Russell Wilson Clarified His Miracle Water Comments, Said It Only Prevents Concussions

Russell Wilson has clarified the claims he made about Reliant Recovery Water, a company in which he is an investor. His assertion to Rolling Stone that nanobubbles in the product sped up his recovery from a concussion suffered in the NFC Championship Game raised eyebrows across both the scientific and non-scientific communities alike.

“I banged my head during the Packers game in the playoffs, and the next day I was fine,” he said. “It was the water.” The Seattle Seahawks quarterback also offered a testimonial to the magic powers of the water via Twitter.

These bold claims were met with a fair share of skepticism. Wilson addressed those skeptics after practice on Thursday by going into a little more detail about what he believes the product can — and can’t — do.

"“I didn’t have a concussion,” Wilson said. “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.'” “I didn’t have a head injury, but what I was trying to say is I think it helped prevent it,” he 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.”"

Boom. Take that, haters. You’ve been Bill Nye’d by unassailable facts.

Wilson’s unfounded claims would be laughable if not for the National Football League’s inescapable connection to head trauma. There’s enough disinformation being espoused without one of the league’s marquee players adding his to the top of the pile.

Honestly, I have a hard time deciding if Wilson really believes what he’s saying about the product or if he’s doing it to move units. He certainly seems steadfast in his commitment to his religious leanings.

Whatever the case is, don’t hold your breath on these claims being rubber-stamped by any agency with real authority.