Jared Verse ‘hates’ Eagles fans because ‘they are so boring.” Even if he didn’t double the lead on Friday, the Rams linebacker stood by his words from Thursday.
Verse said he woke up at 4 a.m. Friday to social media posts about his comments on the Los Angeles Times.
“First thing I see, ‘I hate Eagles fans,’ I’m like, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m done” Verse said with a laugh, via Gary Klein of Los Angeles Times. “I’m like, ‘Oh no.’ . . . So, they seemed pretty upset, but we have to move on.
Verse – with support from coach Sean McVay, who told Verse “told his truth“- didn’t take it back.
“I just want to move on,” Verse said. “What has been said has been said. It was the past. We have a match to manage.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, who played six seasons for the Giants, said it was “probably it’s not the smartest thing say when you come to Philadelphia. But what’s said is said, and how Eagles fans react is how Eagles fans react.