Overview

• Mary Kay Cabot received the Pro Football Writers of America’s Bill Nunn Memorial Award as the second woman and second Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter to earn the honor.
• During her acceptance speech, Cabot recalled enduring calls and public criticism from Bill Belichick early in her career before delivering a quip about his inability to relate to an older woman.
• Her one-liner highlighted the 49-year age gap between the 73-year-old coach and his 24-year-old partner, Jordon Hudson, and quickly went viral.
• Hudson responded on X by reposting criticism of the joke and lamenting widespread media focus on her personal life.
• The exchange has reignited scrutiny of Belichick’s personal and coaching persona just weeks ahead of his first season as North Carolina’s head coach on September 1.