Shanahan: Portis will be allowed to test the market (updated: Portis officially released)

The market will vindicate Clinton Portis.

The market will vindicate Clinton Portis.
I absolutely wish him the best if that happens. I hope the team can establish a deal that will work for both sides and he can stay.
BUT more than that I HOPE this teams days of paying millions for "what used to be" are behind them!

There will be a market for him, i'm sure. But strictly as a backup RB. Nobody on here can say with any seriousness that somebody is going to give him big bucks to start.

He'll be 30 when the season starts. And he has reached the "magic number" that RB's fall apart on. And he fell apart right before our eyes. And it was painful, and sad to watch all at the same time.

Look for a news update soon, Fox news is saying that Mike Shanahan told them today that his release will be finalized within 24 hours.

Portis, on his official twitter has made comments of "The passion i had for the game just wasnt the same anymore after coach Gibbs retired.".

And he said "I look foreward to finding a new team without the drama of redskins park".

CP was being CP all the way to the end....

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The Early Lead - Clinton Portis: 'I should be released today' (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/early-lead/2011/02/report_is_release_of_clinton_p.html)

He made some good comments. It sounded to me like the skins gave him the chance to re-work his deal for less money, and he decided to go for the money.

He at least was honest with 106.7 the fan when he told them his passion for the game has not been the same since Joe Gibbs retired again. That speaks volumes when you think back to how his play seemed to drop off a cliff...it makes perfect sense that he wasnt playing with his heart in it, especially when all the major injuries started hampering him. He just couldnt play through the pain anymore. Injuries overtook him.

Good Luck Portis. All hard feelings i had for you in the past are gone now. Thank you for being honest with the fans about what really happened.

He has one year left in the NFL, IMO...I hope he goes out a winner.

ST's death definitely took some of the wind out of his sails as well.

His first year under Zorn in '08 wasn't too shabby though, 342-1487-9

It's only been the last 2 years injuries have really caught up to him, starting with the concussion in '09.

ST's death definitely took some of the wind out of his sails as well.

His first year under Zorn in '08 wasn't too shabby though, 342-1487-9

It's only been the last 2 years injuries have really caught up to him, starting with the concussion in '09.

I wouldn't be shocked at all if CP retired. He's made mountains of cash as a Redskin, and he's publicly saying he's not into football like he used to be. There have been star RBs (Shaun Alexander comes to mind) who have gone from great to out of the league in a matter of a few seasons.

CP can't seem to stay healthy anymore, he's on the wrong side of 30, and has a ton of mileage. He's not gonna get a big pay day from anyone. I could honestly see him hanging it up.

He could retire... depends on what his expectations are. He's simply not going to find a starting job in this league carrying the ball 20 times a game. If he's ok with being a role player at a decent $$, I'm sure he can find work.

I wouldn't be shocked at all if CP retired. He's made mountains of cash as a Redskin, and he's publicly saying he's not into football like he used to be. There have been star RBs (Shaun Alexander comes to mind) who have gone from great to out of the league in a matter of a few seasons.

CP can't seem to stay healthy anymore, he's on the wrong side of 30, and has a ton of mileage. He's not gonna get a big pay day from anyone. I could honestly see him hanging it up.

Shaun Alexander was the guy who shocked me the most with how he ended up out of the NFL.

The guy was a beast in Seattle, and even though he had that 1 injury year, i felt for sure he would be back in the NFL. When we got him for that 1 season, i was shocked at how bad he looked. Its like his career ended overnight. And it did, in hindsight.