Local Fans Cheer as Eric Fisher Picked No. 1 in NFL Draft

The Kansas City Chiefs have selected former Stoney Creek standout Eric Fisher with the top overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday.

Fisher recently finished his senior year at Central Michigan University. He graduated from Stoney Creek in 2009.

At Buffalo Wild Wings, 1234 E. Walton Blvd. in Rochester Hills, fans gathered to watch the draft and cheer on Fisher.

David Kerr, a junior center and defensive end for Stoney Creek, said the top pick couldn't have gone to a better guy.

"He's a really good guy," Kerr said, noting he had met Fisher informally in weight room sessions and at a camp at Central Michigan University. "He's really humble."

Kerr said he is proud to share a hometown and prep team with Fisher.

"It's cool that someone from my hometown is drafted No. 1 overall," Kerr said. "I'm pretty floored."

Gerry Pitlock of Rochester said he watched Fisher play football and basketball his junior and senior seasons at Stoney Creek and knew he was a special player,

"He was big by high school standards," Pitlock said. "He was always a really good athlete."

Pitlock credited a standout Senior Bowl performance and NFL Combine with raising Fisher's draft stock. As a member of the Mid American Conference, Central Michigan's games often lackthe national exposure of the NCAA's major conferences. 

"He really stood out," Pitlock said of Fisher's Senior Bowl performance.