Jaguars mascot is left dangling above the field after botched bungee jump

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Beleaguered Jacksonville Jaguars fans were given a rare moment of relief before the team's eight loss of the season on Sunday when mascot Jaxson de Ville survived a botched stunt unharmed.

In recent years, the veteran performer has dazzled spectators at Jacksonville's TIAA Bank Field by doing a backflip off a stadium light fixture while tied to a bungee cord that's fastened to a zip line, allowing him to glide gently down to midfield before opening kickoffs.

On Sunday, however, Jaxson de Ville's bungee cord became tangled with other wires, which prevented his zip line from working properly. So instead of gliding gently down to midfield, the mascot instead dangled over the stands before descending into the upper deck, where he safely detached from his bungee cord.