Overview
- Verse recounted the SoFi Stadium encounter Thursday on NFL Network, saying Williams reached his outside shoulder during a stunt and that his hand work felt like “moving cinder blocks.”
- The play came in Verse’s first home game as a Rams rookie after he was a 2024 first-round pick and the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
- Verse described trying multiple hand techniques, telling Williams “get off of me,” and said Williams laughed as coaches later reviewed the film.
- Verse was traded to the Browns on June 16, 2026 as part of the Myles Garrett deal, which means the immediate chance to rematch the veteran left tackle is gone this season.
- The anecdote highlights the gap between college and NFL technique and the outsized role veteran linemen like Williams play in teaching young pass rushers how to handle elite tackles.