Majority of Nation Questions Existence of Jacksonville Jaguars

Amid unrest within the Jacksonville Jaguars organization comes a new revelation: a majority of Americans don’t believe that the Jags are an actual football team in the NFL.

As if the recent coaching drama wasn’t enough, when Americans were prompted about the existence of the AFC South franchise, about 68% of responders said that they were “unsure if the Jaguars were a real NFL team”. 29% considered the Jags a figment of their imagination, and the remaining 3% swear that they “have to at least be an Arena Football team, right?”

NFL experts claim that the Jaguars started playing in the NFL back in 1995 and have played in two conference championship games during their existence. Others, however, are refuting these claims.

“The media talks about this team as if they have a championship-caliber quarterback and coach,” said Tennessee coach Mark Vrabel on Sunday, “We went out and did our own research and it paid off in the end.” The Titans reportedly beat the Jags 20–0.

Experts claim that the highest concentration of Jaguar fans reside in Jacksonville, Florida, and that thousands of people dressed in teal and black occupy TIAA Bank Stadium most weekends in the fall. However, residents of the largest city in Florida say otherwise.

“Sounds like a fake Madden Create-a-Team name to me,” said Jacksonville resident Raymond Howells, “I think it’d be cool to have a local football team, but I don’t think Jacksonville would be able to support it.”

“The lamestream media keeps talking about these Jaguars as if they’re like a real football team, but honestly, I can’t say I’ve ever met a Jaguars fan,” said another Jacksonville resident, “I think there was that guy on The Good Place who liked them. I always thought it was a fictional team though, like the Mighty Ducks.”

Upon hearing the study’s findings, Jacksonville head coach Urban Meyer blasted the report. “That’s absolute garbage! Seriously, if there is someone reporting that, then they have to be unemployed. I mean, within seconds.”

Researchers close to the case have corroborated that Urban Meyer is currently unemployed himself.

At press time, perplexed surveyors began compiling data taken in London, where sources says the Jaguars have played seven times. So far, 100% of respondents replied with, “That’s mad, American football is not a real sport.”