By now, you’ve probably come across a picture or video of new Pittsburgh Steelers wideout DK Metcalf without a shirt on. The most famous one is from his 2019 NFL Draft meeting with the Seattle Seahawks and their former head coach Pete Carroll.
If you haven’t seen it, check it out right here. If you have seen it, you know that DK looks like he was built in a lab. The dude is just ripped, plain and simple, and that kind of physique is not easily attainable.
So, it comes as a surprise to find out that Metcalf has one of the most unhealthy eating habits a human being can have. In a 2023 interview with Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, Metcalf admitted to eating three bags of candy PER DAY.
Metcalf helps offset that by the fact that he only eats one full meal. Even still, three bags of candy was not on our “what does DK Metcalf eat?” bingo card.
“I’m probably the worst person to ask that,” Metcalf replied when Garnett asked about how important nutrition is. “I’m a candy type person. I eat one meal a day, drink one coffee and eat like three full bags of candy.”
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— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) July 22, 2023
With Garnett in disbelief, Metcalf went into detail about what his typical sugar-filled day looks like.
“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,” Metcalf added. “I’m having dinner at 8/9. And then I eat dinner, go to sleep. … I’m a candy eater.”
At least Metcalf has excellent taste in candy.
The former 2019 second-round pick will now be taking his talents — and candy — to Pittsburgh after he was traded there by the Seahawks recently. Steelers players now know who to go to if they have a sweet tooth in the locker room.
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