Overview
- - The Rams declined cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr.’s fifth-year option, a decision noted on the NFL personnel notice.
- - The option would have fully guaranteed $12.6 million for the 2027 season, so the team avoided a large future payout.
- - Forbes now enters the final year of his rookie deal in 2026 and will be positioned for free agency the following offseason.
- - Offseason additions of Trent McDuffie via trade and Jaylen Watson in free agency reshaped the depth chart and point to a rotational role for Forbes.
- - Forbes started 14 games in 2025 with three interceptions and 18 pass breakups, though PFF graded him 93rd of 114 corners and credited 16 missed tackles, leaving the Rams with lingering depth concerns in the secondary.