Rams coach compared Jared Verse to championship-winning NBA star
Jared Verse, like Draymond Green, loves to talk trash during games.
Los Angeles Rams star edge rusher Jared Verse is many things: He's one of the best young players in the league after winning Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2024, the anchor of the team's defense and, according to people inside the franchise, one of the biggest trash talkers around. The closest comparison that Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula found for Verse is Golden State Warriors star power forward Draymond Green, who is know around the world as one of the biggest trash talkers in sports. "He’s our Draymond Green," Shula told ESPN recently.
"We needed that attitude, we needed that guy on the field to kind of get the guys together, get them to play hard. " Rams defensive tackle Kobie Turner explained Verse's trash-talking style a bit more broadly: "It doesn’t matter who you are. If you’re a wide receiver, a tackle, quarterback, center, he’s an equal-opportunist.
Everybody can get the smoke. " "[Jared Verse] is our Draymond Green. " 😂 LB Jared Verse is known for his defensive skills, but his personality shines just as well on the field.
Jared Verse joins @sarahbarshop to talk about how trash talking is a part of his game 🗣️ pic. twitter. com/WFiwpyzTPP — NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) May 6, 2026 Verse's gift of gab is well known and well documented.