Last week, Cleveland Browns defensive end Jared Verse talked the talk but couldn't walk the walk against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Verse's trash talking got him dumped on his head by Steelers guard Mason McCormick as payback for his jawing and a slap Verse gave him McCormick in the first matchup.
Now, days later, Verse is still going on about it but instead of whining about the Steelers, he's whining about his teammates and their failure to come to his aid when McCormick threw him down. Verse insisted when it happened to a teammate, he "spazzed," as he put it, but realized his teammates were more focused on the game than on their fellow Browns. The guy just can't catch a break.
#Browns DE Jared Verse says he was upset his teammates didn’t stand
up for him after #Steelers G Mason McCormick threw him to the turf—and he had that conversation with them. “That honestly could have put me in a position to not be able to finish the season, put me in a position… https://t.co/8eKpqrPf2T pic.twitter.com/KcBMKgM3ZX
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 5, 2026
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