Redskins' Portis, host of others miss practice Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - Clinton Portis heads a list of eight players
who were unable to practice on Thursday leading up to Washington's road test
in Baltimore on Sunday versus the Ravens.
The seventh-year pro has been dealing with a nagging knee sprain he suffered
during the Redskins' loss to Pittsburgh on November 3 and is now also
dealing with a back injury.
Portis has been on the injury report nearly every week since his knee sprain
but continues to suit up come game-time, often with good results. However,
Portis was held to a paltry 22 yards o... More...
Redskins linebacker London Fletcher is suffering from a sprained foot and won't practice on Wednesday, and probably will not on Thursday, according to the Washington Post.
Our View:Fletcher dealt with this problem last week and still made 14 tackles. It's possible he won't play this week, so IDP owners will need to check his status. He has 100 tackles on the season.
The Redskins have not talked about inserting backup Todd Collins at quarterback due to the struggles of Jason Campbell, according to the Sporting News Today.
Our View:The backup quarterback is routinely the most popular player in town, and though Campbell has struggled recently, he hasn't been bad enough to sit. He has little fantasy value at this point, however, especially against the Giants' 10th ranked pass defense.
