{"id":319167,"date":"2026-11-01T23:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/319167\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T23:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:36:10","slug":"steelers-make-jared-verse-eat-his-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/319167\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers make Jared Verse eat his words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">In the lead up to the Week 8 matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns, Jared Verse did a lot of talking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Browns\u2019 edge rusher said that some Steelers players were \u201cdirty,\u201d and called out Cam Heyward after the Steelers\u2019 captain responded to those comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cI\u2019m not worried about Cam,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNCleveland\/status\/2115831612814573918?a=XbvoJpZAvB8dIPvW5ao&amp;s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Verse said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not worried about their offensive line. I\u2019m not worried about anyone on their team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">And, to be fair, Verse shouldn\u2019t worry about the Steelers. He should, however, worry about not having a sack through eight games. He should worry that Steelers undrafted rookie Kevin Jobity now has more sacks than him, despite Sunday being just the second game he\u2019s appeared in. He should worry that his tackle total was lower than his body slams received total. And he should worry that the Steelers ran it to the tune of 200 yards against his defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Steelers running back Jaylen Warren heard what was said all week, and brushed off Verse\u2019s comments when asked about them after the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Safety Jaquan Brisker was a bit more blunt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cHe should have kept his mouth shut,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AshleyWenskTV\/status\/2117015837173231639?a=xYqYGz9CCuEQWf56264&amp;s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brisker said via Ashley Wenskowski.<\/a> All that talk, and then to come out with 0 tackles, that\u2019s bad. He\u2019s gotta look at himself in the mirror and get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Offensive tackle Troy Fautanu added that the Steelers purposely weren\u2019t saying anything once they took a big lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201dWe were kinda not talking on purpose just to piss them off,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ASaunders_PGH\/status\/2117013710824964340?a=TSHvpZNd-upq8aMNBTg&amp;s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fautanu said via Alan Saunders<\/a>. \u201cThey wanted us to start chatting a little bit. We were just trying to finish the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Edge rusher Nick Herbig echoed this sentiment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Steelers made it clear throughout the week that they had no interest in engaging in Verse\u2019s battle of words. They were more concerned about winning the war on the field. Now at 6-2, the Steelers control their destiny. Take care of business in the second half of the season, and the AFC North will be theirs for a second straight season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Let us know what you think in the comments. 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