Jared Verse only spent two years with the Los Angeles Rams but it didn’t take very long for him to become a leader in the locker room. The outspoken pass rusher was well-respected and beloved by his teammates, something that hasn’t changed whatsoever in his brief time with the Cleveland Browns so far.
It hasn’t even been a month since the Rams traded Verse but he’s already made a strong first impression with his new team. His defensive line coach, Jacques Cesaire, told Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com that Verse has already fit in as if he’s been with the team for five years.
“The great thing about (Verse) is, I asked him, ‘Hey, what do you expect out of this? What do you want to do here?’ defensive line coach Jacques Cesaire said last Thursday on the final day of mandatory minicamp. “And the first thing he said is, ‘I want to make sure that I play so hard that everyone around me eats.’ He’s like, ‘I’m a team guy, coach.’ And right when he came in the room, obviously it’s going to be an adjustment for everybody.
“Alex Wright told me he’s been with Myles his whole career. Now all of a sudden here’s this new guy and honestly, it’s been like Jared has been here for five years. That’s how cool he is, how much of a team-first guy that he is and I’m excited about just his leadership, his development. He’s told me he has a lot to work on and we’re going to keep working together and I’m just really excited to see what he can do.”
Verse told Andrew Siciliano that shortly after he learned he was being traded to the Browns, he started watching film of his new teammates. He checked out tape of Carson Schwesinger, the Browns’ top linebacker and reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year, as well as Wright.
He was excited by what he saw and couldn’t wait to get started.
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Verse has a punishing bull rush that he uses often, but the Browns want to add some “different wrinkles” to his repertoire to make him a more diverse pass rusher. And they’re confident that when they do, “it’s going to be a show,” Cesaire says.
“Jared, he does have a nice repertoire right now,” Cesaire said. “We’re going to add a couple of little different wrinkles to it, but I love what he does best, which is just smash people, and that guy loves violence and he has a lot of speed and I know that when he comes out here, when we get the pads on, it’s going to be a show.”
There’s no lack of excitement about Myles Garrett in Los Angeles, but Verse is still a tough player for the Rams to lose – both on the field and in terms of being a locker room guy.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Jared Verse making strong impression with Browns after Rams trade
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