Disgruntled Jacksonville Jaguars fans wore clown suits in protest against owner Shad Khan and the continuing reign of general manager Trent Baalke.
Wearing red noses, face paint, large wigs and handlebar moustaches – a Khan trademark - fun-starved fans attended the season finale at TIAA Field, a surprise victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Despite the 26-11 win, their seventh in a row at home over their AFC South rivals, the 3-14 Jaguars will receive the first overall pick of the draft for the second season in a row.
Jacksonville Jaguars fans made their feelings know to ownership after a dysfunctional season
Jacksonville fans donned clown paraphernalia but their team ended the season on a high
And despite the circus atmosphere, it appears Khan will continue with Baalke, 57, who oversaw one of the most dysfunctional seasons in NFL history.
It has been another wretched season for Jacksonville, who sacked head coach Urban Meyer last December after a string of increasingly excruciating and barely believable missteps.
After it was reported that Khan will retain Baalke’s services for another season, Duval fans took matters into their own hands.
Following last week’s 50-10 defeat by New England – the team’s fifth by 20 points or more this season - disgruntled supporters changed their social media avatars to pictures of a clown with Khan’s trademark tache.
The 'clown game' saw Jaguars fans protest against the team's front office
A Jacksonville Jaguars fan sports clown attire prior to kick off at TIAA Field
The ‘clown game’ movement snowballed. So much so that RoofClaim.com, the title sponsor of the Colts match up, sued the Jags to have its name removed.
‘I mean I don’t know what they’re talking about very much, but I do understand the frustration that they have,’ interim head coach Darrell Bevell said on Wednesday.
‘There’s a level of
