"Even with all the running backs in camp - five, including three who have been to the Pro Bowl - the Redskins still haven't said publicly that they are giving up hope of landing former Philadelphia Pro Bowler Brian Westbrook.

Westbrook's brother, Washington cornerback Byron Westbrook, said Monday he has stopped asking about the situation, even as teams such as the Denver Broncos lose running backs to injuries early in training camp.

"He has to be comfortable in the whole situation," Byron Westbrook said after Monday's late afternoon practice. "Just because our personal opinions of being here with close friends [including former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb] and close to home, he has to [make] a good decision for him. We do have three great running backs and two young guys right now that's playing their butts off, so he might not want to come to a situation where he does not know where he could fit in, if he could fit in."

Clinton Portis is the incumbent, with Larry Johnson and Willie Parker the veterans pushing him for time. Second-year back Ryan Torain has been impressive early in camp, and Keiland Williams, an undrafted free agent from LSU, is also on the roster. "