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Steelers Players Clap Back At Browns' Jared Verse Following Disappointing Performance

Well, Jared Verse certainly learned to watch what he was saying during rivalry week.
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Nov 1, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Jared Verse (8) walks off the field during the fourth quarter of an NFL game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images
Nov 1, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Jared Verse (8) walks off the field during the fourth quarter of an NFL game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

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Things can't get much worse for the Cleveland Browns right now.

On Sunday, Nov. 1, the Browns lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road from Acrisure Stadium in an abysmal 27- 6 showing. Not only did the offense fail to score a touchdown, but the defense was getting beat left and right as running backs Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle combined for nearly 200 yards on the deck with two touchdowns.

Leading up to the game, just weeks after beating the Steelers at home, Browns defensive end Jared Verse spoke up about how he had been waiting for the rematch. He said the Steelers' antics in the first meeting were "garbage" and "dirty."

Well, unfortunately, not only were the Browns not able to back him up, but his play wasn't able to either.

The 25-year-old finished the game with practically nothing on the stat sheet, posting just a single assisted tackle.

Following the win, Steelers defensive back Jaquan Brisker clapped back at Verse, saying he should have kept quiet.

“He should have kept his mouth shut," Brisker said. "All that talk, and then to come out with 0 tackles? You didn't stand on business. He gotta look at himself in the mirror and get better."

Verse's time in the Orange and Brown hasn't been too hot, with Sunday's performance just adding fuel to the fire that is the narrative that he has lost his touch.

Through the first eight games of the year, he has a whopping 10 solo tackles and eight assisted tackles for 18 total. He also has zero sacks, forced fumbles, fumble recoveries and pass deflections, all areas he at least recorded a single statistic in previous years.

Following in Brisker's words, Steelers offensive lineman Max Iheanachor also shot a diss in Verse's direction.

On X, he posted, "Like I said, Talk is cheap," followed by a talking emoji.

Verse didn't just have a tough time in the stat column either on Sunday, as he was seen being ragdoll-tossed down to the ground by Steelers offensive guard Mason McCormick on a field goal attempt. Verse went crashing down to the ground, landing right on his head.

The circumstances warranted a 15-yard penalty.

After the game, Verse spoke out and said that he doesn't have any respect for McCormick's moves on the play.

In response, McCormick said that he had no idea it was even Verse jumping towards him on the play, seemingly downplaying the situation.

Either way, Verse has dove head first into the Browns-Steelers rivalry, getting a front row seat to just how crazy it can get.

While antics, lackluster performances and postgame quotes are going to steal the show, that could have all been avoided if the Browns had won on Sunday.

But for the third time this season, Cleveland ended up on the bad end of a result.

If Verse and the Browns want to chat back and forth with the opposition leading up to a Sunday showdown, next time, they better be able to back it up.

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CADE CRACAS

Cade Cracas is a sports media professional with experience in play-by-play, broadcasting and digital storytelling. He is a recent graduate of Ashland University with degrees in digital media production and journalism.

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