Jared Verse Joins Browns After Myles Garrett Trade for 3 Picks, Says He Won't Replace Him
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Updated · ESPN · Jun 3
Jared Verse Joins Browns After Myles Garrett Trade for 3 Picks, Says He Won't Replace Him
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jun 3
Summary
Jared Verse took his first practice with Cleveland on Wednesday and said he is not trying to fill Myles Garrett's shoes, framing his role as bringing his own game to the Browns' defense.
Monday's blockbuster deal sent Garrett to the Rams for Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-rounder and a conditional 2029 third-rounder that can escalate to a first if Garrett is later traded within the AFC North.
Verse, 25, said the move initially upset him and caught him by surprise, but he came around after talks with former Rams teammates and said Cleveland's determination to acquire him gave him confidence.
The 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year and No. 19 pick in 2024 arrived Tuesday, wore No. 8 at practice and worked only in individual drills as coach Todd Monken said he would fit the Browns 'like a glove.'