CHARLOTTE, NC – AUGUST 24: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this screenshot from the RNC’s livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, former NFL athlete Herschel Walker addresses the virtual convention on August 24, 2020. The convention is being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic but will include speeches from various locations including Charlotte, North Carolina and Washington, DC. (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images)
Former NFL star turned political figure Herschel Walker has reportedly declined an invitation to debate his opponent in the US Senate race.
Walker, who starred collegiately at Georgia, is running for a US Senate seat out of the state. His opponent is Senator Raphael Warnock.
The former NFL star has declined an invitation for a debate on a Thursday night.
“I’m not going to respond to anything because you know that’s not a debate, and you know that,” Walker said. “You’ve got people who are contributors to his campaign and it’s in this room that only two people are gonna see it on a Sunday night, I think. NFL Football, I am giving you an opportunity to be nationwide so everybody can see what it is, see the contrast between the two of us. I don’t know how you can ask for anything better.”
As 13 WMAZ points out, the debate will not interfere with Sunday Night Football.
“The debate is set for a Thursday night, not a Sunday. It is a co-sponsored debate by 13WMAZ, our Atlanta station 11Alive, Georgia Public Broadcasting, The Telegraph and Mercer’s Center for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University,” they report.
Fans are taking to social media to react.
Walker, meanwhile, has reportedly accepted a debate invitation for Oct. 14.
According to the report, the invitation for an Oct. 13 debates remain open.
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