NICK FAIRLEYFairley, NickHeight: 6-4 Weight: 291 Born: January 23, 1988 Mobile, AL High School: L.B. Williamson (Mobile, AL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Copiah-Lincoln CC | Redshirted |
| 2008 | Copiah-Lincoln CC | Played |
| 2009 | Auburn | Lettered |
| 2010 | Auburn | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (13th overall) 2011 Detroit Lions |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Detroit Lions (NFL)2011 DET NFL | 98 | RDT-LDT | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 98 | LDT-RDT | 13 | 7 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 98 | RDT | 15 | 15 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 98 | LDT | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL | 98 | LDT | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 90 | RDT | 16 | 16 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 77 | 46 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2011 | 2011 Detroit Lions (NFL)2011 DET NFL |
| Signed | 7/29/2011 | 2011 Detroit Lions (NFL)2011 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/19/2012 | 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/10/2015 | 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/13/2015 | 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/31/2015 | 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL |
| Signed | 3/28/2016 | 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL |
| Signed | 3/14/2017 | 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL |
| Reserve/Non-Football Illness | 6/26/2017 | 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL |
| Released | 2/5/2018 | 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 536 | 0 | 0.0 | 493 | 47.8 | 43 | 8.6 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 714 | 0 | 0.0 | 659 | 63.9 | 55 | 11.6 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 297 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 27.6 | 9 | 2.1 |
| 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL | 438 | 0 | 0.0 | 422 | 36.4 | 16 | 3.4 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 732 | 0 | 0.0 | 723 | 68.8 | 9 | 1.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2717 | 0 | 2585 | 132 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 8 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 8 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Detroit Lions (NFL)2011 DET NFL | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 5.5 | 38.0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 6.0 | 36.5 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 6.5 | 43.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20.5 | 123.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Detroit Lions (NFL)2011 DET NFL | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Detroit Lions (NFL)2011 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 10 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 9 | 0 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 St. Louis Rams (NFL)2015 STL NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 2 | 33 | 263 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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