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Rams LB Jared Verse Tells Rich Eisen He REALLY Wants to Play Offense
Rams OLB Jared Verse joins Rich Eisen in-studio where he explains how he went from a high school TE to winning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors as an OLB, and reveals his desire to play some offense for L.A.
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