Emmanuel Forbes did not envision getting benched a handful of games into his first NFL season.
Yet that’s exactly what happened last weekend to the rookie cornerback, a first-round pick the Washington Commanders had big expectations for.
“We know what he can bring to the table. We’ve seen it. And so it’s about trying to find that balance of you get to a certain situation and say: ‘You know what, let’s sit him for a while. Let’s let him grow.’” He was thrown at 27 times through his first five games, allowing 20 catches for 401 yards. Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles picked him apart, taking advantage of Forbes’ assignment to cover A.J. Brown to the tune of nine catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns.
Having “no clue” what’s next, Forbes is just trying to practice and prepare for whatever, downplaying the situation by saying the uncertainty doesn’t bother him. The 22-year-old’s teammates are trying to help, too. “It’s just going to happen sometime in your career,” Forbes said. “It shows how you are as a person when it happens if you’re going to lay down and just take it or you’re just going to keep coming to work and getting better.”
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