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{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football biography
| name        = Clinton Portis
| image       = Clinton Portis 2019 DSC 4719 (48830215606) (cropped).jpg
| image_size  =
| current_team   = Delaware State Hornets 
| caption     = Portis in 2019
| number      = <!---26 KEEP HIDDEN AS LONG AS HE IS ACTIVE COACHING/EMPLOYED--->
| position    = [[Running backs]] [[Position coach|coach]] <!---[[Running back]] CAN REUSE IF STOPS COACHING--->
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Laurel, Mississippi]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 11
| weight_lbs  = 219
| high_school = [[Gainesville High School (Florida)|Gainesville]] {{nowrap|([[Gainesville, Florida]])}}
| college     = [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] (1999–2001)
| draftyear   = 2002
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 51
| pastteams   =
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2002|2003}})
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|2004|2010}})
| pastcoaching    = 
* [[Delaware State Hornets football|Delaware State]] (2025–present)<br>Running backs coach
| highlights  =
* [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award#Associated Press NFL ROTY Award|NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]] (2002)
* Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2008 All-Pro Team|2008]])
* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2004 Pro Bowl|2003]], [[2009 Pro Bowl|2008]])
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#2002|2002]])
* [[Washington Commanders#90 Greatest|Washington Commanders 90 Greatest]]
* [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national champion]] ([[2001 Miami Hurricanes football team|2001]])
* Third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2001 College Football All-America Team|2001]])
* First-team All-[[Big East Conference|Big East]] (2001)
| statlabel1  = [[Carry (American football)|Rushing attempts]]
| statvalue1  = 2,230
| statlabel2  = [[Rushing yards]]
| statvalue2  = 9,923
| statlabel3  = [[Touchdown|Rushing touchdowns]]
| statvalue3  = 75
| statlabel4  = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue4  = 247
| statlabel5  = [[Receiving yards]]
| statvalue5  = 2,018
| statlabel6  = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
| statvalue6  = 5
| pfr         = PortCl00
}}
'''Clinton Earl Portis''' (born September 1, 1981) is an American [[college football]] coach and former professional [[American football|football]] [[running back]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for nine seasons. He is currently the [[Position coach|running backs coach]] at [[Delaware State Hornets football|Delaware State University]] (DSU). He played [[college football]] for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]]. He was selected by the [[Denver Broncos]] in the second round of the [[2002 NFL draft]]. Portis was best known for being the starting running back for the [[Washington Redskins]] for seven seasons, in which he gained an average of 81.2 yards rushing per game, for which a select panel of celebrities included him as one of the [[Washington Redskins#90 Greatest|80 Greatest Redskins]].

==College career==
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Portis attended the [[University of Miami]], where he played for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Hurricanes]]. He considered going to the [[University of South Carolina]] but a fight that he had at Gainesville High School resulted in his scholarship being taken away. He became just the second true freshman to start at [[running back]] since the 1975 season. Portis set a school freshman record with five 100-yard performances, and led the team with 838 yards and eight touchdowns on 143 carries (5.9 avg.) in 10 games. He also caught four passes for 44 yards (11.0 avg.) and 2 touchdowns. When Portis was still a relative unknown, [[Lee Corso]] singled out Portis's performance during a defeat by Florida State for hustling and never giving up, saying "that kid can play for me any time".

Portis' sophomore season was not as successful as he <!-- (which one?) lost his job to [[James Jackson (American football)|Philip Shea and --> rushed for 485 yards and two touchdowns on 77 carries (6.3 avg.) in eight games. He also added 103 yards on five receptions (20.6 avg.).

However, Portis bounced back in 2001 as the Hurricanes won the National Championship and Portis had his best season rushing for 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns on 220 carries (5.5 avg.). He also added 125 receiving yards. In the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] against Nebraska, Portis ran for 104 yards and a touchdown. He also had a long touchdown reception called back on a holding call.

Clinton was inducted into the UM Sports Hall of Fame on April 10, 2013, at a ceremony in Miami.

===Track and field===
Portis was also a standout track athlete for the [[Gainesville High School (Florida)|Gainesville High School]] track team. He was timed at 10.6 seconds in the [[100 meters]]. He was member of the varsity track team. He took part in the state record [[4 × 100 meter relay]] team, that finished with a time of 40.8 seconds. He also posted a personal bests of 2.01 meters in the [[high jump]], and 6.91 meters in the [[long jump]].

He also ran track and field for the [[University of Miami]], where he won the state championship in the 4 × 400-meter relay. He also recorded personal best of 6.93 seconds in the [[60 meters]] and 21.82 seconds in the [[200 meters]].

;Personal bests
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event
!Time (seconds)
!Venue
!Date
|-
|[[60 meters]]
|6.93
|Syracuse, New York
|February 19, 2000
|-
|[[200 meters]]
|21.82

|Piscataway, New Jersey
|May 6, 2000
|}

===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami Hurricanes football}}"| Miami Hurricanes
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="4"| Rushing
! colspan="3"| Receiving
|-
! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1999 Miami Hurricanes football team|1999]]
| 10 || 143 || 838 || 5.9 || 8 || 4 || 44 || 2
|-
! [[2000 Miami Hurricanes football team|2000]]
| 8 || 77 || 485 || 6.3 || 2 || 5 || 103 || 0
|-
! [[2001 Miami Hurricanes football team|2001]]
| 11 || 220 || 1,200 || 5.5 || 10 || 12 || 125 || 1
|-
! Totals || 29 || 440 || 2,523 || 5.7 || 20 || 21 || 272 || 3
|}

==Professional career==
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===Denver Broncos===
Portis was drafted by the [[Denver Broncos]] with the 51st overall pick in the second round of the [[2002 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Portis rushed for over 1,500 yards in each of his first two seasons with the Broncos, averaging 5.5 yards per carry in that span. The latter is an NFL record for a running back's first two seasons. On December 15, 2002, Portis became the youngest player (21 years, 105 days) to score 4 touchdowns in a game in a 31–24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The very next season on December 7, 2003, Portis became the youngest player (22 years, 97 days) to score 5 touchdowns in a game in a 45–27 victory, which also happened against Kansas City.

{{As of|2017}}'s NFL off-season, Clinton Portis held at least 18 Broncos franchise records, including:
* Rush Yards: rookie season (1,508 in 2002)
* Rush Yds/Att: career (5.5), season (5.52 in 2002), game (9.91 on 2003-12-07 KAN), rookie season (5.52 in 2002), rookie game (9.5 on 2002-12-29 ARI)
* Rushing TDs: game (5 on 2003-12-07 KAN), rookie season (15 in 2002)
* Rush Yds/Game: career (106.9)
* Total TDs: game (5 on 2003-12-07 KAN), rookie season (17 in 2002), rookie game (4 on 2002-12-15 KAN; with [[Mike Anderson (running back)|Mike Anderson]])
* Yards from Scrimmage: rookie season (1,872 in 2002)
* All Purpose Yards: rookie season (1,872 in 2002)
* 100+ yard rushing games: rookie season (8)
* Games with 1+ TD scored: rookie season (10)
* Games with 2+ TD scored: rookie season (5; with [[Mike Anderson (running back)|Mike Anderson]])
* Games with 3+ TD scored: rookie season (1; with [[Jon Keyworth]], [[Terrell Davis]] and [[Mike Anderson (running back)|Mike Anderson]])

===Trade===
Before the 2004 season, the Broncos traded Portis to the Washington Redskins for cornerback [[Champ Bailey]] and a second-round draft pick in the [[2004 NFL draft]] which the Broncos used to select [[Tatum Bell]] (and Bell wore Portis's number 26 in Denver). Washington signed Portis to an eight-year contract worth $50.5 million. At that time, there were criticisms regarding the trade, namely that shut-down corners like Bailey were hard to come by and that adding a second-round pick for Portis was too much and one-sided. Critics also felt that Portis was simply a product of the Broncos' O-line scheme, and would not have much success in Washington, which was usually suited to more physical, power runners (such as [[Stephen Davis (football player)|Stephen Davis]] or [[John Riggins]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2013 |title=Remembering 'The Trade' |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/remembering-the-trade-11629429 |access-date=February 27, 2025 |website=denverbroncos.com}}</ref>

===Washington Redskins===
====2004====
{{cn span|In the 2004 season, he had to adjust to coach [[Joe Gibbs]]' style of running, which consists of mostly power running. Despite taking his first Washington carry 64 yards for a TD in the season opener against the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], it was a somewhat rough adjustment for Portis because Denver's running style consisted of stretch runs and runs to the outside. The adjustment was made rougher by an offensive line that was depleted mainly due to injuries.|date=November 2024}} He finished 2004 with 1,315 yards for a 3.8 yard rushing average. He had an especially tough time finding the end zone, finishing with eight total touchdowns (5 rushing, 2 receiving, and one passing).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clinton Portis 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PortCl00/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2005====
Portis bounced back in the 2005 season. {{cn span|Although Gibbs still ran a power style of football, he implemented more outside running plays into the Washington rushing attack to better suit Portis' style of running. Portis had a much better season, proving that he can run inside as well as to the outside and was a better pass-blocker.|date=November 2024}} Although he did not get into the end zone until the fifth game of the season, he finished strong and had 12 total touchdowns (11 rushing and one passing). On a 14-yard run against the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on January 1, 2006, he broke the Redskins' franchise record for the most rushing yards in a season with 1,516 yards and tied the most 100+ yard games in a season (5). He ended the game with 112 rushing yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – January 1st, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200601010phi.htm |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> {{cn span|By rushing for 1,516 yards, he became only the third runner in league history to reach 1,500 yards in three of his first four seasons.|date=November 2024}}

====2006====
{{cn span|Portis demonstrated his speed during the 2006 Washington Redskins training camp, running a 4.26 second 40-yard dash. Shortly following that, on August 13, 2006, Portis suffered a partially dislocated shoulder in the first quarter of a Week 1 pre-season game after tackling [[Cincinnati Bengals]] cornerback [[Keiwan Ratliff]] following a Bengals interception. After the injury, Portis said: "I don't know why myself or any other player of my caliber should be playing in the preseason." He added, "I think for the last four years I've done enough to show the world I'm going to be ready for the season."|date=November 2024}}

There was no immediate indication from the Redskins as to when Portis might return to active playing status.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260813004/ |title=NFL Recap |publisher=ESPN |date=August 13, 2006}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>{{cn|date=November 2024}} However, he returned early into Washington' game against the [[Minnesota Vikings]], where he gained 39 yards on 10 carries with one touchdown. The Washington Redskins lost 16–19, the clock expiring as Washington kicker [[John Hall (American football)|John Hall]] missed wide left on a field goal. Portis rebounded in following weeks with 16 carries for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns against the [[Houston Texans]], and 27 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown against the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacksonville Jaguars at Washington Redskins – October 1st, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200610010was.htm |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Nagged by injuries all season, Portis suffered another setback in the first quarter of Washington's November 12 loss to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]. Portis left the game with a hand injury and was replaced by backup [[Ladell Betts]]. X-rays revealed that Portis broke his right hand during the game. He was operated on and placed on the Redskins' Injured Reserve list three days later, on November 15.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/12/AR2006111200368.html/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907213711/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/12/AR2006111200368.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 7, 2008 |title=Portis Breaks Bone in Right Hand |newspaper=Washington Post |date=November 13, 2006 | first=Howard | last=Bryant | access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>

====2007====
[[File:ClintonPortis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Portis with the [[Washington Redskins]], [[2007 Washington Redskins season|2007]]]]
Washington agreed to guarantee Portis' 2008–2009 and a large portion of his 2010 base salaries in March. This would equal up to $15 million in guarantees. Portis, also got a $9.32 million "signing bonus" upon restructuring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/2008/04/the_numbers_dont_lie_version_2.html?nav=rss_blog |title=Portis' contract restructuring |publisher=Blog.washingtonpost.com |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref> He would finish the 2007 season with 1,262 yards rushing and 11 rushing touchdowns along with 389 yards receiving.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clinton Portis 2007 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PortCl00/gamelog/2007/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2008====
In 2008, Portis fell just short of what would have been his fourth 1500 yard rushing season in seven years, finishing with 1487 yards and an average of 4.3 yards per carry. His season was highlighted by a five-week stretch in which Portis gained nearly 700 yards, ending in an October 26 victory over the Detroit Lions. During this span Clinton Portis joined O.J. Simpson as the only players in NFL history to rush for at least 120 yards in five consecutive games twice in a career (Portis first did it over two seasons with four games with Denver in 2003 and one game with Washington in 2004). Portis led the NFL in rushing as late as November 23 before nagging injuries and limited playing time slowed him down; he gained only 281 yards in his final five games as Washington lost four of five to miss the playoffs. Despite this, he was selected to the Pro Bowl over [[DeAngelo Williams]], despite Williams having better stats at the end of the season.

Some controversy was caused on December 9, 2008, when Clinton Portis made negative statements about Washington coach [[Jim Zorn]] in his weekly appearance on WTEM-AM radio, criticizing Zorn for giving inconsistent messages and sarcastically calling him a "genius." Portis was still smarting from his lack of playing time in Sunday's 24–10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, when he was removed from the game after the first series of the second half.
<ref>{{cite web | title=Portis unloads frustration on Redskins coach Zorn | work=[[NFL.com]] | date=December 9, 2008 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3758372&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines | access-date=December 11, 2008}}</ref> In the offseason, Portis stated that he tried to forge a better relationship with Zorn, but admitted that he did not have the rapport that he shared with former head coach [[Joe Gibbs]], which he classified as a "great relationship,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elfin |first=David |date=June 22, 2009 |title=Portis: No rift with Zorn |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/redskins/2009/jun/22/portis-no-rfit-with-zorn/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014072444/http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/redskins/2009/jun/22/portis-no-rfit-with-zorn/ |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2012 |website=Washington Times}}</ref> and stated that Gibbs was "one of the best men as far as guidance, or the way he lives his life, an example of a true champion."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Ryan |date=November 13, 2008 |title=After LaVar Arrington Calls Out Joe Gibbs, Clinton Portis Sticks Up for Former Coach |url=http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/11/13/after-lavar-arrington-calls-out-joe-gibbs-clinton-portis-sticks/ |access-date=October 30, 2012 |website=Fanhouse.com |archive-date=August 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818204247/http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2008/11/13/after-lavar-arrington-calls-out-joe-gibbs-clinton-portis-sticks/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====2009====
During a Week 9 game versus the [[2009 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], Portis suffered a concussion. The hit caused Portis to lose consciousness and leave the game. Portis missed four consecutive games with concussion-like symptoms. Portis went to see a specialist in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] on December 1, 2009. It was reported that on December 8, Portis was officially placed on [[injured reserve]]. It took four months for him to gain clearance to play again.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wesseling |first=Chris |date=July 1, 2013 |title=Clinton Portis: I suffered more than 10 concussions |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/clinton-portis-i-suffered-more-than-10-concussions-0ap1000000215737 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref>

====2010====
The start of the 2010 season saw the reunion of Portis and newly appointed coach, [[Mike Shanahan]], Portis' former coach from his first two career seasons with the [[Denver Broncos]]. Despite a positive outlook with a new coaching staff, injuries continued to plague Portis as he had to deal with [[abdomen]] and [[groin]] injuries. During his seventh year as a Redskin, Portis played only five games and tallied only 227 yards rushing throughout the season, which included two touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clinton Portis 2010 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PortCl00/gamelog/2010/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Both touchdowns were scored in the September 19 home game versus the [[2010 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houston Texans at Washington Redskins – September 19th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201009190was.htm |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

On February 28, 2011, Portis was released by the Washington Redskins after failed contract re-negotiations and repeated injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2011 |title=Redskins release two-time Pro Bowl RB Portis |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6167649 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Following his release, Portis felt that passion had been missing from the team since Gibbs retired, saying, "I never seen nobody give up or with their head down with Coach Gibbs. As many close games as we played...you can't say one time that we gave up. There was a passion and toughness amongst everybody on that field to fight until time expired."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Mike |date=March 1, 2011 |title=Redskins release Clinton Portis after seven memorable seasons in Washington |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022806103.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=The Washington Post}}</ref>

===Retirement===
[[File:Sean Taylor Family (51616131669).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Portis (right) with the family of [[Sean Taylor]] during the Taylor's jersey retirement ceremony]]
On August 21, 2012, Portis announced his retirement, cementing his status as 26th all-time in career rushing yards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2012 |title=Former Redskins, Broncos RB Clinton Portis to retire |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/former-redskins-broncos-rb-clinton-portis-to-retire-0ap2000000052543 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He officially retired on August 23 and during the press conference it was announced that he made it into the list of the 80 Greatest Redskins of All-Time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Yanda|first=Steve|date=August 23, 2012|title=Clinton Portis retires from Redskins and pro football with tears and memories| work=WashingtonPost.com|access-date=August 23, 2012|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/clinton-portis-retires-from-redskins-and-pro-football-with-tears-and-memories/2012/08/23/8c442762-ed61-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_blog.html}}</ref> After retirement, Portis admitted to have suffered 10 concussions. In 2013, Portis joined former players such as [[Daunte Culpepper]], [[Cadillac Williams]] and [[Art Monk]] in a civil lawsuit against NFL over concussion and head injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fenno |first=Nathan |date=August 14, 2013 |title=Clinton Portis sues NFL over concussions |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/14/clinton-portis-sues-nfl-over-concussions/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=The Washington Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
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! colspan="2"| Legend
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| Led the league
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| '''Bold'''
| Career high
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===Regular season===
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="6"| Rushing
! colspan="7"| Receiving
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
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! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FD !! Tgt !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FD !! Fum !! Lost
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| '''16''' || 273 || 1,508 || '''5.5''' || 59 || '''15''' || '''79''' || 49 || 33 || 364 || '''11.0''' || 66 || '''2''' || 16 || 5 || 3
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[2003 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| 13 || 290 || '''1,591''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''5.5''' || 65 || 14 || 76 || 51 || 38 || 314 || 8.3 || 72 || 0 || 10 || 3 || 1
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[2004 Washington Redskins season|WAS]]
| 15 || 343 || 1,315 || 3.8 || 64 || 5 || 65 || 57 || 40 || 235 || 5.9 || 18 || '''2''' || 10 || 5 || 4
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! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[2005 Washington Redskins season|WAS]]
| '''16''' || '''352''' || 1,516 || 4.3 || 47 || 11 || 74 || 41 || 30 || 216 || 7.2 || 23 || 0 || 13 || 3 || 2
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! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] || [[2006 Washington Redskins season|WAS]]
| 8 || 127 || 523 || 4.1 || 38 || 7 || 29 || 26 || 17 || 170 || 10.0 || '''74''' || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] || [[2007 Washington Redskins season|WAS]]
| '''16''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 325 || 1,262 || 3.9 || 32 || 11 || 61 || '''60''' || '''47''' || '''389''' || 8.3 || 54 || 0 || '''19''' || '''6''' || '''5'''
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] || [[2008 Washington Redskins season|WAS]]
| '''16''' || 342 || 1,487 || 4.3 || 31 || 9 || 75 || 35 || 28 || 218 || 7.8 || 29 || 0 || 11 || 3 || 3
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] || [[2009 Washington Redskins season|WAS]]
| 8 || 124 || 494 || 4.0 || '''78''' || 1 || 19 || 12 || 9 || 57 || 6.3 || 10 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] || [[2010 Washington Redskins season|WAS]]
| 5 || 54 || 227 || 4.2 || 27 || 2 || 12 || 9 || 5 || 55 || '''11.0''' || 14 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PortCl00.htm Career] || 113 || 2,230 || 9,923 || 4.5 || 78 || 75 || 490 || 340 || 247 || 2,018 || 8.2 || 74 || 5 || 90 || 26 || 19
|}

==Coaching career==
In February 2025, Portis was hired by [[Delaware State University]] as the running backs coach as part of the new staff under new head coach, [[DeSean Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43952716/former-nfl-rb-portis-joins-jackson-staff-delaware-state|work=ESPN.com|title=Former NFL RB Portis joins Jackson's staff at Delaware State|date=February 21, 2025|accessdate=September 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/hbcu/football/how-hiring-clinton-portis-desean-jackson-delaware-state|work=SI.com|title=How Hiring Clinton Portis Will Elevate DeSean Jackson's Coaching Staff At Delaware State University|first=Kyle|last=Mosley|date=February 20, 2025|accessdate=September 11, 2025}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
During his career with the Washington Redskins, Portis made several appearances in TV commercials for [[Easterns Automotive Group]], a local car dealership group on the DC and Baltimore areas, alongside [[Jason Campbell]], [[Antwaan Randle El]] and [[Chris Cooley (American football)|Chris Cooley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espnmag/story?id=3520589|title=PLAY ACTION: THE REDSKINS GO COMMERCIAL|date=August 6, 2008|website=ESPN.com|access-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>

{{cn span|Portis' Washington Redskins Jersey was featured prominently in the 2007 film [[Transformers (film)|Transformers]], worn by actor [[Anthony Anderson]]'s character Glen Whitmann.|date=November 2024}}

==Personal life==
Portis is the cousin of former [[Washington Valor]] quarterback [[Josh Portis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josh Portis – Football |url=https://umterps.com/sports/football/roster/josh-portis/4367 |access-date=November 20, 2023 |website=University of Maryland Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

Portis is the father of seven sons and three daughters. Portis' son, Camden, plays [[cornerback]] and committed to Portis' [[alma mater]], University of Miami, as a 2026 prospect in October 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42041180/camdin-portis-son-clinton-portis-commits-miami|work=ESPN.com|title=Camdin Portis, son of Clinton Portis, commits to Miami|first=Eli|last=Lederman|date=October 27, 2024|accessdate=September 11, 2025}}</ref>

Due to mismanagement by his [[financial advisor]]s that caused him to lose multiple homes, Portis filed for bankruptcy protection in December 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ley |first=Tom |date=December 18, 2015 |title=Bankruptcy Filings: Clinton Portis Owes Nearly $5 Million |url=http://deadspin.com/bankruptcy-filings-clinton-portis-owes-nearly-5-milli-1748702544 |access-date=December 19, 2015 |website=Deadspin.com}}</ref> and as of 2017 lived in a two-bedroom apartment in Northern Virginia. In a 2017 interview with [[Sports Illustrated]], Portis admitted that he contemplated murdering his former advisors.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Burnsed |first=Brian |date=June 28, 2017 |title=Away from the NFL spotlight, financial ruin drove Clinton Portis to the brink of murder |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/06/28/clinton-portis-financial-ruin-where-are-they-now |access-date=December 12, 2019 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref>

===Criminal fraud===
In December 2019, Portis was named as one of 12 former NFL players accused of defrauding the league's health program by filing a total of $3.9 million in false claims.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2019 |title=Clinton Portis, Joe Horn among ex-NFL players accused of defrauding league's health program |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28283020/clinton-portis-joe-horn-ex-nfl-players-accused-defrauding-league-health-program |access-date=December 12, 2019 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of health care fraud by the [[United States Department of Justice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ten-former-nfl-players-charged-alleged-nationwide-fraud-health-care-benefit-program-retired|title=Ten Former NFL Players Charged in Alleged Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players|date=December 12, 2019|website=www.justice.gov|language=en|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> He pleaded not guilty to the charges in February 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=MacFarlane |first1=Scott |last2=Holmesq |first2=Anisa |date=January 7, 2020 |title=Ex-Redskins Star Clinton Portis to Stand Trial on Fraud Charges |work=NBCWashington.com |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/ex-redskins-star-clinton-portis-to-stand-trial-on-fraud-charges/2197208/ |access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> He was indicted on the same charges in a superseding case on July 24, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Six Former NFL Players Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-former-nfl-players-charged-superseding-indictment-alleging-nationwide-fraud-health-care |website=Justice.gov |date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=January 2, 2021}}</ref> In September 2021, the Department of Justice announced that Portis had pleaded guilty to obtaining $99,264 in benefits for medical equipment that was not actually provided.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2021 |title=Clinton Portis one of three former NFL players to plead guilty in health care fraud scheme |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32166732/clinton-portis-one-three-ex-nfl-players-plead-guilty-healthcare-fraud-scheme |access-date=September 7, 2021 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Reuters}}</ref> He was sentenced on January 6, 2022, to six months in prison and an additional six months of home confinement beginning in March 2022.<ref>{{cite news |author=Schad, Tom |title=Former NFL running back Clinton Portis sentenced to prison for fraud |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/01/06/clinton-portis-sentenced-prison-conspiracy-health-care-fraud/9121872002/ |website=USAToday.com |date=January 6, 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>

=== Controversial views ===
In May 2007, during the [[Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|ongoing investigations]] into the dog-fighting crimes of former NFL player [[Michael Vick]], Portis defended Vick, saying: "I don't know if he was fighting dogs or not. But it's his property; it's his dogs. If that's what he wants to do, do it." When told that dog fighting was a felony, Portis replied, "It can't be too bad of a crime."<ref name="vick">{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2007 |title=Portis: No big deal if Vick hosted dog fighting |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2878099 |access-date=January 8, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Portis said that he thought dog fighting was a “prevalent” part of life, adding: "I know a lot of back roads that got a dog fight if you want to go see it. But they're not bothering those people because those people are not big names."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aldf.org/case/case-study-animal-fighting-michael-vick/|title=Case Study: Animal Fighting – Michael Vick|website=[[Animal Legal Defense Fund]]|language=en-US|access-date=January 8, 2019}}</ref> That same day, he later released a statement through the Redskins' official website that claimed he did not take part in, nor condone, dog fighting.<ref name="vick" />

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*[https://dsuhornets.com/staff-directory/clinton-portis/360 Delaware State Hornets coaching profile]

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