Rams pass rusher Jared Verse has to be helped off the field at practice, but later says he's 'fine'

LOS ANGELES — Jared Verse had to be helped off the field during practice with the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday after bumping knees with teammate Braden Fiske.

Coach Sean McVay wasn't immediately certain of the severity of the injury for Verse, the NFL defensive rookie of the year last season and one of the league's top young pass rushers.

Verse gave an update on social media about two hours after the injury, sending and deleting a flippant post before telling fans he is “fine.”

The moment was still scary for the Rams. Verse stayed down on the turf on his hands and knees for a long moment before walking off with assistance from training staff.

“We’ll hope that he ends up being OK off of that,” McVay said.

Although Verse joined the growing list of Rams injury concerns, McVay had encoura