The Jacksonville Jaguars and owner Shad Khan are proposing a plan for a development project around TIAA Bank Field that would include the stand-alone football facility desired by coach Urban Meyer.
The cost for the two-phase project would be more than $441 million, with Khan paying for half of the $120 million football facility. The Jaguars hope the project is the first step in what they are calling the Stadium of the Future for Jaguars fans, meaning eventual significant renovations — or possibly even a brand-new one — within the next decade.
“Shad is making a big bet on our future,” Jaguars president Mark Lamping said in a statement. “So, this is a big plan. Working together, we can make this happen.”
Although the team hopes construction could begin by the end of the year, the proposal still must gain approval from multiple city committees as well as the city council. Khan had been the driving force of a previous $450 million project proposal similar to the new proposal (sans practice facility) in another area adjacent to the stadium, but the city council failed to reach a majority vote this past January and the project was shelved.
Meyer has been vocal about his desire for a new football facility because he believes the team’s current setup — in which everything is contained in the bowels of TIAA Bank Field — is inadequate.
The proposed 125,000-square-foot facility would be constructed outside the north end of the stadium and would include locker rooms, meeting rooms, training and recovery areas, medical support facilities, a weight room, dining areas and offices. It would also include public viewing stands, restrooms, concession areas, a retail store and a public meeting space.
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In addition, there would be two full-size grass practice fields and a full-size indoor practice field. The Jaguars currently have an indoor practice field on the south end of the stadium, but the new plan would give it to the city’s parks and recreation department for 300-plus days a year.
The proposal said that the team would sign a long-term lease of the facility and that the team — not the city — would be responsible for ongoing maintenance and operational costs.
The team and its affiliated real estate development company hope construction could begin by the end of the year and be completed in 2023.
Having a separate facility outside the stadium would allow the team to continue its normal operations while work is done on the city-owned stadium, the team said in its release. The team has been laying the groundwork for significant work to the city-owned stadium but did not release a proposal for potential renovations or construction to the stadium or state whether Khan would be willing to contribute any money to that project.
Khan, however, did contribute $76 million to help pay for previous renovations: $11 million on locker room and weight room renovations, $20 million to help erect the NFL’s largest scoreboards and construct two pools, and $45 million to help fund an indoor practice facility and outdoor amphitheater and to renovate the club seats.
Among the other items in Phase 1 of the proposal would be a Four Seasons hotel and residences, office space and renovations to the city-owned marina. The team said total cost for Phase 1 would be $441 million.
Phase 2 includes an orthopedic sports medicine complex, retail space and a parking structure. No cost was listed for Phase 2.
“My goal is for downtown Jacksonville to be the envy of cities here in the U.S. and elsewhere, and I see no reason why we can’t achieve that goal,” Khan said in a statement. “I am confident we have the local leadership, spirit and commitment to revitalize downtown Jacksonville in a manner that will make the world take notice while also serving the needs of the community and the people who make Jacksonville their home.”
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New England Patriots QB Cam Newton fails to finish practice; source says hand ‘all good’
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton had his throwing hand examined by the athletic training and medical staff about halfway through the voluntary organized team activity on Friday and didn’t participate in the rest of practice.
There was no immediate update on Newton’s hand, but a source close to the situation told ESPN it is not serious and that the veteran QB is “all good.”
The Patriots are scheduled for four more voluntary OTAs next week and then three days of mandatory minicamp after that, and Newton could be shut down for those as the team looks ahead to the start of training camp in late July, according to a source.
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On Thursday, Newton was seen flexing his right hand at times. He stayed on the field to watch the remainder of practice, with first-round draft pick Mac Jones, third-year player Jarrett Stidham and veteran Brian Hoyer taking the quarterback repetitions in his place.
In Newton’s final drill of practice, quarterbacks were working on avoiding the pass rush, and to do so, they had to evade a soft bag tossed in their direction. It’s possible one of the bags hit Newton’s hand on his follow-through, although it was unclear if that was specifically what sidelined him.
Newton was visited by offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and veteran receiver Nelson Agholor, among others, as he watched the rest of practice. Owner Robert Kraft also had a chat with Newton.
After practice, Agholor was asked what he saw when Newton showed him his hand. He said: “I’ll let Cam speak on that.”
Asked how much the Patriots miss Newton’s energy and presence at practice when he is sidelined, Agholor said: “He’s still around. He still talks to the wide receivers, talks to his teammates. You still feel him, man. That’s why he’s a great teammate.”
Friday was the Patriots’ sixth voluntary OTA, and Newton has been participating from the start of the offseason. On Thursday, McDaniels had noted how Newton has a “different grasp of the offense” in his second year with the team, a result of being able to take part in his first full offseason in New England.
When the Patriots selected Jones 15th overall in this year’s NFL draft, coach Bill Belichick made it clear that Newton was still the starter.
“Cam’s our quarterback,” Belichick said at the time. “Whatever position, whatever time Jarrett or Mac are ready to challenge and compete, then we’ll see how that goes.”
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Tennessee Titans sign All-American wrestler Adam Coon to play on offensive line
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have signed three-time All-American wrestler Adam Coon to play on the offensive line.
Coon compiled a 116-15 record in college while wrestling at Michigan but never played football for the Wolverines. A four-time high school state champion in wrestling, Coon was named the Detroit Athletic Club High School Athlete of the Year as a senior in high school.
Coon has no college football playing experience but was an all-state linebacker in 2012 at Fowlerville High School in Michigan and was an honorable mention offensive lineman in 2010 and 2011.
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