With the right group, fantasy football is serious business, and one man took his punishment for finishing last extremely seriously in a story that went viral on Twitter.
Lee Sanderlin, a Jackson, Mississippi-based writer, announced on Thursday that he would begin a penalty for finishing last in a fantasy football league that included spending 24 hours in a Waffle House. The catch was that each waffle he ate reduced the amount of time he needed to complete the sentence by an hour.
The message instantly went viral on social media, with several sports reporters and other football professionals supporting him. And he needed it because Sanderlin was having trouble with the task.
Sanderlin claims to have puked after waffle number six. Which, according to the commissioner’s guidelines, did not entail him losing the hour he was given for eating said waffle. If we’re being honest, the biggest flaw was viewing this as an eating competition rather than a casual Waffle House hangout. Starting with two waffles right away and not gradually eating at a moderate pace really added to the regret and bloat.
And, as many have pointed out, this isn’t a one-of-a-kind problem. Others have received comparable sanctions for failure in fantasy sports, and some have performed far better than Sanderlin. They were also extremely generous with their tip.
Even so, after an all-nighter and nine waffles, he finished by Friday morning, cutting the experience down to only 15 hours.
It’s a learning experience for everyone involved, and Sanderlin has stated on social media that he isn’t looking for contributions and instead encourages people to donate to local charities in their communities. Overall, it’s a lovely story with some unexpected positive publicity for Waffle House. We wish him well in drafting a team next year so he doesn’t have to go through this ordeal again.
