Dog brain Bill O’Brien extended Whitney Mercilus during week 16 of the 2019 NFL season to a four-year $54 million contract worth $18 million guaranteed at signing, and a $7.5 million signing bonus. Mercilus wasn’t especially good up to that point of the season either. His sacks were created by the interior pressure D.J. Reader and J.J. Watt created. Long and looping worked, but once Watt went down, long and looping became meaningless and empty. He had two sacks after Watt’s injury. Two chase down sacks of Jameis Winston in week 16. Last Mercilus was slow, sticky, and completely ineffective in both the pass and run game.
2021 NFL Free Agency: Texans Sign Outside Linebacker Jordan Jenkins
