Shilo Sanders tells Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot: 'Go make a sandwich'

April 30, 2026Updated May 1, 2026, 4:43 p.m. ETShilo Sanders chided a female reporter on social media after she wrote about his brother, Shedeur Sanders.Sanders told veteran reporter Mary Kay Cabot to "go make a sandwich" in response to her opinion.Cabot, a distinguished reporter, responded by highlighting her role in opening doors for women in sports journalism.Colorado football coach Deion Sanders previously has told his players to respect women and to address them as “miss” instead of their first names. But his middle son Shilo Sanders didn’t exactly heed that advice on social media April 29, sparking a response from the female reporter whom he chided online, followed by Shilo saying the reporter had “so much emotion.”The controversy highlights the challenges female sports reporters still face, even one as distinguished as Mary Kay Cabot, who started covering the Cleveland Browns as beat writer in 1991.In this case, Cabot reported Shilo’s younger brother Shedeur Sanders isn’t leading the competition to become the Browns’ starting quarterback. She reported Shedeur ranks behind high-priced veteran quarterback Deshaun Watson and then gave her opinion the team should declare Watson as the top quarterback as soon as possible so the Browns starting offense could “start to