Jared Verse has experienced a roller coaster of emotions since arriving to the Browns.
Since being dealt from the Rams for Myles Garrett on June 1, the new Browns pass rusher has since embraced Cleveland’s culture despite being upset that Los Angeles traded him.
“I’d be lying to y’all if I say it didn’t hurt, it didn’t bother me,” Verse told “Good Morning Football” on Wednesday of the offseason trade. “You build relationships with people, you build a routine, then you start getting close, you start imaging your career in one place, and then you get a warning; it just kind of pops up on you one day, and you just gotta swallow it. It’s a big pill you gotta swallow, like, all right, it changes everything.
“But once I got to Cleveland, I met the coaches, I met my teammates, I met the staff, I saw the vision that they not only have for me, but for the whole team, I started getting excited, I started getting hyped up. I was like, man, forget this offseason, this little camp, preseason — let’s get right to the season so we could start right now.”
It’s a major change of scenery for Verse, who goes from a Rams team that nearly made the Super Bowl to a Browns squad that won just five games last year.
Verse has some big shoes to fill with Garrett breaking the single-season sack record in 2025, but the 25-year-old is an ascending pass rusher with plenty of juice.
The Florida State alum had 12 sacks over two years in Los Angeles, bumping his total from 4.5 as a rookie in 2024 to 7.5 last season.
Verse’s raw power is arguably his best trait as he looks to stand out on a talented Browns defense.
“I’m here just to add my own little flavor. I’m here to get in your face. I’m here to be a little bit more aggressive. I’m here just to have that statement: That’s Jared Verse defense,” Verse added. “I want that to be the standard of defense across the nation. That’s Jared Verse defense.
“That old-school defense where you got to get nitty-gritty and you’re gonna really have to earn every yard that we play, everything you get.”
