Overview
- Coach Dan Campbell said a future move of rookie Tate Ratledge to center is not off the table but ruled out a Week 18 trial against the Bears.
- Ratledge has started all 16 games at right guard with 1,014 snaps and no center snaps, showing run-blocking growth but logging seven penalties and 24 pressures allowed per PFF.
- Graham Glasgow has been the primary center yet missed recent games with a knee injury and faces a 2026 contract decision with a higher cap figure.
- Trystan Colon and Kingsley Eguakun have filled in at center, with Eguakun’s two errant snaps leading to fumbles in the loss to the Vikings that helped sink Detroit’s playoff hopes.
- Quarterback Jared Goff indicated Frank Ragnow is unlikely to return next season after a brief unretirement ended with a failed physical for a torn hamstring.