Jaxson de Ville

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Jaxson de Ville with American Idol finalist Phil Stacey.
Jaxson de Ville with American Idol finalist Phil Stacey.

Jaxson de Ville is the mascot of the Jacksonville Jaguars, an NFL football franchise. His name is spelled "Jaxson" on account of Jacksonville is often shortened to "Jax."[1] He is an anthropomorphic jaguar and is yellow with teal patches. He wears sunglasses, a Jaguars jersey, long shorts, and black and teal sneakers. The back of his jersey is typical, it reads "Jaxson" with his number, 00, but the front has a paw print. On certain occasions he wears other outfits, such as a large military field uniform when he was brought onto the field in a military jeep.[2] Jaxson finds other creative ways to enter the stadium: using a zip wire to bungee jump off the stadium lights or sliding down a rope from the scoreboard.[3] He is rarely seen without his motorized scooter and can sometimes be seen driving a golf cart.[4]

Jaxson is known for his crazy antics. He is very interactive with the crowd and the Jaguars (if they're not too busy), and sometimes interacts with the opposing team's players as well. He often mocks and jokes with the other team's mascot, if they are present.[2] These acts got him into trouble in 1998 and stemmed the changing of the NFL's mascot rules, and also caused him to calm down.[5] However, Jaxson was still seen, by some, as a mascot that gets in the way during the game. After the October 22, 2007 game against Indianapolis, Colts President Bill Polian complained to the NFL, and Jaxson was reprimanded again.[6][7] During the November 18, 2007 home game Jaxson spent a good portion of the game in a make-shift "cage", but was released for short periods so he could interact with fans and also to give him an opportunity to ride his scooter.

Jaxson appears at many events and around the Jacksonville community supporting various causes. He also participates in NFL and other mascot events such as the 2002 mascot convention that was held in New York City.[8] Jaxson also contributes to the Jaguar's journal, provided by First Coast Community, which allows fans to post photos and includes journal entries from the mascot as well as the team members and ROAR members (the Jaguars cheerleaders).[9]

Jaxson's first appearance was on August 18, 1996[10] and has been played by Curtis Dvorak since his inception.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wikipedia.org (2008). Jacksonville, Florida. Wikipedia.org.com. Retrieved on 2008-29-02.
  2. ^ a b Jacksonville Jaguars (2006). Jersey Image. Jaguars.com. Retrieved on 2007-29-09.
  3. ^ Eskew, McKimm, O'Neal (2007). Jaxson Bungee Jump Image. Jacksonville.com. Retrieved on 2007-29-09.
  4. ^ McKimm, Kirk, Yocum (2007). Jaxson on the Scooter Image. Jaguars.com. Retrieved on 2007-29-09.
  5. ^ Jacksonville.com (1999). "Jaxson De Villain". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved on 2007-29-09.
  6. ^ Michael David Smith (2007). "Jaguars Mascot Jaxson de Ville Draws Ire of Colts President Bill Polian". sports.aol.com. Retrieved on 2007-18-11.
  7. ^ Fox 30 Online (2007). "Jaguars Mascot Busted For Not Following Rules". Fox30.online.com. Retrieved on 2007-18-11.
  8. ^ Jacksonville.com (2002). 2002 New York Mascot Convention Image. Jacksonville.com. Retrieved on 2007-29-09.
  9. ^ Jacksonville.com (2002). "Jaxson de Ville Kicks off Online Jaguars Journal". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved on 2007-29-09.
  10. ^ Teneshia L. Wright (2001). Alltales: "Singer’s Streak Hits Seven". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved on 2007-29-09.
  11. ^ Jaguars Press Release (2001). "Jaxson de Ville, the ROAR to Travel to Middle East to Visit U.S. Armed Forces". Jaguars.com. Retrieved on 2007-29-09.

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