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.
