JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In late April, Jaguars principal owner Shad Khan made an official offer to buy London’s Wembley Stadium from the English Football Association — a deal estimated to be worth more than $1 billion.



Like clockwork, the rumors and speculation cascaded over the ensuing weeks and months.



“Why The Jacksonville Jaguars Jetting to London Makes Sense,” read one headline from Forbes.



“Jacksonville Jaguars move closer to London with owner’s Wembley bid,” read another from USA Today. In that story, Nancy Armour wrote, “Khan, the NFL and the Jacksonville mayor can spin it any way they like, but this move is exactly what it appears: Khan is positioning the Jaguars to be the league’s first permanent team in London.”



This was nothing new for the Jaguars, their fans and the Jacksonville community. For the better part of this century, Jaguars supporters were forced to deal with...