OLB/DE Whitney Mercilus has a load of his shoulders, as he and the team agreed to contract terms. "It's great to get it off my mind and just concentrate on football and everything," said the first-round pick. "Just more concentrating instead of having a monkey on my back, no doubt and just getting in front of the fans."
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