The Jacksonville Jaguars, as a small-market team, are all about optimizing the gameday experience for fans at EverBank Field.
The team elected to set up a fantasy-football lounge for those that dabble in that area, and now they’re hopping on board to host a new trend: Pokemon Go.
We’ve all seen how Pokemon Go has taken the country by storm, with swarms of people walking around with their heads glued to their phones, attempting to catch the rarest of the rare Pokemon.
And now, before the season even begins, they’ll be teaming up with FanDuel to host a Pokemon Go safari at EverBank Field on July 25. They announced the plans on their website with an official statement from vice president of marketing and digital media Steve Ziff.
“We know that everyone has been all over Jacksonville playing Pokemon GO, but have not had the opportunity to play inside EverBank Field,” he said, via ESPN.com. “That’s why we’re opening up the stadium for our fans. We want all Jacksonville Pokemon trainers to be the very best and to catch ‘em all!”
The first 1,000 people to finish a self-guided tour will also get a Pokemon Go gym badge, and man, that’s exciting. Also exciting is that the NFL season is nearly upon us, and fans can head over to Ticket Network to buy tickets right now (save 5% on any purchase by using promo code “TSDSAVE5.”
Gotta catch ’em all!