We Are All Dave McKenna XXVI

Here's your daily link to Dave McKenna's brilliant "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder," which we'll be posting until Snyder's dumbass libel suit disappears down an Iraqi spider hole. Today: D.C. Sports Bog remembers a few of Clinton Portis's words upon his arrival to Washington and into the cold embrace of a dangerous maniac disguised as a human cash machine. Portis would have some good years, but, ultimately, his career would be overshadowed by the team's failures and Snyder's stupidity.

From the AP:

Clinton Portis received about 100 phone calls from NFL players when word got out that he was going to sign a $50 million contract with the Washington Redskins.

The messages? They wanted to know how to get the same kind of deal from the free-spending Redskins.

"Dan Snyder is the owner that every player in the NFL wants to play for," Portis said at a news conference to announce his arrival in a trade that sent cornerback Champ Bailey to the Denver Broncos.

From USA Today:

"Everybody's trying to get here," Portis explained. "After my deal was announced, I probably got 100 phone calls (from players around the league) — 'Man, tell him to come get me!' "

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