Whitney Mercilus on Facing the Patriots in the Playoffs, Jadeveon Clowney the Beast

The Texans linebacker talks about playing New England in the divisional round, how the team adapted to losing J.J. Watt for the season and the emergence of teammate Jadeveon Clowney as an absolute beast

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In this week's episode, I talked to Houston linebacker Whitney Mercilus, as his team prepares to face the Patriots in Foxboro this Saturday night. Mercilus talks about the challenge of playing the Pats and how his defense adapted to the loss of J.J. Watt for the season. Mercilus also discusses teammate Jadeveon Clowney's emergence as at otal game-wrecker.

I also give my take on the Odell Beckham Jr. situation and why one day on a boat in Miami will follow the Giants around for a long, long time.

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Published Jan 10, 2017 | Modified Jan 10, 2017

ALBERT BREER

Albert Breer is a senior writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated, delivering the biggest stories and breaking news from across the league. He has been on the NFL beat since 2005 and joined SI in 2016. Breer began his career covering the New England Patriots for the MetroWest Daily News and the Boston Herald from 2005 to ’07, then covered the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Morning News from 2007 to ’08. He worked for The Sporting News from 2008 to ’09 before returning to Massachusetts as The Boston Globe’s national NFL writer in 2009. From 2010 to 2016, Breer served as a national reporter for NFL Network. In addition to his work at Sports Illustrated, Breer regularly appears on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, FS1 with Colin Cowherd, The Rich Eisen Show and The Dan Patrick Show. A 2002 graduate of Ohio State, Breer lives near Boston with his wife, a cardiac ICU nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital, and their three children.

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