirement) and star coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, who accepted head coach jobs with the Bears and Jets, respectively. Those are big holes to grapple with as the Lions still hope to be in contention for a Super Bowl." recommended Get more from National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
USA Today
05-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Lions OTA notebook from the final offseason workout before training camp
Lions OTA notebook from the final offseason workout before training camp The Detroit Lions held their final OTA workout session that is open to the media on Thursday. Due to inclement weather, the practice was indoors at the team's training facility in Allen Park. Being indoors constrains the practice. There is only one field, and the viewing angles for the media are different than what we normally get. With many veterans already gone or not participating in the unpadded walkthrough, there wasn't a great deal of notable action. The biggest takeaways from the practice: Rookie Tate Ratledge took the first-team reps at center, followed by Colby Sorsdal. Veteran Graham Glasgow was not participating in the practice. Kingsley Eguakun played at left guard with the second-team offense and didn't get any center reps that I saw. Newcomer Trystan Colon is wearing No. 67. He took early walkthrough reps but did not align in the team walkthrough drills. Christian Mahogany continues to work exclusively at left guard. With Glasgow not playing, Kayode Awosika took the first-team reps at RG. Giovanni Manu was the first-team left tackle and Dan Skipper on the right side with starters Taylor Decker and Penei Sewell not participating. There is nothing detailed beyond that to be gleaned from performance in an unpadded, half-speed practice for any linemen. First-round rookie Tyleik Williams did mix in some defensive reps, an upgrade from last week's session when he merely observed. Again, it's half-speed so nothing too strenuous. Derrick Barnes also participated in that capacity, which was nice to see. On the offensive side of the ball, free agent signee Kenny Yeboah saw some action after missing last week's session. With the news that Malcolm Rodriguez is likely out until at least November, the Grant Stuard signing is looking more important all the time. Stuard continues to get considerable reps at LB and is also the first-team punt protector for Jack Fox. Without revealing too much detail, Dan Skipper and Jamarco Jones are the best receiving options amongst the offensive linemen. Netane Muti and Michael Niese, not so much... Following practice, wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown told us he had minor knee surgery earlier this offseason. He's not participated in any OTAs but expects to be ready for training camp next month. Skipper volunteered to be the first player to meet with the media after practice, to talk about Frank Ragnow. He noted that he once hosted Ragnow on his official visit to Arkansas back when the Razorbacks were recruiting the freshly retired center. The Lions are now off until training camp, which fires up in July ahead of the Hall of Fame game against the Chargers on July 31st.
