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In a surprise announcement, coach Joe Gibbs said Saturday he thinks Clinton Portis will play as a backup in the Washington Redskins' Monday night opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
Gibbs was testy and terse as he wrapped up a week of mystery over whether his star back had recovered sufficiently from a partially dislocated shoulder. Portis was upgraded from questionable to probable on the injury report, although Ladell Betts remains set to start.
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"If I had to say, I think Ladell will start and Clinton will play a backup role in the game," Gibbs said. "That's the way I think it's going to go. I think that's what we've tried to accurately portray during the week."
It certainly isn't what Portis has portrayed. On Thursday, Portis all but ruled himself out of the game and said he was only 75 percent healthy. On Friday, he said he wasn't even sure he would return in time for the Week 2 game at Dallas, then joked that he was up to only 83 percent.
On Saturday, Portis changed his tune. He tried to sound upbeat about the Vikings game and playfully upped his percentage.
"I'm about 93.9 right now," Portis said. "I've still got two more days to get to 100 percent. ... At the rate things have been increasing, it looks pretty good."
WTF does 93.9% mean, and where did he come up with that number
Portis to be used as a backup on monday night???
Portis to be used as a backup on monday night???
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