Documented collaborations

J.J. McCarthy

Josh Liljenquist and J.J. McCarthy appear together in four direct community-outreach collaborations and one shared athlete-and-creator record documented on this site. The record separates public-post dates from later reporting and places independent coverage beside the project it discusses.

About Josh Liljenquist

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6video edits

21platform uploads

20verified uploads

62.5Mverified views

4 direct collaborations · 1 shared collaboration

4 direct collaboration records total 56,715,800 verified views. Five short-form edits are tracked across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. The separate full-length YouTube publication is included in known uploads, but its views are excluded until a verified first-party count is stored. Exact verified total: 62,470,800 as of August 28, 2026. Platform view totals are non-unique, and viewers may overlap across platforms.

About these records: This page documents public collaboration appearances. It does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, employment, a contractual relationship, or a continuing partnership.

Verified identity references

Official profiles

Social profileJ.J. McCarthy on Instagram Social profileJ.J. McCarthy on X Team profileJ.J. McCarthy’s Minnesota Vikings profile League profileJ.J. McCarthy’s NFL player profile

Collaboration timeline

Documented stories and source links

Public post: January 27, 2025 · athlete collaboration

Pizza-support community outreach

Josh Liljenquist, J.J. McCarthy, and Josh Hedquist met at OG Zaza in St. Paul before pizzas were distributed to people experiencing homelessness in the Twin Cities area. Vikings On SI reported that McCarthy bought the pizzas, supported the local restaurant with a tip, and participated in the distribution.

Reporting and date boundary: Vikings On SI published its video-based report on January 27, 2025, the same date as Josh’s public post; it does not establish a separate filming date. A September 8, 2026 Townsquare Media retrospective quotes Josh’s account and is useful for participant and place context, but its quotation of Josh and this website is not independent verification of Josh’s biography.

Read the January 27, 2025 Vikings On SI report · Read the September 8, 2026 retrospective

13,570,000 verified views across 4 platform uploads with verified counts.

TikTok · 8.3M YouTube · 1.4M Instagram · 2.3M Facebook · 1.6M

Before the pizza outreach. View full-resolution image

Poster frame for Pizza-support community outreach.

Short-form videoPizza-support community outreachThe pizza-support interaction and preparation before distribution.

Public posts: February 8, 2025 · athlete collaboration

Two stories from February 8

The February 8 record keeps two first-party stories distinct: Josh and J.J. bought the remaining chocolate from a church fundraiser encountered at a restaurant, and a separate full-length video documents Target shopping for blankets, pillows, bedding, and other community-support supplies. The retained sources do not support narrowing either activity to a city, so the page does not infer one.

1,840,000 verified views across 4 platform uploads with verified counts.

Poster frame for Buying out a church fundraiser.

Short-form videoBuying out a church fundraiserWhile Josh and J.J. were at a restaurant, a man came in selling chocolate to raise money for his church. They bought the remaining chocolate to support the fundraiser.

Poster frame for Target support shopping and community outreach.

TikTok · 805K YouTube · 202K Instagram · 609K Facebook · 224K

Public post and report: February 20, 2025 · athlete collaboration

Winter-supply community outreach

Josh Liljenquist and J.J. McCarthy distributed tents, space heaters, hand warmers, and other winter supplies to people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota. Michigan Wolverines On SI reported the supplies and both participants while drawing on their published social content; it was not presented as an eyewitness report. The approved project photograph also documents Joshua Hedquist’s involvement.

Location and date boundary: The public post and On SI article are dated February 20, 2025. The report establishes Minnesota but does not provide a separate event date or a more precise distribution location, so none is inferred here.

Read the February 20, 2025 Michigan Wolverines On SI report

39,200,000 verified views across 4 platform uploads with verified counts.

TikTok · 13.2M YouTube · 13.6M Instagram · 5.4M Facebook · 7M

Josh Liljenquist, J.J. McCarthy, and Joshua Hedquist during a Minnesota winter-outreach project. View full-resolution image

Poster frame for Tents, heaters, and winter supplies.

Short-form videoTents, heaters, and winter suppliesSelecting heaters and other winter supplies for community distribution.

Public post: March 3, 2025 · athlete collaboration

Nursing-home flower distribution

Josh Liljenquist and J.J. McCarthy’s March 3 public post documents flowers shared with residents during a St. Paul nursing-home visit. This entry relies on the linked first-party post; no separate independent report is attached to this project.

2,105,800 verified views across 4 platform uploads with verified counts.

TikTok · 784.8K YouTube · 148K Instagram · 859K Facebook · 314K

Poster frame for Nursing-home flower distribution.

Short-form videoNursing-home flower distributionFlowers shared with residents during a St. Paul nursing-home visit.

2025-11-11 · group creator collaboration

Shared community surprise

One shared collaboration record with J.J. McCarthy, Josh Metellus, Christian Darrisaw, Isaiah Rodgers, and ItsSozzer.

5,755,000 verified views across 4 platform uploads with verified counts.

TikTok · 1.9M YouTube · 1.6M Instagram · 1.6M Facebook · 655K

Participants: J.J. McCarthy, Josh Metellus, Christian Darrisaw, Isaiah Rodgers, ItsSozzer

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Poster frame for A Vikings game and player meet-and-greet.

Shared short-form videoA Vikings game and player meet-and-greetThe stadium payoff from a shared five-person collaboration record.

Documentary photography

Photos from the collaborations

Target support shopping on February 8, 2025. View full-resolution image

Josh Liljenquist, Josh Hedquist, and J.J. McCarthy before the pizza outreach. View full-resolution image