Robert Henson

Robert Henson serves as a backup linebacker for the Washington Redskins in the National Football League. After playing college football with the TCU Horned Frogs football team, Henson signed with the Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

Henson came under fire in September 2009 after the Redskins played the St. Louis Rams in week two and he posted messages to his Twitter page calling the Redskins' fans "dim wits." Fans reacted back, reminding Henson that he did not play in the game, but Henson later removed the Tweets and apologized for his words.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/09/robert_henson_apologizes.html?hpid=news-col-blog

• "All you fake half hearted Skins fan can .. I won't go there but I dislike you very strongly, don't come to Fed Ex to boo dim wits!!"—Robert Henson on Twitterhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/21/robert-hensons-twitter-ap_n_293674.html

• "The question is who are you to say you know what's best for the team and you work 9 to 5 at Mcdonalds."—Robert Henson on Twitterhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/21/robert-hensons-twitter-ap_n_293674.html

• "I understand the weight that my words carried and how I offended some fans, and for that again I apologize, I updated my Twitter, updated everything else, every other social network I was on, saying that I apologize, and not because I'm scared, but just because it was the right thing to do. And I sincerely apologize to all the fans. I hope to have a long, prosperous career here, and I don't want anybody booing me or being negative towards me. Because if you seen me in training camp, I sat out there for hours signing autographs, because I love to do this, and the fans are really what keep me going."—Robert Henson in an apology to fanshttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/09/robert_henson_apologizes.html?hpid=news-col-blog