After watching Gardner Minshew lead the Jaguars to two straight wins, Minshew Mania has officially taken over in Jacksonville, and it appears the team is now doing everything possible to capitalize on the newfound fame of their mustachioed quarterback.
In the month of October, the Jaguars will be playing two home games, and for those two games -- which will be played in Week 6 against the Saints and Week 8 against the Jets -- they apparently want everyone to look like Minshew. To make that happen, the team announced this week that they'll be selling a "Minshew Mini-Pack" to their October home games, and if you buy one, you'll be getting a lot more than just tickets.
For anyone who purchases a mini-pack, the Jags will be throwing in a fake mustache and a bandana on top of the tickets. Plus, all fans with mini-pack tickets will get the chance to take a picture on the field in their new Minshew gear.
Join the mania with the Minshew Mini Pack.
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) October 2, 2019
Purchase tickets for our games against the Saints and Jets and get:
◾ Bandana
◾ Mustache 👨🏻
◾ On-field 📸 with your gear
MInshew's mustache and his bandana have taken the league by storm.
The Jags quarterback was so good in September that he was named the NFL's rookie of the month.
#minshewmania rolls on 🐆 (when will iPhone get a mustache emoji?!)
— Alanna Nicole (@alannababyy33) October 3, 2019
To commemorate Minshew being named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month, JAX Chamber purchased the famous Minshew donuts courtesy of Cinotti's Bakery! 😋 Let’s go!! 🏈#ilovejax #GoJags pic.twitter.com/RKJQct25zE
Since taking over for an injured Nick Foles, Minshew has gone 2-1 as a starter while getting off to one of the most impressive starts of any rookie quarterback in NFL history. The rookie currently ranks in the top-10 of all NFL quarterbacks for touchdown passes, QB rating and completion percentage, and he's also met Uncle Rico.
Gardner Minshew, meet Uncle Rico 😂
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) September 26, 2019
📷 @Jaguars pic.twitter.com/lM3SoBImzq
Minshew has been so good that his teammates are starting to think that his mustache might be giving him some sort of powers, just ask Leonard Fournette about that.
"He's stronger than you think," Fournette said this week, via ESPN.com. "I don't know if the mustache gives him power or what."
Fournette has also given Minshew the nickname of "Jockstrap King" because the quarterback likes to stretch in his jockstrap before games.
Per @MikeGarafolo, #Jaguars starting QB Gardner Minshew III stretches in the pre-game locker room in nothing but a jockstrap. Again, our hero 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 15, 2019
Although the Jaguars want everyone to look like Minshew, the good new for all of us is that they didn't include a jockstrap in this give away, because thousands of people wearing a jockstrap at an NFL game probably would have gotten a little awkward.