Partway into one of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ finest seasons in franchise history, a stadium matter competed with news of the team’s game-day performances during December.
That month, city Chief Administrative Officer Mike Weinstein told City Council members that the $1.4 billion transformation of EverBank Stadium into the team’s “Stadium of the Future” had encountered $100 million in cost overruns since construction began in February.
A spokesperson for the Jaguars declined to confirm that figure. Weinstein said that under the deal between the city and team to fund the stadium overhaul, the Jaguars would shoulder additional costs not brought on by city delays.
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