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.
āBill Belichick was the first Browns coach I ever covered,āĀ Cabot said. āYou see, if you start out with Bill Belichick, no one can rattle you after that. If Bill didnāt like something I wrote, heād call and yell at me. If you asked a dumb question, heād call you out. Eventually, I had to learn to stand up to him. During one of those yelling matches, I told him, if you donāt have the āfootballsā to say that to the guys, then donāt say it to me. Bam.ā
And here's where her joke came into play.
āBut now, I totally understand why Bill gave me such a hard time. I was 28 at the time, and he just couldnāt relate to a woman that old,ā 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!,"Ā Cabot posted on Twitter, formerly known as X.
Hudson also somewhat responded to Cabot's comments. In a post of the video, someone commented, āNot much of a ālaugh.ā No wonderĀ so many have contempt for the media, especially those who want to be the story rather than (report) on the story.ā Hudson retweeted this comment
Belichick and Hudson's relationship was truly brought into the spotlight after a controversialĀ CBS Sunday Morning Interview. CBSās Tony DokoupilĀ asked Belichick how he and Hudson metĀ during the interview. Hudson then walked straight into the interview and put an end to that line of questioning.
āWeāre not talking about this,ā she said.
The fallout from this has included multiple reports, all with different claims regarding Hudsonās involvement in Belichickās professional and personal affairs. And it has led to a few jokes, including Cabot's.