The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Stanley

Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round out of Louisville in 2006, Stanley failed to make the team's active roster out of training camp and joined the St. Louis Rams' practice squad to begin the regular season.

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Stanley to their active roster just eight days later. He played in three games and recorded four tackles, half a sack, and a forced fumble before being waived in November.

Stanley was signed to the Cowboys' active roster later in the 2006 season and re-signed with the team as an exclusive-rights free agent the following offseason.

Waived by Dallas during cutdowns during the 2007 preseason, Stanley was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Falcons on Aug. 28.

Stanley went on to see his most extensive playing time with the Falcons, appearing in 14 games (six starts) for the team in 2007 while totaling 29 tackles.

A roster casualty prior to the 2008 regular season, Stanley signed with the New Orleans Saints in October and appeared in just one game.

Re-signed by the Jaguars in 2009, Stanley appeared in a career-high 15 games (no starts) and recorded 20 tackles, one sack, and three pass deflections.

After re-signing with the Jaguars jerseys as a restricted free agent in March, Stanley was waived on April 26. He had joined the UFL's Omaha Nighthawks before being signed by the Dolphins.


What are you going to wear?

The answer is more important than you might think.

In every stadium, there are over-achievers who paint their bodies, Reggie Nelson build costumes, and think up crazy chants to scream their "fanhood" to the world. For the rest of us, buying a jersey is a simpler, less messy (and sometimes cheaper) way to make that statement.

Whether the Jaguars jersey you'll sport this fall came from the team's store at David Garrard The Jack or out of a box shipped to you in Australia, whether it's one from a closet-full or your very first, and whether it's teal or white, owning it is a rite of passage for you.

After all, you'll have plunked down at least $50 on a shirt you can't wear without representing your team. That's real commitment. (Unless you're one of those jerks who tapes over the name on the back. Just own it, guy.)

But what exactly are you representing when you pull that elastic neck hole—or jaunty V-neck, if it's one of the new ones—over your head?

The Jaguars football jerseys are only part of it, because there's also a name and number screen-printed (or stitched, if you've got $300 to burn) on the front and back. In a sea of teal, black, and white, your choice of which player to honor says a lot about the kind of fan you are.

Dishonorable Mention: The Joker. Having shelled out $100 for the right to put whatever name you'd like on your jersey, you blew it on a misguided attempt to be funny.