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JJ McCarthy on the sideline
JJ McCarthy is a meme again.
Last season, McCarthy became a meme when he revealed his “nine” persona to fans, who mocked him.
On Sunday, McCarthy left the game against the Philadelphia Eagles with an apparent hip injury.
The Giants QB attempted to warm up on the sideline and fell to his knees in pain.
#Giants QB JJ McCarthy took a massive hit directly to his throwing shoulder and he’s out of the game and now in the locker room.
He tried throwing on the sideline… and it didn’t go well. https://t.co/qpNXjKwWGw
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 8, 2026
McCarthy later returned to the game and led the Giants to a win over the Eagles.
“Football is a physical game,” McCarthy said. “I can’t thank the training staff enough for helping me get back on the field as fast as possible. But yeah, it’s feeling pretty good.”
“I feel good,” he added. “At the end of the day, [as] I said, it’s a physical game and a lot of guys are banged up, but we’re going to do our best to make sure we turn over as fast as possible and do whatever we can between now and then and make sure we’re as close to 100% leading up to a great opponent against Washington. They’re going to be hungry, and we’re really excited to go get this one.”
The video of McCarthy falling in pain became an instant meme on social media.
Me, when my wife asks me to take out the trash. https://t.co/kLES9pl1Ei
— Sebastian (@mrcaseb) November 8, 2026
POV: you just turned 25 https://t.co/pan6VtSb2o
— Today Years Old (@todayyearsold) November 8, 2026
texted fine shyt “can i crack?” and she responded with “a joke maybe” https://t.co/FFglW6PfmO
— 𝙅𝙖𝙮𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙙𝙨 🥷🏿 🗽 (@Dimessjayy) November 9, 2026