CLINTON PORTIS RUMORS
Seahawks Quarterback Josh Portis Arrested on Suspicion of DUI
It hasn’t been a good week for the Seahawks.
On Friday, Bruce Irvin was suspended four games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. On Monday, news came out that backup quarterback Josh Portis was arrested on suspicion of a DUI on May 5 in Seattle.
Portis was pulled over on Cinco de Mayo for driving 80 mph in a 60 mph zone, according to the Seattle Times...
Clinton Portis: a Look Back on an Underrated Redskin
Yesterday afternoon Clinton Portis officially retired from the National Football League. Since Portis had been of the league for over a year his retirement was of no surprise to anyone yet it was still a somber occasion.
When it was announced on Wednesday that Portis would be announcing his retirement at Redskins Park I felt that there should be a cause for celebration. Sure...
Clinton Portis to retire as a Redskin today
The past couple of seasons have not been ideal for running back Clinton Portis. A slew of injuries and false starts have put his mortality on blast and so it goes that he will retire today as a member of the Washington Redskins.
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Report: Clinton Portis will retire as a Redskin
Andy Flint
Clinton Portis will retire as a member of the Washington Redskins. A statement released by the Redskins said that they will hold a retirement news conference Thursday for the former stud running back.
Clinton Portis hasn’t played a game in the NFL since 2010, but managed a staggering 11,941 total yards and 80 TD’s from 2002-2010. Portis faced some injuries and...
Clinton Portis confirms he’s still alive after Twitter rumors
Here was a weird thing that happened on Sunday and early Monday: people on Twitter started wondering whether Clinton Portis had died in a car crash. Like, famous people started wondering, too.
“What happened with clinton portis?” Maurice Jones-Drew asked on Twitter.
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Via D.C. Sports Bog
February 22, 2012
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Clinton Portis says he had a ‘bad breakup’ with Redskins
Last week came word that Clinton Portis still wanted to play NFL football, and that he had struggled with the idea of playing in 2011 because he was “heartbroken” over the end of his Redskins tenure.
Monday, Portis explained himself further during an interview with John Thompson on ESPN 980, and he took the love metaphor to the next step.
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Via D.C. Sports Bog
February 20, 2012
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Clinton Portis plotting return in 2012
Following a one (and a half) year hiatus, Clinton Portis is ready to resume his NFL career.
Per NFL.com, Portis, after receiving the green light by private doctors, plans on returning to football in 2012, and a “handful of teams” have already shown interest in the former Broncos and Redskins running back, his agent, Jason Fletcher, said Thursday.
Fletcher will meet with the interested...
Clinton Portis hints at retirement
Clinton Portis’s many media appearances this week didn’t lead to any definitive statement on his football future. He sure seems done, but you kind of expect that he’ll come out and say it at some point.
The closest he came, that I saw, came in his Web chat for ESPN.com, and it went like this:
Dave (NJ)
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Via D.C. Sports Bog
December 22, 2011
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Clinton Portis strips at charity auction
The Reliable Source already covered Clinton Portis’s farewell address to Washington last week. Read it here.
But I hadn’t previously seen this photo, so I guess I had to write a blog post of my own.
As for Portis’s remarks, via the Source:
“I love D.C.,” Portis said, “and I never really had a proper goodbye.” He said he knew it was a business decision for the Redskins...
Via D.C. Sports Bog
November 15, 2011
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Clinton Portis’ Early Retirement
As recently as 2008, Clinton Portis was pretty awesome. Just last October he was the Redskins’ starting running back. Now, one year later and seemingly as healthy as a 30-year-old with 2,230 career carries can be, he’s probably finished. The timeline:
Nov. 24, 2010 — Portis goes on injured reserve with a groin injury. We give our thanks later that day.
Feb. 28, 2011 — The...
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