Portis gets OK to play, but return will wait

Injured Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis said Tuesday he has been cleared to play by a local doctor but will wait until Monday's examination by a doctor in Pittsburgh.

Portis was ruled out of Sunday's game against New Orleans because of a concussion suffered three weeks ago in Atlanta.

Appearing on the ESPN 980's "The John Thompson Show," Portis said, "It's just the vision. Outside of that, I haven't really tried anything else. I wasn't having any headaches or nausea or anything. Once we realized that, it was basically getting my eye back up to speed."

It wasn't clarified whether Portis is still experiencing vision problems when he moves his head quickly.

"I would love to be on the field trying to get out there and finish out the season," he said. "At the same time, I have to do what's safe and what's best. If I'm cleared and can get back out there for the last few games, I'm definitely going to try and get back out there. If I can't, I'll go into the offseason healthy and starting off fresh next year."

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(washingtontimes.com)