Jaguars owner Shad Khan rips team's 2023 collapse: 'An organizational failure'

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Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan offered some harsh words when he spoke about how the team played down the stretch last season. 

The Jaguars got off to an 8-3 start in 2023 but dropped five of their final six games and missed the playoffs.

Khan described last season's collapse as an "organizational failure."

"You fail as an organization," Khan said at a press conference Wednesday. "I look at it as an organizational failure. … When we talk to the players — Trevor (Lawrence), Josh (Allen), all of these players I talked to. It’s like, ‘How could this happen?'"

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Shad Khan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, before the start of a game against the New Orleans Saints at TIAA Bank Field Oct. 13, 2019, in Jacksonville, Fla. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Khan made his critical comments after the Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville reached a $1.4 billion deal to renovate the team's stadium.

While the franchise's long-term future in Jacksonville is solidified, Khan also laid out the team's short-term goal. 

"For us, winning now is the expectation," he said.

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The Jaguars dealt with injuries to multiple key players last season, including star quarterback Trevor Lawrence and wide receiver Christian Kirk. Khan acknowledged injuries play a role in the NFL, but he believes the Jaguars' shortcomings in 2023 spoke more to some of the organization's miscalculations.

"Injuries are a part of the game,"