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Seahawks' Russell Wilson Clarifies Comments On Recovery Water After Seeing Backlash
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson on Thursday said his comments to Rolling Stone about how Reliant Recovery Water <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2015/08/27/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Roundup.aspx">helped him recoup from a concussion</a> during the NFC Championship game were "perceived wrong," according to Bob Condotta of the SEATTLE TIMES. Wilson said, "I did not have a concussion. I was saying that I had consistently been drinking the water for about a month, month and a half, you know, five to seven times a day and maybe this stuff is helping me out.” He added, "I didn’t have any head injuries, but I was trying to say I think it helped prevent it. I think your brain consists of like 75 to 80 percent water, so I think that just being hydrated and drinking the Recovery Water really does help." Wilson has an endorsement contract with Recovery Water, and he said of the product, "It’s one of those things that I truly do believe it helps with recovery, it’s one of those things that the science behind it, all that help that they’re trying to do" ( <a target="_blank" href="http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/russell-wilson-clarifies-concussionrecovery-water-comments/">SEATTLE TIMES, 8/28</a> ). Radio host Dan Patrick wondered if this is a "placebo effect," saying, "If you think it’s helping you out, it could help you out.” But he noted it "feels like a marketing ploy here,” and it becomes a “slippery slope if you’re promoting the healing powers of this water” ( “The Dan Patrick Show,” 8/28 ).
