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Clinton Portis Net Worth: How Rich is the former NFL Player Actually?

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3 years ago

January 6, 2022

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Clinton Portis is a retired American football running back. He is best known for playing in the National Football League (NFL) for 9 seasons. Portis has played as a starting running back for the professional football team, Washington Redskins for 7 seasons. As of 2022, Clinton Portis net worth is estimated to be around negative $5 million.

Clinton Portis recently pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud along with other two retired National League Players. Portis and two retired NFL players were reportedly involved in submitting false claims for payouts of around $3.9 million.

Full Name	Clinton Earl Portis
Birth Date	September 1, 1981
Birth Place	Laurel, Mississippi, U. S.
Profession	Former Running back
Relationship Status	Married
Net Worth	-$5 million

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Early life

Clinton Portis was born on the 1st of September, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. He was born to his parents, Clint and Rhonnel Y. Hearn. Portis has two elder brothers. For his study, he joined the Indus Valley High School. Later, he attended the University of Miami.

Portis was playing for the University’s team, the Miami Hurricanes football team. He was about to attend the University of South Carolina, however, his scholarship was taken away due to a violent act in high school.

Clinton had a good start as a freshman where he set a record of five 100-yard performances. He also led his University team with 8 touchdowns and 838 receiving yards in 10 games. Portis didn’t have a successful sophomore season though as he made 2 touchdowns and 485 yards in a total of 8 games. However, he returned back to his best form in 2001, where he made 10 touchdowns and 1200 yards.

Clinton Portis Net Worth & Professional Career

Portis began his professional football career in 2002 where he was picked up by the Denver Broncos in the 2002 NFL Draft. He became the youngest player to score four touchdowns in a game on December 15, 2002, which led Denver to get a victory with a score of 31-24.

Clinton was traded to Washington Redskins, and he was picked up in the 2004 NFL Draft. He had a good start with Redskins in the 2004 season, where he made a 3.8-yard rushing average and total of 1315 yards. However, he struggles to find the end zone due to which he finished with just 8 touchdowns.

Portis returned back to his best form in the 2005 season where he finished with total of 12 touchdowns. On January 1, 2006, he made a new record of most rushing yards in a season while playing against the Philadelphia Eagles. He played with the Redskins until 2011, and he was released by the Redskins on February 28, 2011. He officially retired from his professional football career on August 23, 2012.

Clinton Portis Personal Life

Clinton Portis is a married man, and according to sources, he has two kids. We are yet to gather more information on her wife and two kids. Through sources, we came to know that the Florida court ordered to arrest Clinton in August 2021, after he failed to pay his monthly child support which was around $1937.

Portis recently came into the news after he was pleaded guilty to health care fraud. He was named as one of the NFL Players who were accused of defrauding the league’s health program by a total of $3.9 million in December 2019. Portis was initially pleaded not guilty, though, on July 24, 2020, he was indicted on the same charges.

The Department of Justice recently announced in September 2021 that Portis has been proven guilty of obtaining $99,264 for the medical equipment which the league has not provided. He would be sent to prison on January 22, and he could most probably face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

On January 6, 2022, Portis was sentenced to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty for his role in a nationwide scheme to defraud the healthcare benefit program