Jared Verse’s rookie season included a Pro Bowl nod, a Defensive Rookie of the Year honor and a well-documented spat with Eagles fans.
He needed his first NFL offseason to learn that while he’s made strides in just one year, he still has work to do in order to reach the level of a Rams legend. Clearly feeling emboldened by a strong debut season, Verse chirped at future Pro Football Hall of Famer Aaron Donald in the early June, criticizing Donald’s lifting techniques before challenging the Super Bowl LVI-winning lineman to a workout.
Verse learned his lesson when Donald accepted his challenge and blessed him with an experience Verse will never forget — one that included a plea to Donald’s wife to “call the police” — and might not want to endure again.
“I’m telling you, he’s a psychopath,” Verse told NFL Network’s Maurice Jones-Drew and Chris Rose on Saturday. “I need like another offseason to get on that. It was so bad.”
A skeptical Jones-Drew questioned Verse’s response, saying “it can’t be that bad.”
Verse’s blank stare said it all.
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