JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Jaguars are going to be green.
The team announced Wednesday that it would go from black to hill as the main color of the home uniform, which was a big part of the uniform during the franchise’s success during its early years.
“We listened to the fans loud and clear,” team manager Jimmy Luck said in a statement. “As the only rogue NFL team, we know what that color means to our organization, the 904 and our entire fan base. The cane inspires fond memories of some of the best moments in our franchise. on the cane as the main uniform color allows us to celebrate this story as we begin a new era of Jaguar football. “
By team, the Jaguars have a 64-50 record (60-42 in home games) while wearing green shirts, which include a win in their first appearance on Monday Night Football, as well as one of the best moments in history. of the franchise: 62-7 playoff win over the Miami Dolphins on January 15, 2000, which turned out to be the last game for both Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and head coach Jimmy Johnson. The Jaguars unofficially announced the color change on Twitter on Tuesday by sending a series of tweets in which the first letter of each tweet was written as “primary.”
The team then tweeted that Twitter discovered its “cryptic message” and that the team would make the primary color green if that tweet got 21,000 retweets. The tweet had 23,000 retweets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The team post an advertising video on Twitter on Wednesday he had defensive end Josh Allen.
New energy.
New primary.#TealWithIt pic.twitter.com/YKuEb0znRT– #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) February 17, 2021
The color change is part of a brand change of a franchise that has been one of the worst in the league over the past decade. The Jaguars have lost ten or more games in nine of the last 10 seasons and became the worst franchise between 1 and 15 in 2020, leading to the dismissal of general manager Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone.
Owner Shad Khan hired former Florida and Ohio state coach Urban Meyer, and the Jaguars have the first pick in the next NFL draft. The team is expected to select Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.