TIAA Bank Field's future is “less certain” as it will “soon be without a significant renovation longer than any other NFL stadium,” according to Gene Frenette of the FLORIDA TIMES-UNION. The Jaguars "aren't quite ready to reveal their plan for a likely renovated stadium" because they have "yet to commit to a design or pinpoint the cost, expected to be" in the $600M-1B range. Jaguars President Mark Lamping is the “point man on formulating strategy and assessing the cost for the team’s stadium plan," and was "careful not to put things in fast forward or guess on what the Jaguars might ask for in terms of taxpayer money.” He said, “We’ve been working through that process. We’re getting to the point where we think we’ll have some potential designs and potential prices on those designs within the next couple months probably. At that point, we might be in a position to assess whether we have a viable solution or we don’t.” Lamping two years ago made it "publicly known that extending the Jaguars’ lease beyond 2030, which requires three-quarters majority approval of NFL owners, wouldn’t be possible without a renovated stadium.” Lamping and Jaguars owner Shad Khan “remain adamant that will only happen if there’s a roof or some type of covering to shield fans from all the weather elements, especially the sun.” Khan said fans are "telling us that weather protection is a top element.” Lamping added that a covering for fans like that at Hard Rock Stadium “isn’t enough for Jacksonville” (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 10/29).
