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Russell Wilson Sending a Dangerous Message with Supposed Miracle Concussion Cure

August 28, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

It was initially easy to laugh at Russell Wilson's bubbles-cured-my-concussion claims. It was giggle fuel. He was also claiming the bubbles healed a teammate's knee injury. Silly stuff. No one would believe it, anyway, right?
Then, when Wilson later repeated the claim, still confident despite the silliness, this story became something else. This story became dangerous.
First, go back in time for a moment to last year's NFC title game. Wilson was hit hard in the head by Clay Matthews after throwing an interception. It was a nasty, brutal hit:
It seemed as if Wilson was concussed, but he stayed in the game and didn't miss practice time in the week leading up to the Super Bowl.
This week, Rolling Stone profiled Wilson, and in the story, Wilson claims the reason his head was fine was a product called Reliant Recovery Water—which, interestingly, costs $3 a damn bottle. The full passage:
Wilson is an investor in Reliant Recovery Water, a $3-per-bottle conc...

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