Former NFL Running Back Portis Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud

Former NFL Running Back Portis Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Injured Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis watches his teammates warm up before their NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Landover, Maryland, Oct. 17, 2010. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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Clinton Portis was among three former National Football League (NFL) players who have pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide scheme to defraud a healthcare program for retired NFL players, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Portis, a former running back who was drafted by Denver in 2002 and spent the bulk of his career with Washington, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 6.