Nick Fairley
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Position (s): Defensive tackle |
Jersey numbers: 98, 90 |
| born January 23, 1988 in Mobile , Alabama | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2011 - 2016 | |
| NFL Draft : 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | |
| College : Auburn | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Tackles | 170 |
| Sacks | 20.5 |
| Forced fumbles | 4th |
| Safety | 1 |
| Defensive touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Nicholas Lachester Fairley (* 23. January 1988 in Mobile , Alabama ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the defensive tackles . Most recently he played with the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL).
college
Fairley, who already showed athletic talent in high school and played basketball on both the offensive and defensive line football, first attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson ( Mississippi ), then moved to Auburn University and played for them Team, the Tigers, do college football . Not only has he won several titles with his team, but has also received numerous personal awards, including the prestigious Lombardi Award .
NFL
Detroit Lions
In the 2011 NFL Draft , he was selected in the 1st round as a total of 13th player by the Detroit Lions . He suffered a foot injury in preparation and was only able to play 10 games in his rookie season . In the following season he was able to establish himself as a starter and together with Ndamukong Suh formed the dreaded heart of the Lions' D-Line. In 2013 he was able to achieve his first safety and also his first touchdown . His bad luck with injuries remained loyal to him in 2014 - he has not been able to play a full season to this day - and a knee injury only allowed eight games.
St. Louis Rams
In March 2015, he signed a one year contract with the St. Louis Rams over 5 million US dollars .
New Orleans Saints
In March 2016, he was signed by the New Orleans Saints , who, after having been the worst defense in the league for the second season, want to improve the Pass Rush .
In June 2017, Fairley was diagnosed with a heart condition that makes his sporting future seem uncertain. On June 26, he was placed on the Reserve List with the status of Non-Football Illness , which meant that he was out of the 2017 season. After the end of the season he was released.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Report at nfl.com from March 13, 2015, accessed on March 28, 2016
- ↑ Defense Ranking at pro-football-reference.com, accessed on March 28, 2016
- ↑ Report at nfl.com from March 28, 2016, accessed on March 28, 2016
- ↑ Report at nfl.com from June 3, 2017, accessed on June 24, 2017
- ^ Report at nfl.com from June 3, 2017, accessed June 26, 2017
- ↑ Times-Picayune report of February 5, 2018, accessed February 6, 2018
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| SURNAME | Fairley, Nick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fairley, Nicholas Lachester (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mobile , Alabama , United States |