Clinton Portis sore after full-speed workout

Redskins running back Clinton Portis elaborated on his health Tuesday at a Redskins community event, saying he suffered swelling in his injured groin muscle after Monday's workout and expects to be a game-time decision for the Nov. 15 game against Philadelphia.

"I may be able to be ready for Monday, but I feel like it's a work in progress," Portis said Tuesday. "I got some work done yesterday, as you all seen. But I think it's swelling today. I got the rest of the week to try to get right and make sure I'm going to be 100 percent."

Portis suffered the injury Oct. 3 against the Eagles and hasn't played since. His first full-speed workout since was on Monday and he said he woke up sore Tuesday.

"Running full-speed for the first time, they had already told me the symptoms that was going to come out of it," Portis said. "It's not a shock."

Earlier in the day, Portis said on his weekly appearance on "The Mike Wise Show" on WJFK that he was "working" to get back for Monday. But Portis also said he feels no pressure to return for the Eagles game.

"The good thing about it is no one is rushing me back," Portis said at the community event. "I think Coach Shanahan knows what type of injury this is. He kind of told me to calm down yesterday. I think he seen the excitement in my eyes from being back on the field, and he kind of called me off yesterday and was like, 'Don't overdo it.'"

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(washingtonpost.com)