Whitney Mercilus Autographs
Whitney Mercilus was born on July 21, 1990, in Akron, Ohio, and although he is of Haitian descent, he is American born. Whitney attended Garfield High School, where he played multiple positions at linebacker and defensive end. In his senior year, Mercilus excelled in his position as the team's defensive end, recording 15 sacks and 22 tackles for loss.
Whitney Mercilus rapidly became one of the top defensive prospects in Ohio, receiving offers from many colleges, but he eventually committed to the University of Illinois. During his time with the Fighting Illini, Mercilus set a school record of 16 sacks during his junior season, earning him a plethora of awards, including the First-Team All-American, Ted Hendricks Award, and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. As a result of his impressive college career, Mercilus was selected by the Houston Texans with the 26th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.
In the NFL, Whitney Mercilus has further established himself as one of the league's top pass rushers. Mercilus has spent his entire career with the Houston Texans, playing primarily as an outside linebacker, but full credit goes to him for his dominant plays in defensive end. He has consistently racked up sack numbers, and at the end of the 2015 season, he had amassed a career-high of 12 sacks with eight tackles for loss. Whitney's football career is one to be admired, and his remarkable achievements will forever be remembered as one of the highlights of his career.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Whitney Mercilus (Whitney Mercilus Game Used Autographed Jersey - 2014 Texans #59 - Pro Bowler) was sold in April 2020 for $199.99 while the cheapest item (2012 PRESS PASS WHITNEY MERCILUS AUTO AUTOGRAPH) found a new owner for $0.73 in March 2024. The month with the most items sold (11) was October 2021 with an average selling price of $3.00 for an autographed item of Whitney Mercilus. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2020 with $199.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.98 was July 2020. In average, an autographed item from Whitney Mercilus is worth $6.00.
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Latest News about Whitney Mercilus
Whitney Mercilus announces his retirement (04/06/2022): Whitney Mercilus is calling it a career. After 10 seasons, the edge rusher announced his retirement in a Wednesday post on Instagram. “It’s time to hang it up,” Mercilus posted as a caption to a video. “Merci out.” The Texans selected Mercilus with the 26th overall pick of the 2012 draft and he spen Packers OLB Whitney Mercilus retiring from NFL (04/06/2022): Whitney Mercilus, who played a part of the 2021 season with the Packers and is currently a free agent, will retire from the NFL. 
List of Packers free agents who remain unsigned (04/01/2022): As of Friday, the Packers had seven free agents who remained unsigned, including Kevin King, Dennis Kelly and Whitney Mercilus. Packers activate Za’Darius Smith and Whitney Mercilus from injured reserve (01/21/2022): The Packers activated OLBs Za’Darius Smith, Whitney Mercilus from injured reserve on Friday. Packers activate Whitney Mercilus, Za’Darius Smith (01/21/2022): The Packers defense will be getting a pair of reinforcements on the edge for Saturday’s game against the 49ers. The team announced on Friday that Whitney Mercilus and Za'Darius Smith have both been activated from injured reserve. The team also activated wide receiver Randall Cobb on Thursday. Mercil
Older News Stories about Whitney Mercilus
Ex-Texans DE Mercilus has 'new life' with Packers (10/2021): Former Houston Texans edge rusher Whitney Mercilus says signing with the Green Bay Packers has pumped him with "new life." Texans COVID-19 shutdown: Team puts Whitney Mercilus, Jacob Martin on reserve li (11/2020): The positive test now brings a lot into question for the Texans in Week 9 Will Texans trade off key pieces ahead of deadline? Rival teams eyeing Houston a (10/2020): Whitney Mercilus, Zach Cunningham, Bradley Roby and even a receiver could be on the move Texans ink starting linebacker Whitney Mercilus to four-year extension, per repo (12/2019): The Texans are keeping their longtime starting linebacker
