<P> On January 9, 2017 the Jaguars announced the interim head coach Doug Marrone was to be the new head coach, the contract of General Manager David Caldwell was to be extended and Tom Coughlin was returning to Jacksonville to become Executive Vice President of Football Operations . Both Doug Marrone and David Caldwell report to the Executive Vice President Tom Coughlin . </P> <P> In the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft the Jaguars selected running back Leonard Fournette of LSU . At the annual NFL International Series in London on September 24, 2017 Jaguars players locked arms and kneeled during the national anthem in response to President Donald Trump's remarks on NFL players who kneel . Shahid Khan also participated with the Jaguars in locking arms during the anthem and the Baltimore Ravens kneeled on the opposite side of the field . The Jaguars went on to defeat the Ravens in a 44 - 7 win . Four weeks later on October 17, President of the Jaguars Mark Lamping sent a letter of apology to the director of military affairs and veterans in Jacksonville that says the Jaguars were" remiss in not fully comprehending the effect of the national anthem demonstration on foreign soil has had on the men and women who have or continue to serve our country ." </P> <P> After their week 15 win over the Houston Texans, the Jaguars clinched their first playoff trip since 2007; they finished the season 10 - 6, a seven - game turnaround from the previous year . The Jaguars defeated the Buffalo Bills 10 - 3 in Jacksonville, marking the first playoff win in ten years . In the Divisional Round, on January 14, 2018, the Jaguars defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 45 - 42 in Pittsburgh to advance to their 3rd AFC Championship Game, and their first since 1999 . However, they narrowly fell to the New England Patriots 24 - 20 . For the season, the defense earned the nickname "Sacksonville" because of its dominance . </P> <P> The day after the NFL awarded the expansion team to Jacksonville, a triumphant Wayne Weaver held up the Jaguars' proposed silver helmet and teal jersey at the NFL owners' meeting in Chicago . The team's colors were to be teal, gold, and silver with black accents . However, this jersey and helmet design, with a gold leaping jaguar, created controversy . Ford Motor Company, then - parent of the automaker Jaguar, believed that the Jaguars' logo bore too much resemblance to the automaker's logo . Though no lawsuit was brought to trial, lawyers from the team and the automaker negotiated an ultimately amicable agreement whereby Jaguar would be named the official car of the Jaguars, and the Jaguars would redesign their uniforms . </P>

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