Lions’ Nick Fairley charged with marijuana possession

Allen Park —Defensive tackle Nick Fairley, 24, became the third player from the Lions’ draft class of 2011 to be arrested for a marijuana-related offense since the end of last season.

First it was offensive lineman Johnny Culbreath, who was busted for possession in South Carolina in January. On Monday, it was revealed that running back Mikel Leshoure had been arrested twice in less than a month in southwest Michigan — for use and possession.

On Tuesday, it was Fairley, popped in his hometown of Mobile, Ala., for second-degree marijuana possession, a misdemeanor offense in Alabama. He was held at the Mobile County Jail and eventually released on $1,000 bail.

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The playing careers of Auburn stars Cam Newton and Nick Fairley may be over, but Tigers fans still can purchase a memento of their time on The Plains.

Newton’s pants and Fairley’s cleats worn during the BCS national championship game victory against Oregon are being auctioned off on the school’s athletic department website.

Read more of Auburn auctioning Cam Newton’s pants, Nick Fairly’s cleats from title game” on Clarioleldger.com

“The technology and information-gathering age got him,” former 49ers, Rams and Cardinals scout Dave Razzano said.

“These teams gather so much info that they talk themselves right out of players.”

Fairley’s postseason sins included measuring “only” 6-foot-4, 294 pounds at the draft combine, missing a flight for one meeting with a team and being late for two others. All of a sudden, he was tagged with labels of “lazy,” “immature” and “one-year-wonder,” and those have all but covered up the 24 tackles for loss and 11 1/2 sacks he had last season.

Read more of “The curious case of Nick Fairley” on SFGate.com
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Reporting from Scottsdale, Ariz.