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This is an iHeart podcast. You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio, hour two on this Tuesday, hockey tomorrow, basketball on Thursday. We'll check in with the New York Knicks coming up in about 20 minutes from now. Also, the Ravens running back Derek Henry, friend of the show, will stop by in the final hour of the program. Just got that contract extension, two year contract extension. NFL OTAs are underway. Stefan Diggs is with the Patriots, but hasn't spoken to the media, at least not yet. Big news out of Detroit. The Lions All Pro center Frank Ragnow announced his retirement at the age of 29. You lose both coordinators, they became head coaches. Now you lose your starting center. That's a big deal. Big deal. And you start to look at this and maybe it's just a coincidence because Frank retires at the age of 29. Calvin Johnson retired at the age of 30, and Barry Sanders retired at the age of 31, all with the Lions. Now, Calvin and Barry are hall of Famers and Frank might have been on his way to being a Hall of Famer. It's hard to find a center, but didn't they draft a center pretty high up in this past draft? Can we find that out? Maybe second round. And Frank had been injured before, the year before. I think that finding a great center, you know, we usually talk about that left tackle, that center is equally as important. But him retiring at the age of 29 and to announce it at the beginning of June, I think that's what surprised people. If they had the idea that he was going to retire or maybe, you know, something contractually retiring at the beginning of June, I don't know that. But he was second team all pro center, played almost 100 regular season games. His last game he played was at age 28. So retires at the age of 29. Yes, Paulie, the Lions did draft two offensive linemen. Not specifically a center, but guys who played multiple positions. Okay. Yeah. So they had an idea that this was coming their way. All right, so we'll check in with the Knicks. Derek Henry will stop by as well. Stanley cup final Wednesday. The NBA Finals will be coming up on Thursday. Charles Barkley was with us yesterday in the second hour of the program and he brought up something interesting because I was under the impression that ESPN is basically outsourcing inside the NBA just getting those guys. You continue to do the show in Atlanta and then we're going to bring you in under the ESPN umbrella. You know, Pat McAfee does his show in Indianapolis and not really affiliated with espn. I mean, he part of college game day, but he's really under his own umbrella and bringing in inside the NBA. And I thought that was going to be their NBA show. And then Charles goes, no, maybe. Maybe half the time we'll be on espn. But he said that we shot a pilot. So they had Shaq and Ernie and Kenny and Charles try to do a show, no highlights, because they're not a rights holder anymore. And I'm thinking, what is tnt? Now, I know that they're trying to get something out of these guys under contract, but what are you going to show? How are you going to show it and why am I tuning in for that? As much as I like those guys. But what are you doing if you can't show highlight, you can't be inside the NBA if you can't really get inside the NBA. And I like those guys talking. But then there's a lot more to that show. And I guessing ESPN is okay with this. You're going to purchase this show, but you're only getting the show 50% of the time. At the most. Maybe one night a week, you're getting this. I don't know. It just feels like that there's. I got a lot of questions. Charles didn't have any answers. And he's part of the show. That was the amazing part. He goes, we did this stupid pilot. It was terrible, terrible. And I go, oh, my goodness. But you know, they got a long time here, got a big window here to workshop this so they can try to figure out what they're going to do on tnt. Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick show poll question for hour two is going to be what? Seaton. Well, let me update you real quick on hour one and then we do have a new one for hour two. That'll be fun. Let's see, we've got NFL team that will drop off this season and miss the playoffs right now. Vikings running away with that one. That was Marvin's suggestion. Followed by Paul and Dan's commanders, Rams and Chiefs. Not getting too much vote there. And then off to a more iffy start. Bill belichick still has 70% of that vote over Stefan Diggs and the Patriots. Belichick stays the entire season. I don't think the Stefan Diggs thing is going to. I mean, it's, it's now, it's, it's present. But I think once the season starts, then it'll be over. Belichick, I mean, he's on the clock. You know, this doesn't go away. Now. If he wins, then people don't care about his relationship, you know, with his girlfriend. Yes. Yeah. The thing that's unfortunate for Stefan Diggs is because he's by all accounts a great guy. He's always been awesome every time he comes on the show or whatever. But it makes jumping from a couple of teams go from. Well, maybe he just couldn't find the right fit to. Oh, wait, maybe there's an issue there. Well, we saw this with Terrell Owens hall of Fame talent, but he kind of wears out his welcome. Right. Not the right place at the right time. Didn't get along with the quarterback, whatever it might be. There was always a myriad of reasons, excuses. But with Stefan Diggs, you've been on a couple of teams. You know, we were surprised what happened in Buffalo. And then you go to the Texans and you get hurt. Now you're in New England and signed a pretty good contract there, which was surprising. Yeah. Pulling.
