The St. Louis Rams announced they signed former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley.
The Detroit Lions defensive line just took another hit, with the St. Louis Rams announcing they’ve signed Nick Fairley. The Lions also lost Ndamukong Suh to the Miami Dolphins in free agency.
The announcement came at a press conference for quarterback Nick Foles, who was brought in via a trade that included former No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford.
Surprise! @Nick_Fairley251 is a Ram!
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) March 13, 2015
The #Rams open up their press conference for Nick Foles by introducing new defensive tackle… Nick Fairley.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2015
Fairley joins Foles in St. Louis. RT @TWhitePR: Surprise! Rams sign a pair of Nicks pic.twitter.com/2YDUOWZvsb
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 13, 2015
That means Fairley will play alongside young defensive line stud Aaron Donald. Possibly not as formidable as his former partnership in Detroit with Suh, but still a scary defensive line nevertheless.
That #Rams defensive front ... wow.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 13, 2015
Nick Fairley led all defensive/nose tackles in Pass Rushing Productivity at 10.0. He joins Aaron Donald who was 8th best at 8.3.
— Nathan Jahnke (@PFF_NateJahnke) March 13, 2015
And what might be even more surprising, is that the Rams got Fairley on a relatively affordable deal. On the hook for just one year.
#Rams signed DT Nick Fairley on a 1-year deal worth $5M base, source said. He can make up to $7.5M in incentives. A prove-it deal.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2015
The Lions did acquire Haloti Ngata from the Baltimore Ravens to replace the departed Suh, and now that Fairley has left too that means they’re still going to need to look for some replacements.
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