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Jaguars eyeing Orlando for games if NFL expands regular season
As another small market team, you've gotta feel for Jaguar fans. Saints fans should be very proud of the message they've sent to the NFL and the world since Katrina.
As another small market team, you've gotta feel for Jaguar fans. Saints fans should be very proud of the message they've sent to the NFL and the world since Katrina.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/09/30/jags.ap/index.htmlJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Following a model once used in Green Bay and now seen in Buffalo, the Jacksonville Jaguars are considering playing home games elsewhere.
Owner Wayne Weaver said Wednesday that the Jaguars would consider playing in Orlando if the NFL expands its regular season to 17 or 18 games.
"We know that we can't be a viable NFL city if we only sell 46,000 seats in a 66,000-seat stadium," Weaver said.
The Jaguars (1-2) have struggled to sell tickets in recent years and are looking for ways to boost attendance in a difficult economy. About 17,000 season-ticket holders decided not to renew in 2009, and the Jaguars had less than 40,000 for their home opener.
With the NFL closing monitoring the franchise's ticket woes, Weaver is looking for ways to keep the Jaguars in Jacksonville. Orlando could be key.