Zorn Says He and Portis Are 'Solid'

INDIANAPOLIS--Washington Redskins Coach Jim Zorn and tailback Clinton Portis had their issues during the season. But Portis said during Super Bowl week that he was glad to see Zorn retained by the Redskins for a second season, and Zorn said here today at the NFL scouting combine that he thinks his relationship with Portis is fine.

"I don't think there was ever anything there," Zorn said. "I think we're solid. He's just gotten frustrated with some things and needed to voice it. I don't have a problem with it."

Zorn said he thought the incident during the season in which Portis, upset about how he was used in a game, criticized Zorn on a radio show was not worth the attention that it received and was "not that newsworthy."

Zorn also said: "I've always felt like Clinton and I have a pretty strong relationship, to be honest with you. I see that when something gets spoken about, it escalates."

(washigtonpost.com)_