Fairley wants to talk

[Mr. Scot]

Fairley eager to hear from Panthers

Fairley, the junior defensive tackle from Auburn, hopes to join Russell as the next No. 1 pick to come out of Williamson High, an inner-city school across the railroad tracks from Ladd-Peebles Stadium, site of Saturday's Senior Bowl.

Fairley said he has yet to hear from the owners of that top pick, but is anxious to.

“I would love to go to the Panthers,” Fairley said in a phone interview Thursday. “I can't wait to hear from them.”

Fairley, who has been training in Houston, was scheduled to fly to Mobile on Thursday, after many of the NFL scouts and coaches in town for the Senior Bowl have left. Fairley, who is projected as the top pick by ESPN's Mel Kiper, said he did not have any meetings scheduled with NFL teams this weekend.

Fairley has a connection to Charlotte already. He is working with Kathleen Hessert, a Charlotte-based sports and social media consultant famous for getting Shaquille O'Neal started on Twitter. Fairley, who was in Charlotte in December for the Nagurski Award (won by Clemson DE Da'Quan Bowers), said Hessert has been singing the Queen City's praises.

“Charlotte is a big city. I see that from when I was up there flying in,” Fairley said. “But it's a community-type atmosphere while you're there.”

Hessert said Fairley will be at the Super Bowl next week and plans to work out at the combine in February.

[SOJA]

that's a hell of a lot better than....fug the panthers charlotte sucks

[scarface]

“I would love to go to the Panthers,” Fairley said in a phone interview Thursday.

Dont get your hopes up, fatboy.

[Spaceballs83]

Oh you mean what Andrew Luck did?

[ammofan]

Me no want Nick Flair

[Joan Jett]

Holy poo someone that actually wants to play for us?

[MrBubba]

Wow, someone is already training to be a politician after football.

[CAVSS]

I hope we draft him and he bursts Lucks spleen when we play him. Ahhh memories.

[Highlandfire]

He just wants the #1 money. If a CBA isn't in place with a rookie cap, no way in hell. No DT in history, Sapp, Suh whatever is worth QB money.

[Yaboychris28]

As kiper would say, i think thats a red flag knowing that he's from the same highschool as jamarcus russell... anyone else feel the same?

[raleigh-panther]

I say, I would not mind a different #90 on the field then we are used to seeing.

[Whitaker 24]

What if the Panthers wont pay him what he wants and goes another route because of money.........

[Darth Biscuit]

As kiper would say, i think thats a red flag knowing that he's from the same highschool as jamarcus russell... anyone else feel the same?

I don't ... why would it be?

[Carolinator]

Dont get your hopes up, fatboy.

But I get excited easily.