Report: Deshaun Watson's claim that he was recorded commenting on his son's record is undermined by the recording of such comments

We suspected last week that Deshaun Watson, the Browns' quarterback, would be pushed back.

Report: Deshaun Watson's claim that he was recorded commenting on his son's record is undermined by the recording of such comments

We suspected last week that Deshaun Watson, the Browns' quarterback, would be pushed back. These reports were reported on Thursday.

Josina Anderson from CBS Sports shared some information via tweets that undermines Deshaun Watson’s claims.

Anderson's full report is here: Anderson says that he was told of a recording of a conversation with the adult son 1 of 12 women interviewed by the NFL in the Deshaun Watson case. He stated that his mother initially praised Watson after their massage but changed her tone and account after hearing about negative allegations against Watson. According to a league source, the son told his mother that he wanted to reward her silence. It is possible that the NFL initially was hesitant about the details they received from the woman's child -- even though they only mentioned it in their report. Watson's side later reviewed the recording and discovered the above details. This is likely to explain why Watson did not include this accuser with the five women that the NFL ultimately focused their attention on at the hearing.

It is not clear if the woman in question has resolved her claims against Watson. Twenty-eight of the 24 plaintiffs have settled their claims.

Whatever the reason, the NFL ultimately focused only on five cases, despite the fact Watson has been accused of sexual assault by at least 24 women. This is the extent of evidence from the league. Anderson confirmed our last week's report that there was no evidence of violence or force, threat, coercion in the five cases where the NFL concentrated its attention.

Monday will see the submissions of written materials by each party to support their respective positions. We'll then wait for Judge Sue L. Robinson to rule on the matter.