J.J. McCarthy passionately nodded his head, not blinking as he listened to his head coach's speech. As the Minnesota Vikings' ...

Heading into their game against the Lions at Ford Field, the Vikings were coming off a disheartening blowout loss to the ...

Now, after a potentially season-saving performance by the entire team in Detroit, McCarthy finally has another opportunity to ...

McCarthy’s calm demeanor disappears between the lines, replaced by an alter ego teammates swear is the real deal.

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

McCarthy helped spark an upset win over the Lions on Sunday. ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit thinks Minnesota could go on a run with ...

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

In a game that the Minnesota Vikings weren't expected to win, according to many, J.J. McCarthy arguably played his best game ...

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

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McCarthy's next nine games will go a long way toward validating the Vikings’ decision to roll with him — or changing the team's direction.

Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson discusses quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s “9” persona that the quarterback channels out ...