Jared Verse admits he was initially unhappy after being traded from the Rams to the Browns

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Jared Verse's family is from Dayton, Ohio, and his older sister still lives there and will be relatively close by, so the trade that sent Verse to the Cleveland Browns comes with benefits. But let's not kid ourselves, going from the Los Angeles Rams to the Browns wasn't welcomed news for Verse.

"I was upset for a good little bit of time," Verse revealed when he met with local reporters at the Browns' facility on Wednesday.

Understandable.

Jared Verse of the Los Angeles Rams reacts during the NFC Championship game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash., on Jan. 25, 2026.

EX-RAMS STAR JARED GOFF SAYS HE WAS BLINDSIDED BY TRADE TO LIONS: 'REAL TASTE OF TRUE ADVERSITY'

That's because going from the Rams, a Super Bowl contender, to the Browns, a team contending to finish last in the AFC North, is not going to immediately feel awesome. It's the proverbial trip from the penthouse to the outhouse.

"Yeah, it caught me by surprise," Verse continued. "I loved L.A. I loved the coaches, the organization, my teammates, everybody a part of it, the staff, the fans. You know, I loved the whole vibe of LA, Los Angeles, the Rams, and it was upsetting."

This is a player who shows no weakness on the field being vulnerable in front of strangers.

And there really should be no judgment here because we get it. We've seen it before.

Jared Goff helped the Rams get to a Super Bowl in February of 2019. So he thought he was building a life with that team. But two years later, he was traded to the Detroit Lions for older, more accomplished Matthew Stafford.

Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions