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Forbes Jr.

No surprises here. Forbes has continued to be inactive since being claimed off waivers a month ago.

No surprises here and nobody who will move the needle much for fantasy managers this weekend.

Forbes was waived by the Commanders last week after failing to impress the new regime in his second season. The former No. 16 overall pick was one of many reaches made by former head coach Ron Rivera during his four-year tenure, and didn’t make it even two full seasons with the team that drafted him. Forbes will have a chance to revive a career that has quickly gone awry now that he’s with the Rams.

The team attempted to trade the failed former first-round pick at the trade deadline but were unsuccessful, ultimately resulting in his release. He will first pass through waivers before being able to sign with an interested team.

Unlike the Cowboys, the Commanders enter Week 12 at nearly full-strength. While they’re still waiting for the debut Lattimore, who they traded for at this year’s deadline, the Commanders will have all of their core players intact against a woeful Cowboys team.

Forbes was initially listed as questionable after avoiding a stint on injured reserve this week, ultimately failing to do enough throughout the week to play against the Bengals. He is now only 10 days removed from a surgery to repair a torn UCL in his thumb, meaning he could be at risk of missing Week 4 as well.

Forbes suffered a torn UCL in his thumb in the Commanders’ Week 1 loss to the Bucs and underwent surgery on it today. By opting to leave him off injured reserve, the Commanders are indicating they expect him to return within four weeks, the minimum time a player is required to spend on IR. The young corner will still miss a few weeks, leaving an already undermanned Washington secondary without one of its starters.

Forbes injured his thumb during Week 1 against the Buccaneers, and while he was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, the 2023 first-round selection will go under the knife Friday. It’s not known how much time Forbes will miss at this point and John Keim of ESPN noting that the surgery will determine how long Forbes misses, but it seems probable that an operation like this will cause a multi-week absence.

Forbes will remain sidelined with an elbow injury. He did not practice this week. Washington’s secondary is as vulnerable as any in the league right now.

Rivera specifically said he believes Forbes would play in Week 14 if the Commanders weren’t on bye that week. This could be loosely interpreted as Rivera saying he expects Forbes to return after the bye, barring any setbacks. It was announced earlier in the week that Forbes had a “pretty significant” elbow injury, and a timeline for his return was unclear. Now fitted with a custom brace, the Commanders’ rookie first-round pick should be ready to go sometime this month.