On Thursday, the surprising news that Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus could potentially return to the squad from the injured reserve list was revealed. Mercilus had missed every game since his mid-November injury against the Seattle Seahawks, which quickly landed him on the injured reserve list. At the time, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the injury was a biceps injury that would sideline Mercilus for the remainder of the season.
Mind you, Mercilus was signed, after he was released by the Houston Texans in October, as a replacement for Za’Darius Smith, who had battled through a back injury to play Week 1 and was placed on the injured reserve in Week 2.