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Jaguars Latest To Cancel All Season Tickets For Upcoming Campaign

The Jaguars have become at least the fourth NFL team to cancel all season tickets for '20, telling fans on Friday they expect to seat no more than 25% of TIAA Bank Field capacity, or about 16,790 fans per game. In a letter to season-ticket holders, the Jaguars said all payments scheduled for July have been canceled and all balances can either be rolled over or refunded. Regardless of that choice, fans’ seat locations and account tenure will remain intact for '21. Early next month, the team said, a new season ticket plan for '20 will be introduced to existing members first, who can use their current balance to pay for those re-issued tickets if they wish. "Access to tickets will be based on a variety of factors including account tenure,” the team said. “Based on demand, some single-game tickets may become available to the general public at a later date.” The Jags follow the Ravens, Chiefs and 49ers in making the decision to wipe the slate clean for '20 and start over with ticketing. Fourteen other clubs have given fans the option of skipping this year with no penalty. Given Florida’s comparatively relaxed political reaction to the pandemic, the 25% limit is likely to be on the high end of what NFL teams can expect this year (Ben Fischer, THE DAILY).

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DEFERRING ALL SEASON TICKETS
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SEAHAWKS OFFERING REFUNDS: In Seattle, Bob Condotta reports the Seahawks are offering season-ticket holders full refunds for '20 -- or the "ability to simply pause for the year and credit their account" for '21. At least 13 other NFL teams have enacted a similar policy in recent days as the league "confronts the reality that the preseason may be cancelled, and that seating will be limited if regular season games are played." The Seahawks in an email said fans who request a pause on their tickets for the '20 season would "retain the ability to purchase (the) same seating location in 2021." Season-ticket holders "can also take what the team is calling a 'wait and see' approach" to the '20 season. That means fans "can keep their credit on account" for the '20 season as the team "confirms details and 'government mandates' for the season, with no changes being made to their season ticket membership for now" (SEATTLE TIMES, 7/10).

BRONCOS LIMITING SINGLE-GAME SALES: In Denver, Ryan O'Halloran reports the Broncos are "unlikely to have single-game ticket sales to non-season-ticket holders" this season. Broncos CCO Mac Freeman said, "It seems like, at best, we’ll have limited capacity and in that setting, I would probably defer to the priority going to the long-time season-ticket holders. I wouldn’t expect any single-game tickets to hit the open market." Freeman reiterated that fans "will receive full refunds if games are canceled" and that the Broncos have "heard from season-ticket holders who still want to attend games." Freeman said the Broncos’ customer service department is in "very regular contact" with season-ticket holders. O'Halloran writes the "most difficult task for the Broncos and every NFL team in a limited-capacity situation isn’t properly social distancing the seats -- computer models will do that." It is "preventing bottlenecks of fans entering the stadium." One idea the Broncos are "exploring is having different gates opening at different times to control the flow of people entering the stadium" (DENVER POST, 7/10).

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