Minnesota Vikings rookie QB JJ McCarthy has taken his love for meditation to a new level.
Those who have followed JJ McCarthy's career for a while are well aware of his love for meditation. During his days in Ann Arbor, McCarthy would often be seen sitting underneath the goal posts on game day in a meditative state as he prepared his mind for battle.
Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy meditates during warmups before the Big Ten championship game. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK "For me personally, I meditate before the game just to really get my mind set into that calmness, that emptiness where I can allow things to happen and I can react from a higher perspective instead of reacting out of just straight impulse," McCarthy said. "I want to promote the practice to the rest of the world. I want to be able to have, you know, kids who look up to me, see that and be like, 'hey, let me try this out' and see it for themselves.
Whatever he's doing as part of that process clearly works. During his two years as a starter at Michigan, McCarthy put together an overall record of 27-1, including a 2-0 record against Ohio State, 2 Big Ten Championships. a Rose Bowl victory over Alabama, and a National Championship victory over Washington.
Now that he's moved on to Minnesota, it appears as though McCarthy is taking that pregame meditation routine to a new level. Ahead of Saturday's preseason matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, the rookie QB entered U.S. Bank Stadium with an unusually large bag that certainly caught some attention.rookie QB J.J. McCarthy was seen carrying his Shiftwave chair into the locker room yesterday, this is a part of his weekly pre-game routine.
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