Jared Verse says he has spoken to Browns teammates about not defending him

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Daniel Oyefusi Nov 5, 2026, 12:32 PM ET

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Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.

BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns defensive end Jared Verse said Wednesday he spoke to his teammates about not defending him after Steelers guard Mason McCormick was penalized for slamming him on a point-after try in Sunday's road loss to Pittsburgh.

McCormick was penalized for sweeping the legs of a leaping Verse and slamming him to the ground.

"The lack of reaction by those around me upset me a lot," Verse said. "... A similar play happened to Derek Barnett on I think the next field goal, and I lost it because it was my brothers and my teammates. And when you do something like that to him, it upsets me very deeply.…