GREEN BAY – On a first-and-10 early in Sunday’s third quarter, veteran pass rusher Whitney Mercilus beat Seattle Seahawks left tackle Duane Brown off the snap, wrapped both arms around quarterback Russell Wilson, and appeared poised for his second sack.
In that moment, Mercilus appeared to be finding a rhythm in his fourth game since joining the Green Bay Packers. It took a few weeks after arriving from the Houston Texans, where he was released last month, to settle into the Packers' defense. With him wrapping up Wilson, Mercilus’ signing was starting to pay off.
Just as Mercilus was beginning to establish himself in the Packers' defense, he appears to have departed it.