The team finished with a 2–14 record, the worst in franchise history. [32], However, the Jaguars failed to live up to those expectations, struggling to a 5–11 finish, the franchise's worst record since 2003. The Jaguars would win again the very next week against the Houston Texans 27–20 on Thursday night, improving to 4–9. But the team lost its next two games, and suffered embarrassing losses to the Houston Texans over the course of the season (Jacksonville has struggled against the Texans since Houston entered the league in 2002). The Jaguars in 1995 were the first NFL team to have 2-tone borders on their numbers and lettering, and the first NFL team to show a complex logo (the crawling Jaguar) on the sleeve. [2][3][4] By the 1970s, leagues other than the NFL had begun placing franchises in the city; the Jacksonville Sharks and Jacksonville Express played in the World Football League, the Jacksonville Firebirds played in the American Football Association and the Jacksonville Bulls played in the United States Football League. [35], In 2010, to address this issue, the team and the City of Jacksonville undertook several measures aimed at ensuring the franchise's continued viability in Jacksonville. The teal stripes were replaced with the Jaguar logo on each hip. They are the youngest NFL expansion team to appear in a conference championship (by their second season in 1996, along with the Panthers) and clinch their conference's top seed (by their fifth season in 1999). At the back half of the first round, with their second selection on Day 1, I had them going Jaycee Horn, the physical, man coverage corner from South Carolina. [9] The secondary logo incorporated the new Jaguar head logo along with the first official usage of the team's popular nickname "Jags". Tom Brady completed 26 of 28 passes in this game, being pressured by the Jaguars' defense only once, on the first play. The next day Jalen Ramsey, who already had some frustration with the Jaguars in the past and escalating conflicts with the front office, requested to be traded and the Jaguars talked to teams the following week. The black pants were also changed. They missed the playoffs with an 8–8 record, but there were some positives, in particular an impressive rookie season by their second-round draft pick, running back Maurice Jones-Drew.[31]. The Jaguars lost their last two games, placing themselves out of playoff contention. The team became the first NFL expansion team to make the playoffs three times in its first four seasons of play. During the Jaguars' first ever preseason game teal-colored candies were handed out to all the fans who attended, turning their tongues a teal color just like on the logo. The primary home jersey is black with white numerals outlined in teal and gold. The Jaguars lost their last two games, placing themselves out of playoff contention. The Jacksonville metropolitan area and television market were smaller than those of nearly every team in the league. Reggie Hayward, Greg Jones, Donovin Darius, Byron Leftwich, and Mike Peterson all suffered season-ending injuries. [11], The Jaguars were put in the AFC Central to increase the size of that division to five (later six) teams; similar to their in-state NFC counterparts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their division was geographically inaccurate as the majority of their divisional rivals were located in the midwest region. The Jaguars have been less successful after their early seasons, with only three playoff appearances and one division title since 2000. Dante Fowler Jr. was selected by the Jaguars as the third overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft. [15], On April 19, 2018, the Jaguars again revealed re-designed uniforms. 8. [83], On September 9, 2019 Foles broke his left clavicle in the season opener of 2019 leaving him out of action for the rest of the season. The group initially included future Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Jacksonville developer Tom Petway, and came to be led by shoe magnate Wayne Weaver, founder of Nine West. 7 pick", "Report: Jaguars Trade for Steelers QB Josh Dobbs as Nick Foles Heads to IR", "Jalen Ramsey Rumors: CB Requested Trade; Jaguars Have Talked to Teams", "With swagger and that 'stache, Minshew Mania engulfs Jacksonville", "Jaguars fire Tom Coughlin as VP of football operations", "Sources: Jaguars to trade DE Calais Campbell to Ravens", "Sources: Jaguars trading QB Nick Foles to Bears for pick", "In surprising move, Jaguars release WR Marqise Lee", "Jaguars select CJ Henderson with the 9th overall pick", "2020 NFL Draft grades: Jaguars get a 'B+' for selecting K'Lavon Chaisson at No. This meant the elimination of the full-body crawling Jaguar logo, the clawing Jaguar, and the two previous wordmarks which bent the text around these logos. 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