ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Nick Fairley's weight is creeping up again. In his first public comments since the Detroit Lions demoted the defensive tackle from his starting role to a spot on the second team, ...

A Mobile County, Ala. jury found Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley not guilty of driving under the influence at the conclusion of a three-day trial stemming from a 2012 arrest on Memorial Day ...

Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley, who missed the Week 2 loss to the Cardinals, is day-to-day with a shoulder injury, coach Jim Schwartz told ESPN.com. Fairley appears to have a good chance of ...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. --Football players are supposed to get in shape during training camp. Not Nick Fairley. He reportedly came to camp about 3 1/2 weeks ago at 305 pounds, but on Wednesday Fairley said ...

For a 2nd straight week of the New Orleans Saints' organized team activities (better known as OTA's, the NFL-approved series of team practices prior to Training Camp and the Pre-Season), there's been ...

LONDON -- The Detroit Lions are down another defensive tackle. Starter Nick Fairley was ruled out of Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons with a knee injury. He hurt the knee in the second ...

Nick Fairley signed a uniquely structured deal with the Saints this offseason. The defensive tackle signed a three-year deal on paper, but in actuality it's a one-year, $3 million deal. There are two ...