Pass-rusher Whitney Mercilus is signing with the Green Bay Packers, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Mercilus, who was released by the Houston Texans on Tuesday after spending 10 seasons with that franchise, turned down more money elsewhere to join Green Bay's defense, the source said.
The Kansas City Chiefs were also in the mix for Mercilus, who had guaranteed money owed to him as part of his Texans deal, a source told Fowler.
Mercilus fills a need for the Packers as linebacker Za'Darius Smith has been sidelined for most of this season with a back injury.