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Jacksonville Jaguars fans dressed as clowns as they walked into TIAA Bank Field for the team’s season-ending game against the Indianapolis Colts.
The game featured a "Klown out" as fans wore the clown costumes in hopes of persuading team owner Shad Khan to fire general manager Trent Baalke.
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Fans in the stands hold up a sign before the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field Jan. 9, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
A Jacksonville Jaguars fan painted as a clown in the stands before the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Jags at TIAA Bank Field Jan. 9, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Rumors of Jacksonville’s decision to possibly retain Baalke as the team tries to hire a new coach stirred the fan base ahead of the search for a new head coach.
"I understand from a fan’s perspective," Jaguars rookie Trevor Lawrence said earlier in the week. "Would I do that personally? No, I wouldn’t do that. But fans feel how they feel and it’s hard. Like I said, this year’s been disappointing for all of us. We wanted to win a lot more games, so I get the frustration."
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Fans in the stands hold up a sign before the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on Jan. 9, 2022 in Jacksonville, Fla. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Jacksonville started the season with optimism, a new coach in Urban Meyer, the prospective face of the franchise in Lawrence and veteran players who joined the team in free agency.
But it has been anything but a dream season for the Jaguars.
General manager Trent Baalke of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks on during training camp at TIAA Bank Field July 29, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Jacksonville entered Week 18 with a 2-14 record. The team fired Meyer in the middle of the season after a series of controversies over the course of the calendar year, and Lawrence and the veterans haven’t exactly lived up to expectations.
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Jacksonville will look to hire a new coach to guide Lawrence and the Jags for 2022 and beyond.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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