Former NFL running back Clinton Portis enters the college football coaching fraternity after accepting the running backs coach and run game coordinator position at Delaware State University under new head coach DeSean Jackson.

Former NFL star Clinton Portis has been named DeSean Jackson’s running backs coach and run game coordinator at Delaware State

DeSean Jackson's first coaching staff at Delaware State will include another former NFL player. The school announced that Clinton Portis will be the running backs coach and run game coordinator for the 2025 season.

Delaware State University’s football program has added another NFL great to its HBCU football coaching staff. Newly hired head coach DeSean Jackson has appointed Clinton Portis as the team’s running backs coach.

Clinton Portis, who rushed for nearly 10,000 yards over nine NFL seasons with Denver and Washington, is joining DeSean Jackson's staff at Delaware State as running backs coach.