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Jared Verse, Not the Box Score, Is What NFL Offenses Fear Most

Meet the NFL's rising defender keeping head coaches awake at night

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Matt Lombardo
Sep 17, 2025
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Jared Verse is one of the players your favorite team’s offensive coordinator, and certainly their starting quarterback, fears the most across the NFL.

The box score doesn’t yet include a sack for the second-year Rams edge rusher this season, but Verse has made his presence felt through Los Angeles’ first two victories to open the 2025 campaign.

Through t…

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