Report: Judge won't permit plea deal for Lions' Nick Fairley

Detroit News — WPMI Local 15 News in Mobile, Ala., said Fairley was in court Thursday expecting to get a plea deal for his DUI arrest in May, when an Alabama State Trooper pulled him over for going about 100 mph.

Detroit Lions March 21, 2013

Detroit Lions' Nick Fairley awaits judge's decision regarding DUI diversion program

Grand Rapids Press — If Fairley was allowed to enroll, charges could be dismissed from his May incident provided he completed the program's requirements.

Detroit Lions March 7, 2013

Nick Fairley's DUI case still unresolved; judge still to rule on diversion program

Detroit Free Press — If Detroit Lions defensive lineman Nick Fairley loses his bid for a pretrial diversion program in a DUI case in his hometown, he will have to appear in person later this month, a judge ruled today.

Detroit Lions March 6, 2013

Lions' Nick Fairley's DUI charge still unresolved with attorneys at odds

Detroit Free Press — It's a case of he said, she said in the hometown of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley, and the outcome could determine whether a drunken-driving charge against him will stick.

Detroit Lions February 7, 2013