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'Not Here to Fill Anyone's Shoes': Browns New DE Jared Verse Ready to Work After Trade Involving Myles Garrett
Jared Verse arrived at Browns OTAs within 48 hours of the trade and said he is not trying to replace Myles Garrett.
- On Wednesday, defensive end Jared Verse participated in his first OTA practice with the Cleveland Browns, one day after the team acquired him in a trade for star defensive end Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams.
- The trade separates Cleveland from Garrett, the team's long-time defensive leader and reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, marking a significant roster restructuring for the organization.
- Arriving less than 24 hours before practice, Verse dismissed expectations to replace his predecessor, stating: "I'm not here to fill anyone shoes. I'm here to work and I'm here to be the best version of me."
- Defensive end Alex Wright expressed the team's shock at the move, telling teammates: "Just face the feeling that it's gone. Don't try to ignore it," as the locker room adjusts to Garrett's absence.
- Cleveland does not project as a title contender this year, but the Browns eye a potential playoff return by 2028, bolstered by draft assets acquired alongside the 25-year-old Verse in the trade.
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"I was upset for a good bit of time": Jared Verse makes major admission after Rams traded away star DE for Myles Garrett
Jared Verse's tenure with the Los Angeles Rams came to an end on Monday after the franchise traded him to the Cleveland Browns for two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett.
Browns’ Jared Verse focused on ‘best version of me,’ not replacing Myles Garrett
Jared Verse admitted Wednesday that he initially found the blockbuster trade that sent him from the Los Angeles Rams to the Cleveland Browns on Monday "upsetting," but after speaking to a pair of former teammates, the Pro Bowl edge rusher felt it was "time to work."Verse, 25, the 2024 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and a Pro Bowler in each of his first two seasons, was acquired in exchange for superstar edge rusher Myles Garrett, a two-time Def…
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