McCarthy's has intense gameday demeanor has been celebrated in Vikings postgame locker room videos and mocked on social media ...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy divulged this week that an alter ego has been helping him succeed during his ...

Minnesota Vikings QB JJ McCarthy reveals his intense “alter ego” named “Nine” that fuels his focus and game-day mindset.

J.J. McCarthy reveals the name, origin of his alter ego originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a ...

The real mastermind, according to the 22-year-old quarterback, is his edgy alter ego, Nine, who scored three touchdowns in ...

J.J. McCarthy acknowledged his new game-day persona -- "Nine," a reference to his jersey number -- and said it is a product ...

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 ...

More specifically, McCarthy, who missed the entirety of his rookie season with a torn meniscus and missed five games this ...

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

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.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy admitted on Wednesday at TCO Performance Center to having an alter ego that comes out on gamedays. He called it “Nine,” which is his uniform number. He said it came ...