[simple simon]

Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said RB Clinton Portis (shoulder) and CB Shawn Springs (abdomen) are the only players whose availability is in serious doubt for the opener. "Most of the other guys are ready to roll," Gibbs said. Ladell Betts and T.J. Duckett figure to split carries in Week 1.


Clinton Portis | NFL Football at CBS SportsLine.com

so, who has him in the fantasy league ?

[Lefty Noob]

Portis will play, but he will back-up Ladell Betts.

Surprise: Gibbs says Portis to play backup role Monday - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
By JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer
September 9, 2006

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- In a surprise announcement, coach Joe Gibbs said Saturday he thinks Clinton Portis will be a backup in the Washington Redskins' Monday night opener against the Minnesota Vikings.

Gibbs was testy as he wrapped up a week of mystery over whether his star running back had recovered sufficiently from a partially left dislocated shoulder. Portis was upgraded from questionable to probable on the injury report, although Ladell Betts remains set to start.

"If I had to say, I think Ladell will start and Clinton will play a backup role in the game," Gibbs said. "That's the way I think it's going to go. I think that's what we've tried to accurately portray during the week."

Kind of a surprise - good news for Skins fans, not so much for fantasy owners.