Vikings' J.J. McCarthy Explains 'Nine' Alter Ego After Viral Locker Room Video

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy divulged this week that an alter ego has been helping him succeed during his ...
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JJ McCarthy’s cringeworthy alter ego is doing irreparable damage to White Boy PR

Vikings quarterback and total dork JJ McCarthy is making headlines, not for his play, but for his tremendously cringe alter ego known as "Nine." Intensity ...
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J.J. McCarthy reveals the name, origin of his alter ego

By day, he’s a mild-mannered 22-year old, but when J.J. McCarthy puts on his Minnesota Vikings uniform and steps onto the ...

How injury setbacks fueled J.J. McCarthy’s edgy alter ego in Vikings return

He might have been wearing a No. 9 Vikings jersey, but J.J. McCarthy was not the real author behind last Sunday’s thrilling ...

J.J. McCarthy explains his gameday intensity — it's his alter ego

As Kevin O'Connell prepared to give him a game ball in the visitor's locker room at Ford Field on Sunday, J.J. McCarthy ...

J.J. McCarthy has developed an angry alter ego

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy was smiling, eventually, after Sunday's win over the Lions. During the game (and during ...

J.J. McCarthy’s alter ego and where it could take the Vikings

Though he’s always carried himself with a level of intensity, McCarthy’s alter ego was developed last year as a rookie while he was on injured reserve recovering from a torn meniscus.