Zorn clarifies Portis' condition

Coach Jim Zorn today attempted to clarify some confusion about the medical status of running back Clinton Portis, who has sat out the last three games because of lingering affects from a concussion.

During his regular weekly appearance Tuesday on ESPN 990's "The John Thompson Show," Portis, who also has been ruled out from this week's game against the New Orleans Saints, seemed to indicate he had been cleared by a Washington physician to return to the football field, but added he was still experiencing vision problems that would have to improve before he could play.

After practice today, Zorn said that Portis, whose vision has at times been blurry since he suffered the concussion Nov. 8 against the Atlanta Falcons, had only received clearance to increase his football-related activity during the week. "He's still a little bit away," Zorn said. "We're trying to push and rest and push and rest.

"I think those things are helping him, I think he's improving, but he still has another session to go with the doctors just to kind of give him the clean bill of health. He's not getting frustrated to the point where he's breaking things. But he's trying to listen to what his body is saying to him, and right now he's coming along."

In addition, Portis is expected to be examined again by concussion specialists at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center next week.

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(washingtonpost.com)