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The Jaguars, who started playing in 1995, count themselves among the league's most successful expansion franchises. Under Coach/General Manager Tom Coughlin, the Jags reached the AFC Championship Game in Year 2 and three years later in 1999. After Coughlin unsuccessfully mortgaged the team's future for a Super Bowl run (and had consecutive finishes of 7-9, 6-10 and 6-10), he was fired after 2002 season. In came former NFL linebacker, assistant and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. He has led the Jags to the playoffs in two of the past three seasons. New England eliminated them in the 2007 AFC Divisional Playoff and in a 2005 AFC Wild Card Game. The franchise's most popular players are fo...
The Jaguars, who started playing in 1995, count themselves among the league's most successful expansion franchises. Under Coach/General Manager Tom Coughlin, the Jags reached the AFC Championship Game in Year 2 and three years later in 1999. After Coughlin unsuccessfully mortgaged the team's future for a Super Bowl run (and had consecutive finishes of 7-9, 6-10 and 6-10), he was fired after 2002 season. In came former NFL linebacker, assistant and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. He has led the Jags to the playoffs in two of the past three seasons. New England eliminated them in the 2007 AFC Divisional Playoff and in a 2005 AFC Wild Card Game. The franchise's most popular players are former quarterback Mark Brunell, former offensive tackle Tony Boselli, former receiver Jimmy Smith and longtime running back Fred Taylor.
After initially competing in the Central Division of the American Football Conference, the Jags were moved to the AFC South under realignment in 2002. The Jags play at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The old Gator Bowl Stadium was rebuilt in 1995 and can hold as many as 80,000 fans. It was the host for Super Bowl XXXIX following a $63 million renovation. Starting in 2005 the Jags covered up nearly 10,000 seats to help keep the stadium sold out so home games would not be subjected to the NFL's local television blackout rules. Listed capacity for Jags games is 67,134.
Majority owner Wayne Weaver won the NFL franchise on Nov. 30, 1993, after the NFL decided to expand by two teams (alongside the Carolina Panthers).
After initially competing in the Central Division of the American Football Conference, the Jags were moved to the AFC South under realignment in 2002. The Jags play at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The old Gator Bowl Stadium was rebuilt in 1995 and can hold as many as 80,000 fans. It was the host for Super Bowl XXXIX following a $63 million renovation. Starting in 2005 the Jags covered up nearly 10,000 seats to help keep the stadium sold out so home games would not be subjected to the NFL's local television blackout rules. Listed capacity for Jags games is 67,134.
Majority owner Wayne Weaver won the NFL franchise on Nov. 30, 1993, after the NFL decided to expand by two teams (alongside the Carolina Panthers).
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FANTASY FOOTBALL: Best options for playoff time
adam.ronis@newsday.comMany leagues start the fantasy football playoffs this week and that means ulcers and gray hair. There are a lot of tough decisions to make. Some good plays: Matt Cassel (Patriots), QB: After passing for more than 400 yards and three touchdowns in two...Tags: Buffalo Bills, Game Playing, Football, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Baltimore Colts
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Steelers should push around Cowboys in cold
ed.mcnamara@newsday.comWEEK 14; BEST BET: JETS All picks against the spread Marquee matchups COWBOYS (8-4) at STEELERS (9-3) Line: Steelers by 3 Over/Under: 39 1/2 TV: Ch. 5, 4:15 p.m. Millions live and die with these national teams, whose logos inspire more passion than...Tags: New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Dalai Lama, New York Jets, Buddhism
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Ravens tall in saddle for stretch
Four games from the end of an improbable regular season - and possibly the start of what once was an even more unlikely postseason - the Ravens still have all playoff options in front of them. Division title? Still attainable. As it stands, the Ravens...Tags: New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, Ray Lewis, Gus Frerotte
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'Jags' has Eagles soaring
Rare is the football coach who publicly reflects on how far he's come in the days before the biggest game of the season. So it's a little surprising when the man everyone calls "Jags" admits that this season has been the most satisfying step of his...Tags: Football, Teaching and Learning, Basketball, Virginia Tech, National Football League
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The weekend sports menu
Ball State vs. Buffalo, MAC championship,7 p.m., ESPN2 For only the second time in program history and the first time since 1978, the Cardinals finished the regular season undefeated in the Mid-American Conference at 8-0. Now they try to cap it with...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Boxing, Football, Field Hockey, Armed Forces
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Bears' Adrian Peterson hopes to lay a hit on older brother Sunday
Tribune reporterBears running back and special-teamer Adrian Peterson hasn't faced older brother Mike since their high school days in Florida, when Adrian was a scout-team running back and Mike was a star safety. Come Sunday afternoon, the younger brother might get...Tags: Jack Del Rio, Adrian Peterson, Mike Peterson, Football, Chicago Bears
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What lies ahead?
Four games from the end of an improbable regular season — and possibly the start of what once was an even more unlikely postseason — the Ravens still have all playoff options in front of them. Division title? Still attainable. As it...Tags: New York Giants, Michael Turner, New York Jets, National Football League, Super Bowl
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Rivers, Chargers roll past Raiders 34-7
The San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters. It's probably too late. LaDainian Tomlinson scored on a 3-yard run against his favorite punching bag and Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes, including a 59-yarder to Vincent Jackson, to...Tags: Jimmy Kennedy, New York Giants, Pat Williams, Obesity, Antonio Pierce
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Jaguars' Walker grieves loss of Winfred L. Ezell
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINELJACKSONVILLE — Mike Walker won't forget the memory of his best friend but can't get away from the last memories quick enough. As Winfred L. Ezell, known as JR to Walker, lay dying on the floor at Orlando's Club Whispers, Walker was helpless. The...Tags: Reggie Nelson, Football, Dining and Drinking, Product Recalls, Bars and Clubs
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NFL players need protection, but is carrying a gun the answer?
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERDennis Northcutt grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where the sounds of gunfire and sirens were an accepted part of life's soundtrack. So when Northcutt went to play football at the University of Arizona, he often walked the streets of Tucson with...Tags: New York Giants, Police Investigations, Antonio Pierce, Keyshawn Johnson, University of Miami
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NFL receivers Plaxico Burress, Matt Jones catch heat at different speeds
Somebody explain how Jaguars leading receiver Matt Jones likely will be in uniform Sunday at Soldier Field for the 12th time this season while Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress will continue his go route out of the league. As anybody with cable...Tags: New York Giants, John Madden, Football, Soldier Field, National Football League
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High hopes sacked
JACKSONVILLE — It is one thing for the Detroit Lions to stink so much that flies won't go near them. It is quite another thing for the Jaguars to be in need of a good perfuming. There were high expectations here just a few months ago,...Tags: Jack Del Rio, Injuries, Football, Mike Peterson, Detroit Lions
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