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Verse (knee) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Steelers, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Verse opened Week 8 prep with a DNP due to a knee injury, but his full practice Friday was enough for him to avoid an injury tag for Sunday's AFC North showdown. The third-year pro has 17 tackles (10 solo) through seven regular-season games and has yet to record a sack in his first year with the Browns after accumulating 12.0 sacks over his first two NFL seasons with the Rams.
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Verse (knee) did not participate at practice Wednesday. Per Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, coach Todd Monken said Wednesday that he gave Verse the day off and expects him to play Sunday at Pittsburgh. With that said, his activity at practice Thursday and Friday might still be worth keeping an eye on.
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The Rams officially traded Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 third-round pick to Cleveland in exchange for Myles Garrett on Monday. Verse is entering Year 3 of his NFL career as a two-time Pro Bowler and fresh off a 2025 campaign in which he tallied 58 tackles (35 solo), including 7.5 sacks, a pass defensed and three forced fumbles over 17 regular-season games. He now replaces Garrett as the clear leader of the Browns' pass-rush corps, joining a young defense that also features LB Carson Schwesinger (ankle), the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year. While Verse, the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year, won't have the benefit of lining up alongside Byron Young in 2026, he will have every opportunity to take the next step forward in his development under DC Mike Rutenberg.
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Verse is expected to be dealt to the Browns as part of a trade the Rams are finalizing to acquire Myles Garrett, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Verse, who has begun his NFL career with back-to-back Pro Bowls, appears slated to head to Cleveland alongside a 2027 first-round pick and further draft compensation in exchange for Garrett, a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The 25-year-old tallied 7.5 sacks across 17 regular-season games with the Rams in 2025 and will become the pillar of the Browns' pass rush in Garrett's stead, though Verse's immediate prospects in terms of productivity will figure to take a hit if he's no longer paired alongside Byron Young.
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Verse recorded 58 tackles (35 solo), including 7.5 sacks, a pass defensed and three forced fumbles over 17 regular-season games in 2025. The second verse was nearly identical to the first for the 2024 first-round pick for the Rams, as his tackles decreased by six year-to-year, but he recorded 3.0 additional sacks and one more forced fumble while operating as half of a dominant duo alongside Byron Young. Verse's play was rewarded with a selection as a 2026 NFL Pro Bowler alongside Young, and Verse should continue his ascension towards being one of the top linebackers in the NFL in his third season.
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| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
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| 9 | 11/08 | @New Orleans | 7 |
| 10 | 11/15 | Houston | 20 |
| 11 | BYE | - | - |
| 12 | 11/29 | Las Vegas | 23 |
| 13 | 12/06 | Cincinnati | 21 |
| 14 | 12/13 | Atlanta | 19 |
| 15 | 12/20 | @New York | 32 |
| 16 | 12/27 | @Baltimore | 31 |
| 17 | 01/03 | Indianapolis | 30 |
| 18 | 01/10 | @Cincinnati | 21 |