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Portis took "regular practice" work on Monday, according to HC Joe Gibbs. It's a sign that Portis is close to fully recovered from his lingering bout with knee tendonitis. Asked what the plan is for Portis in terms of Sunday's season opener against Miami, Gibbs replied: "He'll start off and he and Ladell [Betts] will take the load."
Reported by Redskins.com
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Gibbs reiterated that he had hoped to get Portis some carries during preseason. "It was a situation we had to work with and I think we did the right thing," Gibbs said. "I think the medical team wanted to get it calmed down, and preseason was the time to do it. I didn't particularly like that we had to do that, but it's what we had to do." Without Portis and with Betts getting limited carries, the Redskins struggled to run the ball in preseason, averaging just 3.2 yards per carry. Look for that to change in fairly short order now that the games will count.
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