Corteland Finnegan says the Rams or Lions will win the Super Bowl
First it was Nick Fairley. Then it was Reggie Bush. It’s not a surprise that a player thinks his team can make the Super Bowl. He should; otherwise, why is he playing? Whether he has to say it to the media is a different debate.
Now we have a twist: Cortland Finnegan believes that if his St. Louis Rams don’t win the Super Bowl, the Lions will.
“If we don’t win it, I’ll...
Lions DT Ndamukong Suh Says He And Nick Fairley Have Target On Their Back
After what Nick Fairley said about them being the best defensive tackle tandem in the NFL, Ndamukong Suh thinks they have a target on their back.
Last month, after saying that the Detroit Lions are going to the Super Bowl, Fairley proclaimed that the Lions have the best defensive tackle tandem in all of the NFL, saying he thinks that they are "going to give guys trouble....
Detroit Lions Potential Breakout Player of 2013: Nick Fairley
The great thing about the NFL is that there are so many positions that every year, there is almost always at least one player who has a breakout year on every team, no matter how good or bad the team is. This is one part in a 32 part segment detailing one potential breakout player for the 2013 NFL season on each NFL team (rookies don’t count). For the Detroit Lions, that player...
Nick Fairley: Detroit Lions have so much line talent they can’t be stopped
Nick Fairley picked up his game for the Detroit Lions last season with 35 tackles; 5.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and improved play against the run and pass, flashing some of the talent that encouraged the Detroit Lions to add him with the 13th overall selection in 2011. Apart from himself, he sees the Lions line as one of the league's most talented. Whether the young line will...
Nick Fairley Says He & Ndamukong Suh Are The Best DT Tandem In League
Nick Fairley is feeling rather confident this off-season, and who can blame him. Fairley finished the 2013 season off strong, and is starting to come into his own.
Fairley made headlines last week when he all but guaranteed the Lions would play in the Super Bowl. Fairley is making a less bold proclamation this time, but it’s still a bit bold.
In a conversation with detroitlions...
Nick Fairley Says The Detroit Lions Have Best DT Tandem In NFL
Nick Fairley is feeling rather confident this off-season, and who can blame him. Fairley finished the 2013 season off strong, and is starting to come into his own.
Fairley made headlines last week when he all but guaranteed the Lions would play in the Super Bowl. Fairley is making a less bold proclamation this time, but it’s still a bit bold.
In a conversation with detroitlions...
Lions DT Nick Fairley Says He Learned From His Off-Field Mistakes
In 2012, Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested on separate marijuana and driving-under-the influence-of-alcohol charges in April and May. It was a bad trend on a team full of good players who couldnt curb their bad behavior.
The Lions cut two of the four players who ran afoul of the law before training camp. Fairley took notice and decided it was time to change.
...
Nick Fairley: Lions are going to the Super Bowl in 2013
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No fan, teammate or front office employee should want their team’s athletes not to aim for the highest team goal in their sport. To strive for anything else would be cheating your teammates, fans, city and yourself. But, just because an athlete has confidence in himself and his team doesn’t mean he needs to go making bold (in this case VERY bold) statements.
Nick...
Nick Fairley: The Lions are going to the Super Bowl
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Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley told the Detroit News that he believes his team will be in the Super Bowl in 2013.
“I expect big things,” the Lions defensive tackle said. “I am going to say we are going to the Super Bowl because I am competitive and that is what I want for the team and it is one of the goals. I am sure we are going to...
DT Nick Fairley Says Lions Are Going To The Super Bowl
Although the Detroit Lions went 4-12 in 2012 after making the playoffs the year before, Nick Fairley believes the team has Super Bowl potential, Terry Foster of the Detroit News reports.
Of course, the Lions are one of four teams (Browns, Jaguars and Texans) never to have played in the Super Bowl but that doesn't deter Fairley.
"I expect big things," the Lions...
Nick Fairley: Lions are going to Super Bowl
After a tremendously disappointing 4-12 season last year, the Detroit Lions are looking to get back on track in 2013 and contend for a playoff spot. Jim Schwartz’s team’s inability to take things one game at a time last season cost them in the long run, which is why it will be important for the Lions to simplify things when training camp begins. For starters, Detroit should not...
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Fairley: Lions are Super Bowl-bound
Detroit Lions tackle Nick Fairley laid it all on the line for his team by claiming he believes the Motor City Kitties will be making it to the Super Bowl this season.
Nick Fairley: The Lions are Going to the Super Bowl
The Detroit Lions have never won a Super Bowl in their franchise history. A team more traditionally known for their failures on the field instead of anything positive, is coming off another disappointing 4-12 season. So when defensive tackle Nick Fairley was talking with the Detroit News about the Lions outlook this season, I was thinking maybe a more [...]
Nick Fairley Thinks The Lions Are Going To The Super Bowl
The Detroit Lions have never won a Super Bowl, and are the only remaining franchise from the NFL”s early beginning to never have played in one.
This version of the Lions is a cocky group. and no player has more confidence than defensive tackle Nick Fairley. Fairley in an interview with the Detroit News told the paper that he thinks “the Lions will go to the Super Bowl....
Nick Fairley Thinks The Lions Are Going To The Super Bowl
The Detroit Lions have never won a Super Bowl, and are the only remaining franchise from the NFL”s early beginning to never have played in one.
This version of the Lions is a cocky group. and no player has more confidence than defensive tackle Nick Fairley. Fairley in an interview with the Detroit News told the paper that he thinks “the Lions will go to the Super Bowl.”
“I...
What If Nick Fairley is one of those 12 Auburn players?
Things for Auburn football don’t look good. About an hour ago it was being reported that 12 Auburn football players failed a synthetic drug test that they were supposed to take before the 2010 National Championship, however, some players didn’t take it until after the game they won. As much as I could go on about that, I want to focus on former Auburn Tiger Nick Fairley who was...
Report: Judge Wont Permit Plea Deal for Lions Nick Fairley
DEAL OR NO DEAL
Nick Fairley looks to be in more hot water than he anticipated.
WPMI Local 15 News in Mobile, Ala., said Fairley was in court Thursday expecting to get a plea deal for his DUI arrest in May, when an Alabama State Trooper pulled him over for going about 100 mph.
The County Circuit Judge had other plans.
Mobile County Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart said that...
No Plea Deal In Lions DT Nick Fairley's DUI Case, Judge Rules
Six months after pleading guilty in what he thought was deal to bury a DUI charge, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley today found himself back where he started.
Mobile County Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart said she could not determine that prosecutors had agreed to let him participate in a pretrial diversion program that would have resulted in the dismissal of the charge...
Lions Injury Report: Nick Fairley Placed on IR
The Detroit Lions have placed defensive lineman Nick Fairley
on season-ending injured reserve due to a shoulder injury, the Associated Press
reports.
The Detroit Lion have put defensive tackle Nick Fairley on
injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Fairley, a first-round pick by the Lions in 2011, was in the
midst of a breakout campaign prior to sustaining his shoulder injury...
Lions place Fairley on IR
The Detroit Lions have put defensive tackle Nick Fairley on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
The 2011 first-round pick started seven of 13 games, had 5 1/2 sacks and 35 tackles after a lackluster rookie year. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to DUI and reckless driving and was sentenced to a six-month suspended jail term, a year of probation and a $600 fine. He hopes...
Lions Place Nick Fairley On Season-Ending I.R.
Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley‘s 2012 season is over after the team placed him on Injured Reserve today with a shoulder injury, per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.
Fairley was starting to show signs of the play-making ability he displayed three years ago at Auburn. Over his last five games, Fairley had netted 23 tackles to go along with five sacks.
Fairley’s late...
Detroit Lions Place Nick Fairley On Injured Reserve
The Detroit Lions placed defensive tackle Nick Fairley on injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday.
Fairley suffered a shoulder injury late in the fourth quarter of the Lions’ loss two weeks ago to the Green Bay Packers before missing last Sunday’s road test against the Arizona Cardinals.
His sophomore season comes to an end just when he had been proving his worth as the...
Fairley's maturity showing through success
ALLEN PARK, Mich. Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested twice during the offseason, once for allegedly driving 100 mph while under the influence of alcohol back in his hometown of Mobile, Ala.
He was fortunate there was no tragic outcome like the one early Saturday morning involving Dallas Cowboys practice-squad player Jerry Brown Jr.
Brown was killed in a car...
Fairley's maturity showing through success
ALLEN PARK, Mich. Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested twice during the offseason, once for allegedly driving 100 mph while under the influence of alcohol back in his hometown of Mobile, Ala.
He was fortunate there was no tragic outcome like the one early Saturday morning involving Dallas Cowboys practice-squad player Jerry Brown Jr.
Brown was killed in a car...
Lions, Fairley has marijuana charge dropped
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley had a charge of misdemeanor possession dismissed Tuesday in Alabama, ESPN.com reported. Police stopped Fairley on April 3 and searched his car when an officer smelled marijuana. They found two hand-rolled marijuana cigarettes, but a passenger said they were his. Fairley has passed regular drug tests given by the NFL since his arrest...
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