Mobile, AL (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley was arrested in his home town of Mobile, Alabama for second-degree marijuana possession Tuesday.

According to a report on al.com, Mobile police were called to the Morningside Manor neighborhood of Mobile for a car speeding through the neighborhood several times around noon.

When the vehicle, which was being driven by Fairley, was pulled over, police found marijuana in the 24-year-old's possession.

He was then arrested and released on $1,000 bail. Second-degree marijuana possession is a misdemeanor in Alabama.

04/03 17:14:46 ET