The Philadelphia Eagles have announced that they have traded 1,500 fans per game to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2010 draft and a player to be named later. Jacksonville has struggled to get sell tickets in this economy and are currently in the bottom half of league attendance.
"This is an excellent trade for the Eagles and we are all appreciative to the Jaguars for their cooperation during negotiations" said Eagles General Manager Tom Heckert. Meanwhile Ticket Executives for the Eagles were outside Lincoln Financial protesting, saying that they lost a lot of commission due to the lost tickets traded away to Jacksonville.
From the Jaguars point of view, this was a no-brainer. The team is not going to win anytime soon, so giving up players for new fans and ticket sales was a great business move. Don't be surprised if the Jaguars make more trades in the near future; they still have lots of players and draft picks to give away, and plenty of seats to fill up at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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