Cleveland Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot made a joke about Bill Belichick's relationship with 24-year-old Jordon Hudson on Friday when she accepted the Bill Nunn Memorial Award during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Gold Jacket Dinner in Canton, Ohio.
Cabot briefly covered Belichick when the two crossed paths in Cleveland in 1991.
âBill Belichick was the first Browns coach I ever covered,â Cabot said. âYou see, if you start out with Bill Belichick, no one can rattle you after that. If Bill didnât like something I wrote, heâd call and yell at me. If you asked a dumb question, heâd call you out. Eventually, I had to learn to stand up to him. During one of those yelling matches, I told him, if you donât have the âfootballsâ to say that to the guys, then donât say it to me. Bam.â
And here's where her joke came into play.
âBut now, I totally understand why Bill gave me such a hard time. I was 28 at the time, and he just couldnât relate to a woman that old,â Cabot added.
Many news outlets picked this up, including the New York Post. However, they said that Cabot took a "savage shot" at Belichick.
That's when she jumped in and shut that down.
"It was a joke! Not a "savage shot." Just a little joke! You can see that from my delivery. All in good fun!,"Â Cabot posted on Twitter, formerly known as X.
Hudson also somewhat responded to Cabot's comments. In a post of the video, someone commented, âNot much of a âlaugh.â No wonder so many have contempt for the media, especially those who want to be the story rather than (report) on the story.â Hudson retweeted this comment
Belichick and Hudson's relationship was truly brought into the spotlight after a controversial CBS Sunday Morning Interview. CBSâs Tony Dokoupil asked Belichick how he and Hudson met during the interview. Hudson then walked straight into the interview and put an end to that line of questioning.
âWeâre not talking about this,â she said.
The fallout from this has included multiple reports, all with different claims regarding Hudsonâs involvement in Belichickâs professional and personal affairs. And it has led to a few jokes, including Cabot's.