Gardner Minshew's mullet is gone; long live Gardner Minshew's mullet

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Gardner Minshew's mullet is gone; long live Gardner Minshew's mullet image

Is Minshew Mania dying a slow, painful death?

Gardner Minshew's combination of facial hair and, um, on-head hair have been one of the NFL's more fun things to see on the gridiron since he took the league by storm. Now, Minshew is almost unrecognizable.

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In a video shared on Instagram, Minshew seems to have lopped off the mullet, opting instead for something a bit more cropped and befitting of a boring NFL quarterback. His trademark mustache has also, once again, transformed into a full beard.

While Minshew hasn't be shy to make changes to his salad in years past — his facial hair was a topic of discussion just about a year ago — so this is just the latest evolution in Minshew's follicle fables.

While Minshew may have been head-and-shoulders above other Jags passers in recent years, Jacksonville drafted Trevor Lawrence No. 1 overall this year, meaning Minshew's Jaguars tenure could soon come to a halt, depending on how the next few months play out.

Recent rumors suggest that the Jags would take a fifth- or sixth-round pick for Minshew. 

Now, Lawrence is undoubtedly the QB1 in Jacksonville — at least when it comes to the hair depth chart.

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