{"id":111717,"date":"2025-08-02T01:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T01:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/111717\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T01:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T01:23:09","slug":"jaguars-fans-get-1st-glimpse-of-upcoming-season-at-scrimmage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/111717\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars fans get 1st glimpse of upcoming season at scrimmage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/sports\/\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> fans filled EverBank Stadium Friday evening, trading the usual Miller Electric Center practice facility view for their first glimpse of the team on their home field this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The scrimmage offered fans a preview of the 2025 season, with the offense and defense facing off in an environment that mimicked regular-season game conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Despite the August heat, the atmosphere resembled a regular-season Sunday, with enthusiastic supporters dripped in their Jaguars gear and ready to cheer on their team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/sports\/2025\/08\/01\/jaguars-move-friday-training-camp-scrimmage-back-half-an-hour-game-open-to-fans-will-now-start-at-6-pm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/sports\/2025\/08\/01\/jaguars-move-friday-training-camp-scrimmage-back-half-an-hour-game-open-to-fans-will-now-start-at-6-pm\/\"><b>Jaguars face off Friday night in training camp scrimmage open to fans for free at EverBank Stadium<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe are out here for the Jags scrimmage game,\u201d Vernesta Christopher said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Many fans danced their way into the stadium, exemplifying the festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Fans pack EverBank Stadium for Friday&#8217;s scrimmage (WJXT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The scrimmage generated particular interest among fans eager to see rookie Travis Hunter, who has been making waves at training camp with his potential to play both offense and defense. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Franco Salgado, a young fan from St. Augustine, shared his excitement about Hunter\u2019s unique skill set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>MORE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/upload\/jaguars\/hkkrxqf2znqmnwcxprhg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/upload\/jaguars\/hkkrxqf2znqmnwcxprhg\"><b>Stadium scrimmage parking map<\/b><\/a><b>|<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/mi-jags\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/mi-jags\/index.html\"><b>Interactive map<\/b><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cCouple of picks and touchdowns, both sides, one of the first players in the NFL to do it, it would be crazy to see it happen for the first time,\u201d Salgado said, who attended the scrimmage with his father after recently trading his Giants gear for Jags gear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe are looking forward to seeing a couple games, and we\u2019re excited. It\u2019s great to be here,\u201d said Charlie Salgado, Franco\u2019s father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The strong turnout demonstrated the growing enthusiasm for the Jaguars in Jacksonville, with fans expressing high hopes for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe city supports you. Everyone is here. We are rooting for you,\u201d Darryl Alexander said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to see the team fail. We are hoping to see you get to the Super Bowl this year or next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">While Friday\u2019s scrimmage provided a unique opportunity for fans to see the team in action, those who missed out will have one more chance to catch open training camp. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Sunday\u2019s session is already sold out, and Tuesday marks the final opportunity for fans to attend training camp before the preseason begins.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Thousands of Jacksonville Jaguars fans filled EverBank Stadium Friday evening, trading the usual Miller Electric&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":111718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,8314,3188,723,7310,8017,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-111717","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-duval-county","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114956560258344064","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}