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Redskins ask Portis to change ways

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There was a time when Clinton Portis would spend a good portion of the offseason in Miami's South Beach, relishing the spoils of his profession. The Redskins running back still enjoys his weekends as much as anyone, flashing that devilish smile when the topic of partying is raised, but his more regular attendance at Washington's offseason workout program has been a departure from years past. Portis is taking a more mature and healthy approach to his preparation, he says, at the behest of team owner Daniel Snyder and Vinny Cerrato, the vice president of football operations. Snyder and Cerrato provided another apparent impetus in the form of a lucrative new contract for Portis -- despite his injury and conditioning issues the past two years -- essentially guaranteeing his contract through 2010, a rarity in a league of non-guaranteed contracts.

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June 10, 2008  06:44 AM ET

Wow, talk about a boring T and R.

June 10, 2008  06:49 AM ET

As I have been saying all along, Dan and Vince will eventually eclipse Gibbs, Allen and even Cooke as true servants of the Skins. Their unworthy enemies and competitors will be ground into the dust in the next four seasons.

June 10, 2008  06:58 AM ET

I thought the title of the article was referring to his love of cross dressing!

June 10, 2008  07:29 AM ET

HA!
And ducks need to stop quacking.

June 10, 2008  07:43 AM ET

OK, so as I read this headline the Redskins want Portis to change his ways. The article says he is attending the offseason workouts. They want him to change that? Is there a part of the article that is missing or did some headline writer not read the article?

June 10, 2008  08:01 AM ET

despite his injury and conditioning issues the past two years -- essentially guaranteeing his contract through 2010, a rarity in a league of non-guaranteed contracts.

Is that supposed to be a tongue twister...come now tell me the truth? You pulling my leg right?

June 10, 2008  08:08 AM ET

I did too Cowboystar.

June 10, 2008  08:09 AM ET

clinton: please come down and play for the fins, the deadskins don't deserve you...

June 10, 2008  08:27 AM ET

Why do you want a RB? You have the workout machine Ricky Williams!

But seriously you should be happy with Ronnie Brown.

June 10, 2008  08:35 AM ET

portis is superstar material...wasted on the deadskins...

June 10, 2008  08:48 AM ET

Yaaaawnnn!!! Portis better have a breakout season, I know Betts is chompin at the bit.

June 10, 2008  08:50 AM ET

Portis is so ghetto bro, he is classless and an overall mess. If I were Miami I wouldnt mess with this guy..Let him rot in DC

June 10, 2008  08:52 AM ET

Just like the T.O. Dallas story......it's a slow newsday, and it's the off season. Yawn.

June 10, 2008  08:54 AM ET

Greco-Roman your nuts...Miami may be a nice place...to visit....but he
found a home in DC.....
Fins are terrible and Tuna boy aint changing them in a year....

June 10, 2008  09:01 AM ET

yea leave the redskins who made the playoffs last year for the dolphins who almost went winless last year.....deadskins?

June 10, 2008  09:07 AM ET

yea leave the redskins who made the playoffs last year for the dolphins who almost went winless last year.....deadskins?

Newf77 | 06/10/08, 09:01 AM

Yeah, I got a good laugh out of that myself.

June 10, 2008  09:18 AM ET

Newf77 and DarrellGreen_28 are right on!!!!!!!!

June 10, 2008  09:34 AM ET

Portis is so ghetto bro, he is classless and an overall mess. If I were Miami I wouldnt mess with this guy..Let him rot in DC
I is the man | 06/10/08, 08:50 AM

Isnt this tool from Miami? So what you're saying is Miami is a ghetto right?

June 10, 2008  09:34 AM ET

Thanks for the inside story... ???????? The truth is he better have a break out season or he will be lucky to even be on the team after next year.

 
June 10, 2008  09:48 AM ET

Fins will win 6 this season..

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