Clinton Portis Signed Washington Commanders Custom Maroon Jersey - JSA

Add the autograph of one of the most productive running backs in Washington franchise history — captured on the team's maroon custom jersey canvas of the franchise where he spent seven of his nine NFL seasons and became the second all-time leading rusher in franchise history behind only John Riggins — to your collection with this Clinton Portis Autographed Washington Commanders Custom Maroon Football Jersey — JSA Authenticated. Portis signed this custom Washington maroon football jersey directly on the front, delivering his autograph on the team-color canvas of the franchise where he played from 2004 through 2010 (when the team was known as the Washington Redskins, prior to the franchise's 2020 transition to the Washington Football Team and subsequent 2022 rebrand to the Washington Commanders). Portis finished his Washington career as the franchise's second all-time leading rusher with 6,824 rushing yards across seven seasons — trailing only Hall of Famer John Riggins's franchise record of 7,472 yards. Authenticated by James Spence Authentication (JSA) with a numbered sticker and certificate of authenticity verifiable at JSA's official website.

This Washington Custom Maroon Football Jersey has been hand-signed by Clinton Portis. The autograph has been certified authentic by James Spence Authentication (JSA) with a numbered sticker and certificate of authenticity verifiable at JSA's official website.

Product Highlights

• Hand-signed by Clinton Portis — 2002 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year; 2-time Pro Bowl selection (2003, 2008); 2008 Second-Team All-Pro; 9,923 career rushing yards (just 77 yards shy of the 10,000-yard career milestone); Washington franchise's second all-time leading rusher; included on the Washington Commanders' 90 Greatest list
• Washington Custom Maroon Football Jersey — custom-format jersey in the franchise's traditional maroon and gold colorway; non-licensed Washington-styled blank with team-color identity
• JSA Authenticated: numbered sticker and certificate of authenticity verifiable at JSA's official website
• Washington career credentials: 6,824 rushing yards (2nd all-time in franchise history); 46 rushing touchdowns across seven Washington seasons (2004-2010); the most decorated running back of the franchise's 2000s era
• The Champ Bailey trade: acquired from the Denver Broncos on March 4, 2004 for Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey and a second-round draft pick — one of the most famous trades in modern NFL history
• 2002 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: 1,508 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns as a rookie with the Denver Broncos, capturing the league's top first-year offensive honor
• Backed by our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee

Washington's Second All-Time Leading Rusher

The Washington franchise has been in operation since 1932 — nearly a century of professional football, including three Super Bowl championships (XVII, XXII, XXVI) and a deep tradition of star running backs. Across that entire franchise history, only one player has rushed for more career yards as a Washington running back than Clinton Portis: Pro Football Hall of Famer John Riggins, who totaled 7,472 career rushing yards across his seven Washington seasons (1976-1979, 1981-1985) and finished his career with a Super Bowl XVII MVP performance. Portis ranks second on the franchise's all-time list with 6,824 career rushing yards across his seven seasons in Washington (2004-2010) — just 648 yards behind Riggins's record, and well ahead of every other player in franchise history at the position. The 2nd-all-time-rushing-yards credential places Portis among the small group of running backs whose careers have defined the franchise's identity across multiple eras. Other notable Washington running backs include Larry Brown (5,875 career rushing yards 1969-1976), Joe Washington, Earnest Byner, and Stephen Davis — all of whom finished their Washington careers with meaningfully fewer rushing yards than Portis. For collectors building Washington running back inventory, Portis is one of the centerpiece figures of the franchise's modern history at the position.

9,923 Career Yards — 77 Yards from a Historic Milestone

The 10,000-yard career rushing milestone is one of the most celebrated thresholds in NFL history. Only a small group of running backs in the league's nearly-century-long history have crossed it — a group that includes virtually every Hall of Fame running back from the past several decades. Clinton Portis finished his nine-year NFL career with 9,923 rushing yards across 113 games — just 77 yards short of the 10,000-yard threshold. The shortfall makes Portis one of the very few NFL running backs to retire within striking distance of the milestone without quite reaching it, a structural detail that's become part of his career narrative in retrospect. The 77-yard gap is genuinely narrow — slightly more than a single average game's worth of rushing production. Had injuries not slowed Portis in his final NFL seasons (he played only 13 combined games in 2009 and 2010 before Washington released him in February 2011), he almost certainly would have crossed the 10,000-yard mark. The career arc captures both the elite production of his peak years and the body-toll reality of NFL running back careers — Joe Gibbs himself asked Portis to add 15 pounds and play a John-Riggins-style power running back role during his Washington years, a positional ask that produced peak production but accelerated the physical wear that ultimately cut his career short.

The Champ Bailey Trade — March 4, 2004

One of the most consequential NFL trades of the 2000s came on March 4, 2004, when the Denver Broncos traded Clinton Portis to the Washington Redskins for All-Pro cornerback Champ Bailey and a second-round draft pick. The trade was widely debated at the time — critics argued that shut-down cornerbacks like Bailey were structurally harder to acquire than running backs and that giving up a second-round pick along with Bailey made the deal one-sided in Denver's favor. The trade ultimately produced star-level production for both franchises: Bailey went on to a Hall of Fame career as a cornerstone of the Denver defense (Bailey was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019), while Portis became the foundation of Washington's offensive identity for the next seven seasons and the franchise's second all-time leading rusher. The trade is often discussed in retrospective lists of NFL's most significant transactions of the 2000s, and the Champ Bailey connection has remained part of Portis's career narrative throughout his post-playing years. The Washington Redskins signed Portis to an eight-year, $50.5 million contract upon his arrival — at the time, one of the largest contracts ever given to a running back in NFL history.

2002 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

Clinton Portis's first NFL season produced one of the most dominant rookie running back campaigns in league history. As a 2nd-round (51st overall) pick by the Denver Broncos out of the University of Miami in 2002, Portis rushed for 1,508 yards and 15 touchdowns as a rookie — averaging 5.5 yards per carry behind Denver's elite offensive line — and earned the 2002 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. The OROY credential is one of the most prestigious individual honors a first-year NFL player can receive, given annually to the league's top first-year offensive performer. Portis's 2002 season established him as one of the most explosive young running backs in the NFL and set the foundation for the contract leverage that would eventually drive the Champ Bailey trade two years later. Portis's Denver tenure (2002-2003) produced consecutive 1,500+ yard rushing seasons across both years — making the trade to Washington a high-leverage move based on demonstrated NFL production rather than mere potential.

The Washington Career — Joe Gibbs and the Power Running Game

When Clinton Portis joined the Washington Redskins in March 2004, head coach Joe Gibbs was returning to the franchise after 11 years away (Gibbs had retired in 1992 after winning Super Bowl XXVI). Gibbs immediately asked Portis to put on 15 pounds and transition from the speed-based running style he'd used in Denver to a John-Riggins-style power running back role — the offensive identity that had defined Gibbs's three Super Bowl championships in Washington during the 1980s and early 1990s. The transition produced sustained elite-level production: Portis recorded 1,000+ rushing yard seasons in 2004 (1,315 yards), 2005 (1,516 yards), 2007 (1,262 yards), and 2008 (1,487 yards) — and earned his second Pro Bowl selection plus Second-Team All-Pro honors in 2008. His best season individually came in 2008, when he led the NFL in rushing for much of the season before nagging injuries slowed his final stretch. The transition to a power back role also accelerated the physical wear that would ultimately end his career — by 2009 and 2010, injuries had reduced his playing time substantially, and Washington released him in February 2011 just short of the 10,000-yard career milestone.

The Note on Era Branding

This jersey carries the Washington maroon team-color canvas associated with the current Washington Commanders branding. Clinton Portis's playing career was entirely under the franchise's prior name, the Washington Redskins — the team's identity from 1933 through 2019. The franchise transitioned to "Washington Football Team" in 2020 and rebranded to the "Washington Commanders" in February 2022. The team colors (maroon and gold) have remained consistent across all franchise naming eras, so the canvas of this jersey aligns to the visual identity Portis wore on field during his 2004-2010 tenure even as the franchise's name has since changed. For collectors building Washington memorabilia displays across the franchise's multiple naming eras, Portis's signature on this current-branded canvas anchors to the team-color identity that connects his playing career to the current franchise era.

JSA Authentication

This jersey has been certified authentic by James Spence Authentication (JSA). A numbered tamper-proof sticker has been applied directly to the jersey, and the matching certificate of authenticity ships with the piece. The JSA sticker number can be verified online at JSA's official website. James Spence Authentication operates as one of the major third-party authentication providers in sports memorabilia, with verification chains used by collectors, retailers, and resale platforms across the industry.

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