"You know man, I think you put women reporters in the locker room in positions to see guys walking around naked, and you sit in the locker room with 53 guys, and all of the sudden you see a nice woman in the locker room, I think men are gonna tend to turn and look and want to say something to that woman. For the woman, I think they make it so much that you can't interact and you can't be involved with athletes, you can't talk to these guys, you can't interact with these guys.
"And I mean, you put a woman and you give her a choice of 53 athletes, somebody got to be appealing to her. You know, somebody got to spark her interest, or she's gonna want somebody . I don't know what kind of woman won't, if you get to go and look at 53 men's packages. And you're just sitting here, saying 'Oh, none of this is attractive to me.' I know you're doing a job, but at the same time, the same way I'm gonna cut my eye if I see somebody worth talking to. I'm sure they do the same thing."
UPDATE (2:08 p.m.): And Roger Goodell has spoken, according to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello: "The comments are clearly inappropriate, offensive and and have no place in the NFL. We have contacted the Redskins and they will discuss the matter directly with Mr. Portis."
UPDATE (3:29 p.m.): And the Redskins have spoken. From a news release, here's Clinton Portis' statement: "I was wrong to make the comments I did, and I apologize. I respect the job that all reporters do . It is a tough job and we all have to work and act in a professional manner. I understand and support the team on these issues.”
