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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Melissa Jacobs

So … naming a stadium after Trevor Lawrence may have been a little premature

The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence takes a break during the second half against the Miami Dolphins
Trevor Lawrence’s Jaguars have started 0-2 this season. Photograph: Wilfredo Lee/AP

When airports, streets or buildings are named to honor an individual it is typically thanks to a long record of accomplishment. Perhaps the Jacksonville Jaguars were trying to manifest greatness by temporarily rebranding their stadium around Trevor Lawerence over the weekend, but it was a move destined to be ridiculed. There were few smiles at TrEverBank Stadium on Sunday (not the Jags’ first weird attempt at a rebrand of Lawrence) as a sloppy Jacksonville fell to the Cleveland Browns 18-13. They are now are in trouble at 0-2.

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