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Shahid Rafiq "Shad" Khan [1] (Urdu: شاہد خان; born July 18, 1950) [2] [3] is a Pakistani-American billionaire businessman and sports tycoon. Khan is the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Fulham F.C. of the Premier League, and co-owner of the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), along with his son, Tony Khan.
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, left, and new head coach Liam Coen, right, speak with the media during an NFL football news conference in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
The Jaguars have posted back-to-back winning seasons for the first time under Khan since he became the team's owner in 2011, with his first full season of ownership coming in 2012.
The Jaguars finished 4-13 in 2024 after Khan made clear his high expectations by saying before this season that this was "the best team assembled by the Jacksonville Jaguars ever."
The Jaguars hired Jack Del Rio to be the team's second head coach following the 2002 season. [44] The Jaguars drafted quarterback Byron Leftwich with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft. [45] Leftwich would eventually replace Brunell as starting quarterback. The Jaguars went 5–11 in the 2003 season.
He is the son of businessman Shahid Khan, who is the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Premier League club Fulham. [3] He holds executive roles at both organizations: with the Jaguars, he is chief football strategy officer and with Fulham, he is the vice-chairman and director of football operations.
Pro Football Hall of Fame left tackle Tony Boselli, the first draft pick in the history of the Jacksonville Jaguars, has been hired as the franchise's executive vice president of football operations.
The billionaire businessman was twice contacted about becoming a limited partner with the Jaguars long before he agreed to purchase the team for $770 million in November 2011. It turned out to be ...