GM Brad Holmes said last week it was 'very important' to sign Detroit Lions' Frank Ragnow to an extension.

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The Lions agreed to a four-year contract extension with center Frank Ragnow on Thursday that should keep him in Detroit through the 2026 season.

NFL Network reported the deal is worth $13.5 million per season, which makes Ragnow the highest-paid center in the NFL, and includes $42 million in guarantees.

Detroit Lions center Frank Ragnow before the game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High, Dec.

Decker, who turns 28 in August, starts the four-year, $60 million extension he signed last summer, this season.

Los Angeles Chargers' Corey Linsley, who edged Ragnow for All-Pro honors, signed the previous top deal for a center, a five-year, $62.5 million contract, as a free agent in March

The Lions' first-round pick in 2018, Ragnow has been a steadying force at center since his rookie season

Holmes, in his first season as Lions GM, said last week signing Ragnow to a long-term extension was "extremely important," but declined to put a timetable on when that deal would be done