Skip Bayless had a hard time accepting Shilo Sanders' recent comments

The first week of May never disappoints in sports. From post-NFL Draft analysis to the NFL and NHL playoffs in full swing, there's no shortage of storyline. However, there was one headline grabber that came out of left field. In two separate but related narratives that center around two of Deion Sanders' sons, both reached viral levels.

On Wednesday, Cleveland Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot tweeted that she believed veteran QB Deshaun Watson had a clear edge over second-year QB Shedeur Sanders.

Cabot's report came after only three minicamp practices only afforded to first-year head coaches. Even before most of the league opened with their offseason program, she believed the quarterback competition had already been solved. 

With my breaking news here that Deshaun Watson has taken the lead over Shedeur Sanders in the #Browns QB competition and has the inside track to win it, I think they should declare him QB1 asap and let the 1st team offense start to cook. There's no time to waste: https://t.co/HDkyNnugo7

Shilo Sanders pushed back from the sidelines

The Sanders men are good at having each other's back. They are "I am my brothers' keeper" personified. The greatest quick example of this was a sideline incident when a Texas Tech staffer attempted to swat a ball away from Shilo Sanders after a touchdown. Both Shedeur and Deion Sanders Jr. were right there to make sure no further slights were attempted.

Cabot has been covering Cleveland for 40 years. A longevity that has embedded her with the fans. However, she has a tendency to take the facts she has and project what will happen based on her interpretation of those facts. Many of these are disproven or found out later to have never been a real option. Many of these takes are rooted in an antiquated logic.

Since Shedeur was drafted, there are plenty of examples of good reporting of facts, marred by a personal take that was wrong or did not age well. Several of those takes come off as Cabot believing in the now trendy "anybody but Shedeur" narrative.

In a comment posted under Cabot's tweet about Watson having an edge, Shilo Sanders posted, "Go make a sandwich, Mary." He would later add context via his Twitch channel after the comment was believed by many to be misogynist in nature.

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"We don't care what you think is going to happen," Shilo said via Twitch. "Let Shedeur go and practice. He doesn't need to go on Instagram and Twitter and always see you bad-mouthing him.  That's what I have a problem with. If it's reporting, report it, if you have facts or news. But when it comes to your opinion, you've been saying crazy things since he's been there. Just chill with that. It doesn't make sense, and it makes you look crazy, like you don't know what you're talking about."

Shilo does not need to defend his brother, even though the logic is understandable. Shedeur has been just short of perfect when it comes to dealing with the media. Every answer is measured and reasonable. He does not take the bait. Despite endless narratives, Shedeur has handled it all with grace. 

Skip Bayless went a step too far

Virtually everyone with a media platform addressed the Cabot report as well as Shilo's response. There have been several different takes on it. The only thing that separated Skip Bayless' comments from everyone else, is no one else tried to speak for Deion Sanders on the matter. Keep in mind, Coach Prime and Bayless have a longstanding relationship and feed off of each other. Was this offered up after taking to Sanders? 

Skip Bayless addresses Shilo Sanders post about Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot. pic.twitter.com/Fg9ueLi7Vi

Bayless' take is not over line, until those last two parts. Knowing the Sanders family, believing in the Sanders family is fine. Acknowledging Prime's 'respect for women' aspect is fine, even if it feels like professional pandering inside the room. The issues are speaking for Deion and defending Cabot's report.

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"I don't think Dad will like what Son said." This isn't even a sports thing. It's not Skip's place to say how Deion would feel. Especially if there is a possible Sanders family fallout from this, that is their business to discuss privately. If Coach Prime wants to say something about the report or Shilo's response to it, Prime will do so himself. He has his own platform and is not shy about saying anything if he thinks it needs to be said.

It's obvious Cabot is not rooting for Sanders to win the QB1 job. Which is fine. That is evident in what she posts. On April 25, she posted 20 times in 24 hours about Taylen Green. A freak of an athlete that the team has admitted will play QB but is a project and probably will not factor into the starting QB position in 2026.

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Cabot is the author of the "Dillon Gabriel is a supercomputer" narrative. She also said he will be a factor in 2026, even though the team has hinted at the idea that the competition is a two-person race, with Gabriel not being one of those two.

This most recent viral report is subjective spin. Monken said as much. For context, Cabot's report of Watson having an edge and the assertion that the team should name him the starter "ASAP", makes just as much sense as Sanders fans in 2025 claiming Shedeur should be named the starter in rookie minicamp. Neither had any probability of happening and both sound equally ludicrous.

Let's wait until July and August to see who looks, acts and plays the part before jumping to conclusions.

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