Famed retired Washington Football Team running back Clinton Portis is reportedly joining more than 4,500 other retired football players to sue the NFL over head injuries they received while playing.

Former Redskins running back Clinton Portis—and his many infamous alter egos—will announce his retirement from pro football this week.

It’s been a trying offseason for the Washington Redskins, what with all the journalist suing, sexual assault accusations, stabbings, and the such. But now we can add another story to that sad list: the release of one of the team’s longest-tenured players, running back Clinton Portis.

Redskins running back Clinton Portis has reportedly been placed on injured reserve by the team, ending his season — and, more likely than not, his career with the Redskins. Portis has logged 6,824 yards and 46 rushing touchdowns on the ground for Washington in his seven years with the team — though he only played anything close to a full season in four of those years, and has only appeared in 13 of the team’s last 26 games. We don’t want to prematurely write his Redskins obituary — but if Portis is indeed finished as a Redskin, the team will be losing so much more than a serviceable tailback. We’re losing all of Portis’ beloved characters!

Redskins running back Clinton Portis sported a Washington Nationals cap Friday, making some amends for wearing a Philadelphia Phillies cap at a press conference Thursday. The minor faux pas had turned several heads, particularly since the Skins will be playing the Eagles Monday night. Portis’ excuse: he grabbed the first red hat on his way out of his house that day. Of course, Portis is not a stranger to stylish dress (see pic right)…

Week 3 is usually way too early in the season to talk about any particular game being a must-win, but a look at the Redskins’ schedule through Halloween is cause for reconsideration. Given the passing defense’s performance over the first two weeks (second-most passing yards allowed in the league), the prospect of facing quarterbacks like a rejuvenated Michael Vick, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, and Jay Cutler in a four-week span doesn’t inspire much hope — but hey, that fun starts next week. This weekend, the Redskins take to the road for the first time this season to face the winless St. Louis Rams, who are 3-31 over their last 34 games. The Redskins need not only to win this game, but to dominate a weak team that is surprisingly giving its opponents fits so far this year.

With the Redskins up 27-10 late in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Texans, I took a quick break to go fix some dinner, thinking that a three-score cushion would hold up. I forgot that I was watching the Redskins, who have only won five games by more than a single score dating back to 2006. What started out as a powerful offensive display by the Redskins ultimately turned into defensive surrender, as the Texans overcame the 17-point deficit to win 30-27 in overtime.

I like Clinton Portis, really. The Redskins running back is one of the more charismatic players in the league when he’s on and generally, he seems like a good guy. But he’s gotten himself into a little hot water today, after he made some comments about the Ines Sainz situation.

The Detroit Lions have lost 19 straight games. Rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford, the first overall pick in last year’s NFL draft, is on pace to throw 40 interceptions this season. They are the worst overall defense in the league after two games, allowing an average of 36 points per contest and nearly 400 yards. Yet, I believe they will very nearly end these dismal streaks before succumbing to a last second field goal: Washington Redskins…

Unimpressive wins still count. Coming off of two painful losses at home, a win away from home feels even better. Yesterday, against a Seahawks squad that is a shell of what it was just one season ago, the Redskins played down to the competition. Driving fans crazy yet again, the Redskins took another game to the wire—and came out with a 20-17 win. It was a game of sweet revenge. Jim Zorn, the longtime…