Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan wants to

JACKSONVILLE Telvin Smith Jerseys 2019 , Fla. (AP) — find “creative solutions” for the sweltering summer sun that bakes the team’s stadium — and fans — early each season.One potential fix involves drones.Khan said Thursday at Jacksonville’s state of the franchise presentation that upgrading TIAA Bank Field is a priority and noted that adding a shade structure would enhance the game-day experience for fans. The billionaire businessman then mentioned one of the “many, many creative solutions” he’s seen.“There was a very creative solution with drones during a (soccer) game, kind of holding a cover up,” Khan said. “It was very futuristic, but it could be very cost-effective only on the days you need it. I don’t know how feasible it is, but as an engineer, when I saw that — that was for the World Cup in Qatar — I thought, ‘Boy Youth Taven Bryan Jerseys , that (would) work very well for us.’“We want to look at creative solutions that are very cost-effective.”Khan already has invested nearly $80 million to upgrade city-owned TIAA Bank Field, including money spent on scoreboards, pools, an adjoining amphitheater and renovated locker rooms.He is hoping to break ground on another revitalization project near the stadium that will included a boutique hotel, a residential building, office spaces and an entertainment district. It could be years before that’s complete.In the meantime, Khan and the Jaguars hope to find a way to take the heat off their fans.Team president Mark Lamping pointed out that every franchise in the NFL except Buffalo and Jacksonville has either relocated, built a new stadium or spent at least $300 million on stadium renovations since the Jaguars entered the league in 1995.The Bills last month hired a firm to conduct a feasibility study regarding renovating New Era Field or building a new venue.The Jaguars have 11 years remaining on their lease with the stadium.“I don’t think there is any reason why this stadium couldn’t be a candidate for a major renovation Taven Bryan Jerseys Stitched ,” Lamping said. “We really haven’t gotten into the details, but we do recognize that it is an issue for many of our fans.“If you are going to do something to that magnitude, you should be talking about it at least five years before you want it to be done. I would think it is not inconceivable that we will start discussions with the city, perhaps … over the next four years.”Khan tried to strengthen Jacksonville’s foothold in London by bidding $790 million (£600 million) on Wembley Stadium last April. He withdrew his offer for the English Football Association’s main asset in October after recognizing the extent of opposition to the sale.Khan and the Jaguars insist the move was never intended to create a potential relocation spot for the NFL team but rather a way to gain more control over American football in the burgeoning overseas market. It also would have funneled more money back to Jacksonville.Khan said Thursday he’s optimistic a Wembley deal could be back on the table soon, maybe after the Football Association changes CEOs from Martin Glenn to Mark Bullingham.“I think it has to make sense for the FA, but when that happens, I think it still is just as good a case,” Khan said. “I think we had a very Quincy Williams Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys , very good case for doing it, but I’m optimistic. I think eventually when they are ready, we will be ready.”Until then, Khan will focus on improving home games in Jacksonville.“The stadium has to be upgraded. I think that is our approach,” Khan said. “We want to continue to invest with the city to make the stadium be better.”Dante Fowler expected to play against Buccaneers The Jacksonville Jaguars final preseason game is on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and it’s expected the team is going to rest a lot of their top end players. One player who is expected to play and will probably play quite a bit however, is defensive end Dante Fowler Jr.“He’s going to play. That’s my plan,” Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone said on Tuesday when asked about the plan for Fowler headed into Thursday’s finale with the Bucs.Fowler has only had about eight total practices this offseason and is suspended for Week 1 of the regular season, so clearly the Jaguars feel it’s important for him to get plenty of reps on Thursday so he can be ready to go for Week 2 against the New England Patriots.“No Jacksonville Jaguars Jerseys Stitched , not really. Not right now. Maybe the night beforehand,” Marrone said when asked about if he knows how many snaps Fowler is expected to play. “I know he is going to play. I think that’s important. Just so you guys know, my philosophy has been – you can look back at what I have done before, but if someone is playing, I never really tell them how much they’re playing. What happens is they get that pitch count in their mind. All of a sudden it’s like, ‘Whew, I have two more plays left.’ Then all of a sudden, they take it a little bit easy and maybe they stand up a little bit and someone rolls into them. I try to keep their mindset – you’re getting ready to play Quincy Williams Jersey 2019 , play a whole game, until we tell you that you’re not. This way the player doesn’t know and he is prepared for everything. That’s how I feel. I don’t know if it’s real or what people feel or not. I just know my experience as a player when people have gotten a pitch count, then those guys will be counting the plays.”Fowler saw his first real action on Saturday evening against the Atlanta Falcons, but didn’t register at all on the stat sheet. Fowler had an early pressure on Matt Schaub, but after that seemed to struggle getting off his blocks and was moved around in the run. That’s not necessarily unexpected for Fowler though, considering the offseason he’s had and how much time he’s missed. He still needs to get back into playing shape and it looks like the plan is for him to actually play himself into it.