NFL athletes are some of the fiercest competitors in all of sports. Nutrition plays a big role in that, with players needing to maintain the physique required to play in the most violent league in the world.
But that’s not Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver D.K. Metcalf. Despite a physique usually reserved for statues of Greek gods, Metcalf revealed to former NBA champion Kevin Garnett that he’s primarily fueled by Starbucks coffees and entire bags of candy.
DK Metcalf really might be the greatest athlete of all time knowing his physique and physical abilities are powered by this diet pic.twitter.com/VpyDjzaUh1
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) July 22, 2023
The transcript of the conversation must be seen to be believed.
“Talk about how important nutrition is. Nutrition’s huge,” Garnett said.
“I’m probably the worst person to ask that,” Metcalf said. “I’m a candy type person. I eat one meal a day, drink one coffee and eat like three full bags of candy.”
Garnett’s confusion was palpable.
“Man, define bags of candy, man. Jelly beans?”
“Nah, see I’m a gummy type of guy. So you get lifesavers—”
“Come on man. Stop, man. Come on. Hold on, hold on, man,” Garnett said before Metcalf volunteered to take him through a day in the life.
“I’m gonna just take you through yesterday,” Metcalf said. “So yesterday I woke up, worked out. Worked out again. Came home, showered. I’m hungry. Run to Starbucks, get a quick coffee. That’s going to hold me ‘till 4, 5 o’clock. This 12. This gonna hold me for like four hours. Around 4:30, I order some candy and a water. Got the Skittles gummies. Then I got the Lifesaver Creations. They the same size bag so I just mix them…get the gummy, get the candy, get the water, eat that. That’s gonna hold me ‘till like 8 o’clock. I’m having dinner at 8/9. And then I eat dinner, go to sleep. … I’m a candy eater.”
Hard to argue with Metcalf’s results at this point, though he might want to change some things about his diet whenever he retires from football.
The NFL world was quick to react to the shocking news:
KG's reaction to the notion of an athlete ordering candy has me in tears lol https://t.co/Yua5pwoAoW pic.twitter.com/n8Ka8g3lKJ
— Daniel Olinger (@dan_olinger) July 23, 2023
DK Metcalf really might be the greatest athlete of all time knowing his physique and physical abilities are powered by this diet pic.twitter.com/VpyDjzaUh1
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) July 22, 2023
Need to see what DK’s parents/entire bloodline looks like https://t.co/EfQm3gxaxo
— yc (@yc) July 22, 2023
well i know one thing his teeth are definitely DKing https://t.co/4j0DbtKdHi
— hk (@richhomiekhan) July 22, 2023
