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Nick Fairley hopeful of Detroit Lions return

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley is optimistic that he will re-sign with the club for the 2015 season as he prepares to become a free agent.

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley is hopeful that he will be able to return to the club for the 2015 season.

The 27-year-old was selected by the Lions in the first round of the 2011 Draft, but has failed to live up to expectations at the club despite playing alongside All-Pro Ndamukong Suh.

Jim Caldwell's men opted not to take the option to sign Fairley to a one-year extension for the 2015 season, meaning that the defensive tackle will be a free agent when the league year ends next month.

"I love Detroit, to be honest," Fairley told the Detroit Free Press. "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."

Fairley has recorded 98 tackles and 13.5 sacks during his four-year NFL career.

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