This was bound to happen.
After telling Rolling Stone that he banged his head during the playoffs last season and that drinking Reliant Recovery Water – of which he's an investor – might have helped him avoid a concussion, Russell Wilson has been scrutinized across social media platforms.
The criticism reached the point that the Seattle Seahawks quarterback had to backtrack from his evangelist-like claim, while speaking with reporters after the team's practice on Thursday, August 27.
"I didn't have a concussion," Wilson clarified to ESPN. "I guess it was perceived wrong. I did not have a concussion. I was saying that I had been consistently drinking the water for a month and a half — five, seven times a day. And I was like, 'Man, maybe this stuff is helping me out.'"
Wilson added that Seahawks teammates Kam Chancellor and Russell Okung also regularly drink the water, before once again trying to clarify his original comments.
"I didn't have a head injury, but what I was trying to say is I think it helped prevent it," Wilson said. "I think your brain consists of like 75, 80 percent water, so I think that just being hydrated, drinking the recovery water really does help."
Glad you cleared that up, Russ. The Recovery Water is filled with electrolytes and nanobubbles, which according to some users help speed up recovery time. Let's see how much it helps Wilson this season.
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