Walter Football, a well-known fantasy football analyst with a sizable following, found himself at the center of a social media firestorm on Wednesday evening after making controversial remarks. The incident began when the official Walter Football account, boasting over 35,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), engaged in a heated debate about a comment from Rex Chapman.
Chapman was responding to claims made by former President Donald Trump during a debate, where he mentioned immigrants eating pet dogs and cats. Chapman dismissed the statement as a “racist lie” and defended Haitian immigrants, emphasizing their legal status and contributions to the community.
Walter Football’s response was swift, questioning Chapman’s defense by accusing him of “lying for the establishment.” From there, the conversation took a sharp turn, spiraling into a wider debate that soon involved Walter Football making inflammatory remarks about both immigrants and women’s voting rights.
When another user chimed in, defending Chapman’s rebuke of the “eating dogs” comment, Walter Football shot back, accusing the user of falling victim to “Goebbels-level journalism,” a reference to the infamous Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. The escalation only worsened when a third party mocked the fantasy football site’s political commentary, sarcastically combining football rankings with extreme political views.
The mockery seemed to provoke an even more controversial response from the Walter Football account, which stated, “Women are great, but probably would be better off not voting. And my family immigrated to the US, so I certainly do not hate all immigrants.”
As the backlash mounted, another user asked Walter Football to elaborate on the stance regarding women and voting. The response was startling: “Women have the luxury of voting without the responsibilities that come with it. They can vote to send men off to war but never have to go into war themselves. If women, upon registration, were assigned civic duties of some sort, then it would make sense for them to be able to vote.”
The remarks quickly drew outrage from followers and critics alike. Walter Cherepinsky, the man behind Walter Football, is the founder and current president of the website, which has become a popular destination for fantasy football rankings and NFL mock drafts. According to his LinkedIn profile, Cherepinsky attended Penn State and resides in Philadelphia, running his website independently.
NFL reporter Benjamin Allbright offered some insight into how Walter Football gained popularity, noting that the site mastered search engine manipulation by posting mock drafts years in advance, keeping it consistently at the top of search results. “It always baffled me that people cite them for anything,” Allbright remarked, reflecting on the site’s controversial rise to prominence.
Despite the backlash and the increasingly hostile online reaction, Cherepinsky is unlikely to face any serious consequences for his views, given his independent platform.
However, the controversial nature of his comments has sparked widespread discontent across social media. Many fans who had followed Walter Football for years expressed their disappointment, citing an inability to separate sports from such extreme political opinions.
One long-time follower summed up the frustration many were feeling, writing, “I’ve continued following @walterfootball even knowing we did not align politically because I tried to keep sports separate. Disagreeing on tax rates is one thing. Arguing I should not have a right to vote in the country in which I was born simply because I’m a woman is a step too far.”
As the controversy continues to unfold, it remains to be seen how, or if, Cherepinsky will address the growing criticism.
For now, the incident has left a bitter taste for many fans who once looked to Walter Football solely for fantasy advice, now questioning whether they can continue supporting the brand.
