public relations with the jacksonville jaguars
People always ask what I did, and honestly, it was a little bit of everything.
If football is in the building, PR is in the building.
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Many times during the year, we didn't know what day it was. Oftentimes it's a seven-days-a-week deal, but it's one of those "I get to" instead of "I have to" go to work things.
Practices, press conferences, interviews, events, lots of stats and InDesign, and some really cool work perks keep us rolling between game days.
I started in July right before training camp, where we started with 90 players, eventually cut down to 53 (and practice squad) a chunk at a time by the end of August. I got to meet a lot of the families during camp, too. We had camp off-site for that season, so it was a smaller vibe but probably even better for getting to know everyone. And staff running sprints after practice lol.
It is awesome how many community events players and coaches can be involved in and how many work with and support projects on their own (Tyler Shatley with Grounds of Grace and Seamark Ranch, for example). One event I attended with the media and a few players was a cancer survivors fun night at a bowling alley and arcade.
This year Tony Boselli was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the first Jaguar to earn a gold jacket. Several events were hosted in Jacksonville in celebration, including a party and premier of an in-house-produced documentary on his story. Definitely a good one to watch!
Josh Hines-Allen was a player host on a Thursday night show at local Strings Sports Brewery with our local partner TV station. Another guest player rotated each week.
This is the PR and Photo group!
If we had an interdepartmental Olympics, we would win.
A Sunday home game starts on Monday with everything from like credentials and parking, to opponent stats and press conference prep. On Sundays I took stats to both locker rooms, credentials to photographers, and really anything else that might come up. Pre-game and in bigger games' 4th quarter I was on the field/sidelines to make sure everybody got where they needed to be in time, plus occasionally walkout daps, fun photos, hugs, and game-winning field goals. Post-game on-field, to the locker room til the guys leave, then start getting ready for the next week.
Every day of the week is different, but week to week is the same (given it's a usual Sunday game). Football things have soooo much structure.
Practices, press conferences, meals, tv and radio shows, community appearances, injury reports, media guides, a lot of stats (one of my favorite things!)
It's not all hard work; we had a lot of fun, too, and sometimes both at the same time.
