Despite the reluctance of team officials to accede to suggestions that his contract should be reworked, 2002 offensive rookie of the year Clinton Portis will report for an upcoming weekend minicamp and the second-year tailback is expected to participate in the Denver Broncos on-field practice sessions, ESPN.com has confirmed.

There has been speculation that, with the team's chilly response to his proposed contract initiative, Portis might boycott the minicamp. But agent David Ware said on Wednesday that his client intends to attend the weekend camp and emphasized his contract situation will not be a distraction during the three days of workouts.

"You can say with authority," said Ware, "that Clinton will be at the minicamp. He will do what is expected of him. The plan all along has been for him to be there."

Ware declined to address whether the contract will be an issue if the matter is unresolved when summer training camp begins. He hinted broadly, however, the four-year contract must be addressed at some point this summer.

The league's fourth-leading rusher in 2002, Portis has made himself scarce in Denver during the offseason, preferring to work out in Miami instead of in the club's organized conditioning sessions.

The minicamp begins on Friday and concludes Sunday.

Portis, 21, was a second-round choice in the 2002 draft, the 51st overall prospect to go off the board. He signed a four-year, $2.65 million contract which included a signing bonus of $1.29 million, and minimum base salaries in each season. Under the contract, Portis is scheduled to earn a $300,000 base salary for 2003.

In becoming the fourth different Broncos rookie in eight years to rush for 1,000 yards in a debut campaign, Portis registered 273 carries for 1,508 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also had 33 receptions for 364 yards and two touchdowns in 16 games, 12 of them starts.

Ware noted last month that he and Portis feel the former University of Miami star clearly outplayed the contract and that he would seek to revisit the deal. Denver general manager Ted Sundquist countered that the team has more pressing financial issues with which it must contend.

"He's now in the second year of a four-year deal and we've got some other players ... whose contracts are up (after the 2003 season) and need to be taken care of," he said.

The Broncos in past years reworked the contracts of tailbacks Terrell Davis and of Mike Anderson, making them more equitable, after the players' performances superceded deals they had signed as low-round draft choices. Sundquist noted that Davis and Anderson, however, were sixth-round selections and received relatively low signing bonuses, while Portis got a seven-figure upfront payment.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.