Robert Henson
No. 51
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1986-01-27) January 27, 1986
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Longview
College:Texas Christian
NFL Draft:2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 186
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2008 First-team All-MWC
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Robert Henson (born January 27, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at TCU.

Early years

Henson earned District 11-5A Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2003 at Longview High School in Longview, Texas. He chose to attend TCU over offers from Arkansas and Nebraska.

College career

Henson began his college career at Texas Christian University as a redshirt freshman in 2005, when he started two games and played in all twelve as a redshirt freshman for the MWC Champion Horned Frogs. In his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons, Henson was at least third on the team in tackles, was named Honorable Mention All-MWC, and the Frogs won their bowl game. In his senior year, he was named 1st Team All-MWC [1] and recorded 73 tackles, one sack and two interceptions.[2]

Professional career

Henson was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft, to compete for a middle linebacker position and contributing to special teams.[3][2]

On September 21, 2009, following an "unsightly" 9-7 home victory, Henson posted some disparaging remarks via his Twitter account about fans who had booed and jeered the Redskins' performance. Specifically he called the fans who jeered the team "dim wits", said that the same people would trade places with him in a second due to the money he was making, and that he did not appreciate being booed in his own home stadium. Henson went further by saying the fans did not understand what was best for the team because they "work 9 to 5 at McDonald's", which drew the most criticism. [4] After much criticism from the media and fans, Henson apologized and has since deactivated his account.[5] He was placed on injured reserve on September 4, 2010.[6]

On August 5, 2011, he waived by the Redskins.

References

  1. ↑ "Frogs Place 18 On All-MWC Football Team". Dec 3, 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Redskins Sign Henson, Mitchell to Rookie Deals". June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  4. ↑ Steinberg, Dan (22 September 2009). "A Redskin Feels the Heat From a Tweet". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Henson takes down Twitter account". 22 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Redskins' Roster at 53 after Parker, 20 others released". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-07.
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