Josina Anderson Responds After Sister Accused Of Attacking Browns Writer Over Shedeur Sanders Comments
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Josina Anderson has threatened action against Cleveland Browns beat reporter Zack Jackson in what could become an interesting media rift.
Jackson, a writer for The Athletic, received some crude emails from someone he was led to believe was Josina’s sister following perceived criticism of rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
The journalist says he’s of the view that he has been mostly positive in his reporting of Sanders and is sure he has never written anything racial or defamatory against the QB. So he definitely wasn’t pleased to receive the email he outlined on his Zack Jackson and Friends podcast.
“So Shedeur is to forget about what happened in the summer. Aren’t you the same mutt who lied about him last month and what happened during the draft?” the message read. “Called out by Deion Jr. in your hit piece. You cowardly, pathetic creature. I don’t understand why you and many of Cleveland media write vile lies about the young king. He’s all that you will never be. You have no one to blame about where you are in your miserable life. Blame your parents, as you had a 400 year head start on this society. Your envy and jealousy is telling. Wash the grease and mousse. Brush those yellowing teeth and bathe, neanderthal.”
Of course, he replied.
“With all due respect, which is none, I’ve never lied about Shedeur,” he wrote. “I have no idea what you’re talking about or why you’re so angry with me. You’re ridiculous. I said run along, play in traffic. Something like that. Oh, and something I said was that you sent this message to me twice, so clearly you have mental issues.”
Josina Anderson Fires Back At Zac Jackson
Jackson received another email two days later in which the sender claimed to be the sister of a popular NFL reporter.
“Ah yes, I did send it twice making sure you got my message. The fact that you responded lets me know I hit a nerve, and I’m surprised you can even read. I’ll let my sister know you actually had balls to reply, but find it odd you haven’t responded to Deion Jr. Typical white cowardly boy afraid to deal with a Black man. I have all the help I need, Brutus. Go write another lie so you can feel superior giving your insecure ass a feeling of power, which is all you got. Have the life you deserve. You live behind a keyboard tearing down Black men who you envy and can never be, and I’m the one that needs to get help? You and your kind are a cancer to humanity. Again, go wash.”
Another email soon followed.
“You have no idea who you’re dealing with white man. Take a guess at who my sister is. I’ll enjoy seeing the look on your face when you realize it. Take a bath yet? I smell the stench from this email.”
The sender’s name? Sheila Anderson.
Jackson took it to mean that the messages were backed by Josina.
“And so this person is claiming to be related, and is claiming to pass this message along. That tells me, Josina, that you’re inciting this kind of sh*t. And it’s bullsh*t. Your mental issues are not my problem. And your opinions are not my problem either,” he said.
Josina Anderson has since responded to Zac Jackson, denying that her sister reached out to him while claiming she does not have one named Sheila Anderson.
“This defamatory accusation from @AkronJackson of The Athletic on his podcast, is categorically false,” she tweeted.
Anderson vowed to “handle” the situation with “appropriate action.”
“I do not have a sister named “Sheila Anderson,” nor do I have a sister who reached out to Zac Jackson in any form or fashion.
“I listened to the reported podcast, and I can’t believe that Jackson would so recklessly share that story on his platform without checking with me first and verifying the false claim.
“I will handle this with the appropriate action.”
This defamatory accusation from @AkronJackson of The Athletic on his podcast, is categorically false.
I do not have a sister named “Sheila Anderson,” nor do I have a sister who reached out to Zac Jackson in any form or fashion.
I listened to the reported podcast, and I can’t… https://t.co/JpJyq0lMD3
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) December 6, 2025
Anderson has been accused of having an obsession with Shedeur Sanders. It appears Zack Jackson just gave her some firepower.
