Cleveland Browns defensive end Jared Verse says he recently met with the team's psychiatrist to help him get past a season-long sack drought.

Verse came to Cleveland from the Los Angeles Rams in the blockbuster deal that sent Myles Garrett the other way. Through nine games with the Browns, he still has not recorded a sack.

He is one of three players in the NFL with at least 200 pass-rush snaps this season and no sacks.

'Definitely a mental block'

Verse said the problem is in his head, not his body.

"I think it was definitely a mental block," Verse said Thursday. "I train my body every day to push myself to the limits of what I'm physically capable of doing. So I don't think it was any issue with my body, but I think I've taken the steps to figure out what it was after meeting with a couple people and everything like that."

He did not sugarcoat his play. "I haven't played well at all this season," he said. "I think [the defensive line] goes how I go. That's my mindset in anything I do."

A big drop from his Rams days

Verse was the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year and made two Pro Bowls with the Rams. In his first two seasons, only Micah Parsons and Garrett had more pressures than his 99.

This year his pressure rate ranks 180th out of 199 qualifying players. His pass-rush win rate off the edge ranks 55th out of 56.

Coach Todd Monken said last week he was not worried. He said Verse is still adjusting to a defense that does some things differently than the Rams did.

"It's unfair to compare him to Myles Garrett," Monken said. "Myles is in an elite category of his own. We just need Jared to be the best version of Jared." He added that if the Browns play from ahead and force teams to throw, Verse's sacks will start to pile up.