Rams' Forbes Future Hangs on Five-Year Option

0:00On March 30, the Los Angeles Rams just wrapped up a massive shake-up in their secondary this off-season. Quarterbacks Akella with a spoon, signed with the Washington commanders, Darian Kendrick joined the Dallas Cowboys alongside former Ram Coby Durant. Roger McCreary headed to the Detroit Lions. Darious Williams called it a career, leaving only a manual Forbes Jr. and Josh Wallace from last year's rotation. Now the Rams have brought in fresh faces like Trent McDuffy and Jalen Watson to rebuild that quarterback group from the ground up. Forbes, who got waived by the commanders and landed with LA back in November 2024, stepped up big time last season as a starter for the first time. He brought energy and toughness, time for the team lead with three interceptions and notching 13 pass breakups. But the highs came with low sloppy tackling against the run, getting burned for chunk plays at 15.3 yards per catch and a rough. Ninety-third ranking out of 114 corners from pro football focus.

1:02The big question now hangs on Forbes's future with the Rams. By May 1st, they got a decide on his $12.6 million fifth year option, locking him in for two more seasons if they pull the trigger, skip it, and he's unnoticed to earn any extension. Either way, this moves since a clear signal on how much faith they have in him as a key piece moving forward. Rams nation watching close as training. Camp heats up.