The Los Angeles Rams star was critiqued harshly for his outing against the Seattle Seahawks
Florida State football fans earned a big reason to glue into NFL conference championship weekend. Jared Verse spearheaded the remaining Seminole players chasing down a Super Bowl appearance.
Except his Los Angeles Rams fell short against the Seattle Seahawks 31-27 at Lumen Field in the Pacific Northwest. He and fellow FSU star Braden Fiske will trek back to L.A. wondering what could have been.
Although Verse got roasted online by disgruntled fans and analysts.
Fantasy football analysis Brian Drake represents the latter audience. He posted a fierce take on the Rams' star pass rusher.
"For all the media hype and Pro Bowl votes, Jared Verse has completely no-showed the NFC Championship game," Drake posted on the social media website X, formerly known as Twitter. "One tackle through three quarters. Last year's DROY (Defensive Rookie of the Year) has zero sacks and 5 tackles through three playoff games with one quarter to go."
One more fan became even more critical.
"Jared Verse talks so much only for him to be completely invisible the entire playoffs," the fan posted.
Multiple fans even swiftly gave up on Verse -- and demanded to Rams general manager Les Snead to make a trade for disgruntled Las Vegas Raiders defender Maxx Crosby.
Podcast host for Hear the Spear Logan B. Robinson was more supportive, though.
"Feel bad for Jared Verse and Braden Fiske who both played their a---- off tonight for the Rams. Future is ridiculously bright for them in the league," Robinson posted.
Verse even got penalized for an offsides call late that allowed the Seahawks to milk as much clock as they could.
The second-year pass rusher managed to get one sack but settled for three sacks. He played on a defense that saw former NFL journeyman quarterback Sam Darnold shred the Rams for 346 yards.
Fiske, meanwhile, got one late sack of Darnold that ate up eight yards. Former FSU edge rusher Keir Thomas didn't play as he's on injured reserve.
Meanwhile, another past Seminoles star Cam Akers is heading back to the Super Bowl -- as his Seahawks beat his former team. Akers miraculously returned after a torn Achilles before 2021 training camp for the Rams' Super Bowl run.
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