Redskins LB Will Compton Goes Total Fanboy on Kevin Durant to Get Twitter Follow

By virtue of being an NFL player, Washington Redskins linebacker Will Compton likely does not get starstruck by too many people. However, even he turns into a total fanboy when seeking attention from one of his favorite professional athletes.

Just look at his Twitter feed.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant calls the Washington, D.C. area home and has made no secret about the fact that he roots for the Redskins and the Washington Nationals. When Washington beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday night to clinch the NFC East, the 2013-14 NBA MVP was extremely proud of his hometown team:

And that tweet led to quite an entertaining thread.

Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall noticed Durant's tweet and showed some love back to the Thunder star:

Compton just happened to see his teammate's tweet and decided to get in on the action:

Don't worry, Compton. Durant knows who you are.

While he must have been ecstatic to get that tweet, the 26-year-old linebacker wanted a follow:

In case you were wondering, it's real:

via @KDTrey5

You'd better believe that some of his buddies saw this thread and gave him a hard time:

The thirst was incredibly real. It also was apparently not completely quenched by Durant's follow, because Compton kept fishing for follows:

Did this attempt work as well?

via @DaleJr

Just like that, Compton has two new (high-profile) follows. Not a bad day.

[Twitter, h/t Fox Sports]