I know most probably just live in Jacksonville and became fans because they were the home team. I myself don't and actually I've never even been to Florida. So what is your story?


In 1995 I was 10 years old. That's when i made my decision to become a fan and have stuck with them this whole time. My father wasn't in to sports at all, he was just a car guy. So I didn't have a favorite team the family cheered for or anything. Every saturday we would go to a local auction that sold a bunch of over stock items, typically bought in bulk and they would try to auction them off individually cheap. Being 10, i always thought i needed to buy something every time we went to an auction. So here i am begging for this and that, dad telling me no each time. Finally up came a lot of sweatshirts. 2 different teams, i had no clue who they were. Dad said i could pick one. I was so excited, i had to choose between a Jaguar and a Panther. I picked the Jaguar, not knowing the pain i was gonna face for pretty much the rest of my life... lol From then on i did my best to follow them every chance i got. Being from Ohio, it was quite nice when they moved to the AFC South, because it allows me to at least go to a Jags/Colts game every year.

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