Clinton Portis offers his view on the Ines Sainz situation

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clinton portis 285x214 Clinton Portis offers his view on the Ines Sainz situation

Earlier today, Clinton Portis offered up some rather strange and harsh remarks about the Ines Sainz and New York Jets situation. Suffice to say that his take is not going over so well.

Transcription of the interview via Dan Steinberg and the D.C. Sports Bog

“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.”

Of course, it didn’t take long for Portis to retract that 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.

This entire situation has gotten out of control. Especially since, from Sainz’ own admission, that she wasn’t sure the Jets acted inappropriately.

Ugh, really? I mean, she couldn’t have said that Saturday or Sunday when this whole thing blew up? It’s Tuesday and we’re still talking about a scantily clad reporter who knows nothing about football. Can we move on now?

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