Jaguars mascot Jaxson de Ville to retire after 19 seasons

It's not quite as shocking as Patrick Willis, Chris Borland, or Jake Locker, but the Jacksonville Jaguars have a surprising retirement of their own to deal with this offseason.

Longtime mascot Jaxson de Ville is heading off into the sunset.

Or, rather, the man who wears the Jaxson de Ville costume is calling it quits.

"It's time," 40-year-old Curtis Dvorak said. "(I've spent) 19 seasons in that building, jumping off those light towers. Even though I tell people I started when I was 10, I actually started when I got out of college. I eat a little too much Advil – more than I should – and I have some really cool opportunities here in town that I have been working on for a long time."

The Jaguars haven't announced if the Jaxson de Ville character will continue with another actor in the role or if the team will introduce a new mascot.