Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said Sunday, July 29, he is excited to see LB Whitney Mercilus in the team’s first padded practice scheduled for Monday, July 30. Mercilus has been getting extra reps with LB Connor Barwin sitting out of the indoor portions of practice in training camp. ‘He’s got the speed and all those things that we know he has. Now, we’ll see his competitive nature,’ Kubiak said.

Our View: Mercilus is going to help the Texans fill the void left by Mario Williams departure. He can get after the QB because of his strength, length, and understanding of leverage.
Texans | Whitney Mercilus seeing extra reps