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Apparently Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson doesn’t need the NFL’s revamped concussion protocols.
He just needs some miracle water.
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson said ‘Reliant Recovery Water’ helped him after he suffered a head injury in the NFC championship game. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
In a lengthy profile by Stephen Rodrick in “Rolling Stone,” Wilson touted the virtues of Reliant Recovery Water — a product in which he invests — as a kind of miracle cure following workouts and after injury. The fourth-year signal caller said the drink, which Rodrick described as a “a $3-per-bottle concoction with nanobubbles and electrolytes,” helped Wilson come back from a head injury he suffered in the Seahawks’ NFC championship game victory over the Green Bay Packers in January.
“I banged my head during the Packers game in the playoffs, and the next day I was fine,” Wilson said in the piece. “It was the water.”
Though agent Mark Rodgers — who negotiated a four-year, $87.6 million contract extension for Wilson on the eve of training camp last month — cautioned he had no actual medical evidence the water worked, Wilson sounded like a true believer in the piece.
“I know it works,” Wilson told Rodrick. “Soon you’re going to be able to order it straight from Amazon.”
Wilson doubled down on his proclamation Wednesday via Twitter.
I believe @Recovery_Water helped prevent me from getting a concussion based on a bad hit!
#NanoBubbles
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) August 26, 2015
Pro Football Talk’s Michael David Smith speculated the injury in question came after a second-quarter interception by Green Bay safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, when linebacker Clay Matthews delivered a blindside block. That hit earned Matthews a $22,050 fine, and a barrage of criticism for Seahawks medical personnel for allowing Wilson back in the game after a very brief sideline exam.
Wilson was not limited in practice in the two weeks between the come-from-behind win over the Packers and Super Bowl XLIX, and it looks like we now know why. There was something in the water.
The profile also touches on Wilson’s relationship with pop star Ciara, his work with children and his family’s Richmond, Virginia, roots.
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He just needs some miracle water.
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson said ‘Reliant Recovery Water’ helped him after he suffered a head injury in the NFC championship game. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
In a lengthy profile by Stephen Rodrick in “Rolling Stone,” Wilson touted the virtues of Reliant Recovery Water — a product in which he invests — as a kind of miracle cure following workouts and after injury. The fourth-year signal caller said the drink, which Rodrick described as a “a $3-per-bottle concoction with nanobubbles and electrolytes,” helped Wilson come back from a head injury he suffered in the Seahawks’ NFC championship game victory over the Green Bay Packers in January.
“I banged my head during the Packers game in the playoffs, and the next day I was fine,” Wilson said in the piece. “It was the water.”
Though agent Mark Rodgers — who negotiated a four-year, $87.6 million contract extension for Wilson on the eve of training camp last month — cautioned he had no actual medical evidence the water worked, Wilson sounded like a true believer in the piece.
“I know it works,” Wilson told Rodrick. “Soon you’re going to be able to order it straight from Amazon.”
Wilson doubled down on his proclamation Wednesday via Twitter.
I believe @Recovery_Water helped prevent me from getting a concussion based on a bad hit!
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) August 26, 2015
Pro Football Talk’s Michael David Smith speculated the injury in question came after a second-quarter interception by Green Bay safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, when linebacker Clay Matthews delivered a blindside block. That hit earned Matthews a $22,050 fine, and a barrage of criticism for Seahawks medical personnel for allowing Wilson back in the game after a very brief sideline exam.
Wilson was not limited in practice in the two weeks between the come-from-behind win over the Packers and Super Bowl XLIX, and it looks like we now know why. There was something in the water.
The profile also touches on Wilson’s relationship with pop star Ciara, his work with children and his family’s Richmond, Virginia, roots.
Seahawks' most irreplaceable players
Visit seattlepi.com for more Seattle Seahawks news. Contact sports editor and Seahawks beat reporter Stephen Cohen at stephencohen@seattlepi.com or @scohenPI.
Continue reading...