Vikings starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy has an alter ego that he calls "Nine." ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 and total dork JJ McCarthy is making headlines, not for his play, but for his tremendously cringe alter ego known as "Nine." Intensity ...