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- Shiloh Sanders scolded a female reporter on social media for writing about her brother, Shedur Sanders.
- Sanders responded to veteran reporter Mary Kay Cabot’s article by telling her to “go make a sandwich.”
- Cabot, a prominent reporter, responded by highlighting her role in opening doors for women in sports journalism.
Colorado State football coach Deion Sanders previously told his players to respect women and call them “Miss” instead of their first names. But her second son, Shiloh Sanders, took to social media on April 29th to say he didn’t heed that advice at all, sparking a reaction from a female reporter who scolded him online, with Shiloh saying the reporter was “very emotional”.
The controversy highlights the challenges still facing female sportswriters, even as prominent as Mary Kay Cabot, who began covering the Cleveland Browns as a beat writer in 1991.
In this case, Cabot reported that Shiloh’s younger brother, Shedur Sanders, is not leading the race to be the Browns’ starting quarterback. She reported that Shedur was ranked second to highly-paid veteran quarterback Deshaun Watson and opined that the team should declare Watson as the top quarterback as soon as possible so the Browns’ starting offense can “start working together.”
Shiloh responded to the comments on Instagram on April 29th.
“Go make me a sandwich Mary,” Shiloh replied.
Mary Kay Cabot responds to Shiloh Sanders’ ‘Let’s go make a sandwich’ comment
Former Colorado safety Shiloh Sanders may have been trying to make fun of Cabot’s comments by telling Watson to “start cooking” in the Browns’ offense. However, his comments were also perceived as sexist. “Make me a sandwich” is an old insult used to belittle women, implying that they belong in the kitchen.
Cabot was asked about the incident on Cleveland radio 92.3 The Fan on April 30th.
“Well, let me just say this: I really believe that I’ve inspired a lot of women and young girls to know that they can go out and do a good job in a man’s world and take on everything that comes with it,” Cabot replied.
She didn’t say anything directly about Shiloh, saying she was happy to take the high road and “open doors like that” to women.
Shiloh Sanders says female reporters are ‘very emotional’
Shiro didn’t leave it alone. “This is to Mary Kay: If you’re going to be a reporter, be a reporter and report the facts,” he said on his Twitch channel on April 30.
“When you have an opinion and it’s always hateful to Shedule, it just seems like something strange and an agenda that you’re pushing,” Shiloh said.
Last year, the Professional Football Writers Association recognized Cabot as the recipient of the Bill Nunn Memorial Award for his “longstanding and outstanding coverage of the field of professional football.” She was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for her work and has been covering the Browns longer than Shiloh, 26, has been alive.
Nevertheless, Shiloh presented her as an example of a different kind.
“There are a lot of women in this field who take soccer reporting seriously, who actually do their homework, study the game, get the stats right, and get the news right,” Shiloh said on Twitch. “But I don’t want women to get a bad impression when it comes to reporting because you have big emotions and you don’t have the will to actually report on what’s really going on.”
Shiloh Sanders tells Mary Kay Cabot to ‘just calm down’
Shiloh didn’t dispute what Cabot reported about the QB battle, but noted that the Browns currently “don’t have the receivers” in minicamp to make the QB look good. Rather, the Browns seemed to be reacting emotionally to her opinion that Watson should soon be their top quarterback over her brother, who was selected by the Browns in the fifth round of the NFL draft last year.
“Speaking of your opinion, you’ve been saying some weird things ever since he got there,” Shiloh said. “So I’m like, let’s just settle for that, because it doesn’t make any sense and it makes you look like you’re crazy, like you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Shiloh will retire from football after completing his collegiate career at the University of Colorado in 2024. Since then, he has pursued other interests, including modeling and social media influencership. It appears that Sandwich’s comments were removed from Instagram on Thursday afternoon after they received unwarranted attention.
But before he could do so, a Cleveland radio host tried to make light of the situation by asking Cabot about her sandwich-making abilities.
“You can make a delicious grilled cheese with ham,” Cabot said.
Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. Email: bschrotenb@usatoday.com
