SteelersMonday, November 2
Jared Verse stands by his Steelers talk after Mason McCormick slams him to the ground
The Pittsburgh Morning News team
Jared Verse said the Browns would “make Pittsburgh ours.” Instead, he spent part of the first quarter upside down. After Rico Dowdle's 9-yard touchdown with 7:57 left, Verse jumped to block the extra point, and Steelers guard Mason McCormick caught him in the air and slammed him down. McCormick drew a 15-yard unnecessary roughness flag.
The Verse-Steelers feud ran from Cleveland to Pittsburgh
- Oct. 1Browns beat Steelers 27-24 in Cleveland; Verse later calls Pittsburgh's players “dirty.”
- Nov. 1McCormick slams Verse to the ground on an extra-point try.
- Nov. 1Steelers win 27-6; Verse says “I stand by everything I say.”
Source: Akron Beacon Journal
McCormick told reporters, “I just felt somebody jump, and we're told to get jumpers' hands down.” Verse called the move uncalled for but didn't back off his earlier comments. He had dressed as the Invisible Man for Halloween and still doubled down.
- Final: Steelers 27, Browns 6
- Cameron Heyward said last week Verse's comments would “be addressed”
- Jaylen Warren on the Steelers' win: “Some walk. Some talk.”
15 yardspenalty on McCormick for unnecessary roughness
McCormick said he had no idea it was Verse.
Source: Akron Beacon Journal
Sources: Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland.com, Carlisle Sentinel