New stadium name officially coming for the Jacksonville Jaguars
By Billy Long
As changes continue for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the home stadium will also take on a new look in 2018.
A new appearance for the Jacksonville Jaguars moving forward is not just limited to the re-haul of the current uniforms. News of a stadium rename broke last month for Jacksonville, but city council officially voted unanimously to approve the new name for the home of the Jaguars this week:
JUST IN: EverBank Field will now become TIAA Bank Field. Jacksonville City Council approved 18-0 with one abstention (CM Anderson works for TIAA Bank).
— Stephanie Brown (@SBrownReports) March 27, 2018
With the change, the stadium will now have taken on four different names in its time hosting the team since the beginning of the franchise in 1995: Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Alltel Stadium, EverBank Field, and now the start of the TIAA Bank Field era.
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Jacksonville Municipal Stadium was the inaugural stadium name for the Jaguars, and was brought back again for another stint in 2007, with Alltel Stadium sandwiched in between. EverBank Field was introduced in 2010, and was the name up to this past season. The move to TIAA Bank Field comes after the company acquired EverBank in 2017.
Personally the new name is going to take some getting used to as it takes its place on the signage. TIAA Bank Field is quite a mouthful, and doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue as fluidly as EverBank did. But a bright side to the change is that bank is still involved in the name. The fans and organization alike adopted the unofficially nickname ‘The Bank’, even so far as to flash it on the scoreboards during each home game when it was time to “Lock down the bank” on defense. It’s nice that the nickname will be able to remain a staple in Jacksonville.
What do you think about the new name of the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars?