Now that Ndamukong Suh has reportedly agreed to a 6-year deal, $114 million dollar deal with the Miami Dolphins, the Detroit Lions will turn their free agency focus to another one of their Defensive Tackles Nick Fairley. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Charles Robinson, Nick Fairley will now be the top priority of the Detroit Lions.
As I said yesterday, #Lions were making Nick Fairley a priority with Ndamukong Suh on the way out.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) March 8, 2015
Fairley was quoted in the Detroit Free Press about about a month ago saying he liked the Lions and wished to return.
I love Detroit, to be honest. I feel the city, the people in it. I love the atmosphere of basically the hard work that they bring. I’m just all work, and that’s definitely the vibe I get from the city, and I like it.
The Lions also reportedly hosted free agent Defensive Tackle Kendall Langford, formerly of the Rams this week. If the Lions do actually lose Ndamukong Suh to the Dolphins as it has been reported, the Lions will have plenty of quality options available including:
(number next to them is their NFL.com top 100 free agent rankings)
- #13 Nick Fairley – Detroit Lions
- #15 Jared Odrick – Miami Dolphins
- #16 Terrance Knighton – Denver Broncos
- #30 Dan Williams – Arizona Cardinals
- #33 B.J. Raji – Green Bay Packers
- #38 Stephen Paea – Chicago Bears
- #39 Henry Melton – Dallas Cowboys
- #66 Corey Redding – Indianapolis Colts
- #68 Kendall Langford – St. Louis Rams
- #70 Jarvis Jenkins – Washington Redskins
- #76 Barry Cofield – Washington Redskins
- #80 Ahtyba Rubin – Cleveland Browns
- #87 C.J. Mosley – Detroit Lions
- #97 Kevin Williams – Seattle Seahawks