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JAGUARS KICK OFF NEW SEASON
WITH NEW UNIFORMS
Dolphins and the 1996 regular season fi nale win
over the Atlanta Falcons that sent the Jaguars to
their fi rst-ever playoff appearance.
Jaguars Executive Vice President of Football
Operations Tom Coughlin wanted a “traditional,
classic, distinctive National Football League
uniform that could be related to.” The Jaguars’
new helmets feature a high-gloss black paint and
“JAX” on the front 3-D bumper to honor the City of
Jacksonville.
“I wanted to see the return of tradition. I wanted
to see the distinctiveness. I wanted the shiny
black helmet with a beautiful Jaguars logo,” said
Tom Coughlin. “I wanted to be represented that
way. Just exactly how I’ve explained it: the classic
Jaguar uniform. To a player, the uniform means
everything. Because when you put that uniform on
you not only represent your franchise, your team,
your community; you represent your family. You
represent your parents, your wife, your children,
everything packed into one because your name is
on the back of that uniform.”