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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Following a season sitting on the sidelines, J.J. McCarthy has adopted a new persona to help him hopefully lead the Vikings ...

Per Kevin Seifert of ESPN, McCarthy revealed on Wednesday that such antics are part of an alter ego he birthed as he spent ...

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

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

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