GET READY FOR DK Metcalf’s dirty secret. You’d think a six-foot-four, 235-pound slab of muscle would eat some high-protein, everything-bad-free diet, especially when priming for the biggest season of his football life. But as Metcalf speaks on this Zoom in late April, he’s … bingeing fast food. “It’s vacation,” he says between bites, “so I’m having french fries.” He goes on. “I’ll describe it as this: I’m a fat-ass at heart. If I didn’t play football, I would not care about my body.”
Not that anyone will believe him, because whenever DK (real name: DeKaylin) Metcalf takes the field for the Seattle Seahawks, he stands out, thanks to a stunning blend of Thor-level size and Black Panther athleticism. Sometimes Metcalf is all explosive strength, the kind that fueled his 73-yard catch-and-run-away from two Cowboys corners last year. Other times he’s channeling mental strength, the kind that drives a man to chase down a streaking safety half his size on an interception return (Arizona’s Budda Baker in a still-legendary
