Green Bay’s Clay Matthews crushed Russell Wilson midway through last season’s NFC Championship game and was fined $22,000 for the hit by the NFL, but Wilson controversially remained in the game despite the possibility that he suffered a concussion. Wilson was not checked on the field at the time.
The Seahawks would go on to win the game, and Wilson revealed in a Rolling Stone profile that his head injury was miraculously healed by “Recovery Water,” a product that Wilson coincidentally has invested in.
Via Rolling Stone:
“Another venture is slightly less altruistic. Wilson is an investor in Reliant Recovery Water, a $3-per-bottle concoction with nanobubbles and electrolytes that purportedly helps people recover quickly from workouts and, according to Wilson, injury. He mentions a teammate whose knee healed miraculously, and then he shares his own testimonial.
“I banged my head during the Packers game in the playoffs, and the next day I was fine,” says Wilson. “It was the water.”
Rodgers offers a hasty interjection. “Well, we’re not saying we have real medical proof.”
But Wilson shakes his head, energized by the subject. He speaks with an evangelist’s zeal.
“I know it works.” His eyes brighten. “Soon you’re going to be able to order it straight from Amazon.”
According to the Recovery Water website, the product will “help reduce pain and inflammation from your active lifestyle; accelerate recovery from injury and muscle related stress; decrease fatigue for higher energy during activity; speed muscle recovery after activity; and deliver better hydration,” all for $49.99 a case. Why even wear football helmets anymore when you can just drink some Recovery Water?
