He came out of nowhere to win the Ted Hendricks Award as the best Defensive End in all of college football. He rose from obscurity to become an All-American at Illinois. Now Whitney Mercilus is a member of the Houston Texans, joining fellow Big Ten alum J.J. Watt of the Wisconsin Badgers as the men who will fill the pass-rushing void left by the departed 2006 #1 overall draft … [Read more...] about Houston Texans take Illini Whitney Mercilus, DE slips to #26
Whitney Mercilus 2012 NFL Draft
Previewing the Green Bay Packers 2012 NFL Draft
Prior to a Week 15 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs (only loss of the regular season), the Green Bay Packers looked like they were on an unstoppable path to back-to-back Super Bowls. That was until the league's opposing teams figured out how to slow down the NFL's premier offense just enough to out-shoot them as the eventual … [Read more...] about Previewing the Green Bay Packers 2012 NFL Draft