The new Twitter craze: Quitting

After his emotional rant towards the Washington fanbase on Twitter Sunday, Redskins rookie linebacker Robert Henson has made a rather rational decision:  He's quitting Twitter.

Henson apologized about the rant on Monday, and his Twitter page no longer worked by Tuesday.  The Redskins say that Henson said set up the page by himself, and took it down by himself.

Henson joins Nick Barnett as the latest Twitter quitters, but they surely won't be the last to say something they regret after a game, apologize, and then run for cover.

Now Henson just has to make some memories on the field or he'll forever be known to Redskins fans as the dude who called them a bunch of dim wits who work at McDonald's
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26 Responses to "The new Twitter craze: Quitting"

  1. theTRUTHwillSETuFREE says: September 22, 2009 4:23 PM

    "Henson said up the page himself" ummmm, I think "set" would be the proper word here. Cmon Greg, does anyone proof read your shit first?

  2. Florios'Lawyer says: September 22, 2009 4:27 PM

    Does this mean you're gonna stop reporting "stories" about it?
    Aw, shit. Didn't think so.

  3. Mgraywsu says: September 22, 2009 4:28 PM

    "The Redskins say that Henson said up the page by himself, and took it down by himself."

    Should be "set" instead of "said"

  4. favrecansuckit says: September 22, 2009 4:28 PM

    If only the rest of the world can follow their lead.

  5. darlak says: September 22, 2009 4:28 PM

    just as bad as FBD Bitches!!!!!!!

  6. spyboots says: September 22, 2009 4:31 PM

    He is also forgetting that the "dim-wit" fans (whether they work at McD's or are heart surgeons) are the ones bringing in the revenue for him and other overpaid athletes.

  7. Big J says: September 22, 2009 4:32 PM

    The Redskins should trade that idiot for a couple of hamburgers.

  8. BostonISaChraphole says: September 22, 2009 4:37 PM

    My goodness thank you so much PFT for letting me know that a rookie on the Redskins quit twitter. I was so worried I wouldn't be able to go on working today without refreshing every 5 seconds to find out who quit.

    I can get back to work now.

  9. CapsLockKey says: September 22, 2009 4:37 PM

    I hope the trend continues. 99.99% of Twitter accounts are a waste of cyberspace.

  10. Kodiakal Karnage says: September 22, 2009 4:42 PM

    Quitters never win, and winners never quit...

    Wait...

    Unless it's Twitter, then winners never tweet, and tweeters never twit. I mean quit.
    Try again:
    Queefers never tweet, and teeters never quaff.
    Cheaters never chaff, and quivers never quit.
    Tweeters never twat, and wieners never teat.

    Nevermind.

    Twitter is stupid.

    It's no accident a letter off from "titter" which is exactly what 11-12 year old girls do, which is exactly who uses it to begin with.

  11. whuteva says: September 22, 2009 4:51 PM

    now, the skins just have to get this rook to stop being so concerned with getting booed and actually into his playbook so he can actually be active for a game some time soon.
    or soon, he'll be working 9 to 5 at McD's like the rest of those skins fans!

  12. JimmySmith says: September 22, 2009 5:02 PM

    "who called them a bunch of dim wits who work at McDonald's. "

    How is it that Vox is everywhere, even on the Twitter accounts of a Redskin's player???

  13. ButchD says: September 22, 2009 5:03 PM

    "The Redskins say that Henson said set up the page by himself, and took it down by himself."


    wow, all by himself??? they grow up so fast. what's next potty training?

  14. Shackman v2.0 says: September 22, 2009 5:04 PM

    Can't happen soon enough as far as I'm concerned and I hope more players soon follow suit. A large number of athletes don't realize until after the fact that some of their tweets surely make them look like twidiots and I wish Now if only members of the media would follow. We all can dream, right?

  15. thecrazytomato says: September 22, 2009 5:05 PM

    Wow. I must say wow. Some of you people. Let me guess, you cant read the title of the story, but all of a sudden you can read the article.

    You all are complaining about Florio searching for news on twitter, and most of his titles have a twitter saying in them. You know you dont have to read them right?

    You all are just a bunch of trolls. Well I for one, enjoy reading about how a player was a moron and posted something that they should have kept their mouth shut about. Like I said, its in the title page, so apparently you WANTED to read it. Then you think its funny to try and troll about it. Grow up, I thought school was already in session. I don't think it would be a bunch of grown adults that are hypocrites.

  16. BostonISaChraphole says: September 22, 2009 5:22 PM

    Please im begging your PFT I am stuck at work and havent seen a twitter update in a long time! I NEED MY FIX!
    Please tell me what color Ochocincos socks are today, and if Chris Mortenson is busy performing felatio on tom condon!

    I NEED TO KNOWW!!!! F5

  17. Winston Wolfe says: September 22, 2009 5:56 PM

    This is good news for PFT. With every canceled twitter account PFT has stronger content. With every new twitter account PFT is diluted. Adam and Mort twittering have single handily made PFT a second banana.

  18. Adam-Chris Scheftersen says: September 22, 2009 6:15 PM

    It's not called quitting. It's called qwittering.

  19. rusH1023 says: September 22, 2009 6:29 PM

    BostonISaChraphole -

    Why do you bother coming here, douche? You suck, no one likes to read your shit, and you're definitely not funny at all.

  20. GB3Pack4 says: September 22, 2009 6:37 PM

    Barnett and Henson made mature decisions in getting off Twitter, obviously having realized its pitfalls. Their decisions should not have been characterized as "running for cover".

  21. thecrazytomato says: September 22, 2009 6:37 PM

    @rush1023
    I agree. People can read the title and if it says twitter in it, just pass it right along. DONT READ IT THEN, but some of us, actually like hearing some of these stories.

  22. GB3Pack4 says: September 22, 2009 6:39 PM

    Reply to RusH1023: Thank you for your reply to Boston, etc.

    Reply to Adam-Chris Scheftersen: That's great! I hope it catches on!

  23. doe22us says: September 22, 2009 7:23 PM

    who is henson again????

  24. saintsgirl1220 says: September 22, 2009 11:27 PM

    This guy is an idiot. Just ask Greeny....did anyone catch his rant this morning.....IT WAS GREAT AND I COULDN'T AGREE WITH HIM MORE. This is an insult to everyone... not just Redskins Fans

  25. packers4life says: September 23, 2009 12:43 AM

    Who cares if people are quitting Twitter? That site is a waste of time anyway.

  26. Throw"Rah"InTheBay says: September 23, 2009 2:57 AM

    So why is the creator of "The Muppets" talking crap about McDonalds employees and how did he get a job with the Redskins?

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