Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley

Until he does something on the field, Redskins rookie linebacker Robert Henson will be remembered for a series of tweets he fired off following Sunday's 9-7 win over the Rams. Henson, a star player at TCU and the son-in-law of the nationally known pastor T.D. Jakes, caused quite a stir when he used his Twitter account to rip Redskins fans for booing the team and then engaged in a debate in which he came off looking unbelievably immature. Our guy Dan Steinberg from The Washington Post has all the details in this report. Here's the original tweet that understandably fired up Redskins fans:

"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!!"

And when some of Henson's 1,200 followers on Twitter -- including some in the media -- started engaging him in a debate, the rookie linebacker took things to another level.

"No I didn't play but I still made more than you in a year and you'd (gladly) switch spots with me in a second," Henson wrote. "I was talking to the fans (who) said the crazy stuff, I'm use (to heckling) but I've never been booed in my own stadium. Again, that was for the half hearted but if everyone wants to jump in, come on. The question is who are you to say you know what's best for the team, and you work 9 to 5 at Mcdonalds [sic]. You don't wanna follow me anymore, then fine but we play for you and win lose or draw, we represent you!! My guy on the Rams said they never got booed even when they didn't win a game."

And honestly, I think it's the McDonald's line that will stick with Henson the longest. As a sixth-round pick who hadn't been active the first two games, it's not like Henson has a lot of job security. In fact, the Redskins could have probably won favor from some fans by immediately releasing Henson.

Even his own teammates became critics. Cornerback DeAngelo Hall told reporters in Ashburn, Va. that he identified with the fans who were booing.

"I'd have booed us too," Hall said. "I felt like booing us, with that (nonsense) we put out there. It was a win, but it was (nonsense)."

And in case you're new to the parenthetical game, nonsense is the Disney version of the quote. Maybe this series of tweets won't define Henson's NFL career, but for now, that's all we have to go on. And with The Post's recent story about the Skins turning their back on season-ticket holders, Henson couldn't have picked a worse time to make these comments.

Are we wasting too much time talking about a guy who may never see the field? Probably so, but I think this story is bigger than Henson. Players have more avenues than ever to talk to fans. In many ways, that's a really good thing. In this case, Henson completely lost his head and forgot that he represents an organization and a fan base.

His words of apology the day after his angry diatribe ring pretty hollow.