The jokes write themselves: The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to play home games in front of a significantly reduced number of fans this season. Some NFL teams have been doing those and more for decades to help offset fewer butts in seats. The NFL is expected to allow 80 decibels piped in, a number many teams are already using during training camp practices and scrimmages. Going from 80,000 die-hards to 80 decibels will sound like relative silence for anyone accustomed to a raucous, three-hour Sunday afternoon. “When I first came into the NFL, they were like, ‘Well, we’re playing in these stadiums and it’s loud and it’s the NFL,” Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said.

Source: Fox News August 26, 2020 09:22 UTC