Redskins running back Clinton Portis has endorsed Mike Shanahan as a potential replacement for coach Jim Zorn.
Portis said Wednesday that "if they have a change, then of course they would get the thumbs-up vote for me for Coach Shanahan."
"If Coach Zorn is done, I would think that's a great direction to go in, if you can get Coach Shanahan," Portis said during his weekly appearance on "The John Thompson Show" on ESPN 980. "But I don't know if Coach Zorn will be gone."
Portis hasn't played since suffering a concussion Nov. 8 and was placed on the season-ending injured reserve list on Dec. 8.
He played under Shanahan in Denver.
Portis Endorses Shanahan As Coaching Candidate