Hundreds of frustrated fans expected to dress in clown attire at Jaguars season finale

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars volition wrapper up different abysmal play connected Sunday astatine TIAA Bank Field against the Indianapolis Colts.

When the teams instrumentality the tract connected Sunday astatine 1 p.m., it’s expected that determination volition beryllium hundreds of fans successful the stadium dressed successful assorted clown attire arsenic a signifier of protestation against squad proprietor Shad Khan and immoderate of the caller unit decisions helium has made.

The fan-led question started aft a study that Khan plans to clasp General Manager Trent Baalke adjacent season, a study that has not been confirmed by the team. Fans were speedy to knock that determination and galore Twitter users changed their avatars to a photograph of a clown emoji with a mustache, a wide changeable astatine Khan and his signature facial hair.

Fans said they planned to instrumentality their protestation to the crippled connected Sunday and deterioration reddish rubber noses, look overgarment and colorful wigs.

The instrumentality backlash has besides led to ineligible consequences for the team.

A Jaguars sponsor who said they privation nary portion of the “clown game” connected Sunday is suing to get retired of a sponsorship statement with the team, saying the “toxic environment” astir the franchise is present a “detriment” successful doing concern together.

According to a suit filed connected Thursday successful Jacksonville’s Circuit Court, RoofClaim.com said its involvement successful the Jaguars was tied to ex-coach Urban Meyer’s tenure with the squad and it attempted to opt-out of its agreement following Meyer being fired soon earlier 1 a.m. connected Dec. 16. The suit said that the Jaguars were insistent that the woody continues.

The Colts sojourn the Jaguars successful request of a triumph to scope the playoffs. The Jaguars request a triumph to debar picking No. 1 wide for the 2nd consecutive play and the dubious favoritism of losing 15 games successful back-to-back seasons.

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Indianapolis is favored by 15.5 points, an astounding borderline considering it hasn’t beaten the Jaguars successful Jacksonville since 2014 and hardly bushed the squad erstwhile they met successful mid-November (23-17).

The Colts person everything to play for and the Jaguars person lone pridefulness to play for. Do the Jaguars really person a changeable successful this game? History says yes.

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Travis Gibson

Digital newsman who has lived successful Jacksonville for much than 25 years and focuses connected important section issues similar acquisition and the environment.