The Jacksonville Jaguars want to play every one of their 2028 home games in Jacksonville, team president Mark Lamping said this weekend, a plan that would interrupt the club’s run of yearly home dates in London for the first time since 2013.
The timing is tied to the stadium. The Jaguars’ home is in the middle of a $1.4 billion rebuild that is due to be finished for the 2028 season, and Lamping described that opening as the obvious moment to bring the whole home schedule back to Florida. In his words, if any season is “a natural year where you probably want to play every home game in Jacksonville,” it is the one in which the new building opens.
Lamping framed it as the club’s aim rather than a settled decision. Nothing has been announced about the Jaguars’ long-term relationship with London, and before this season the club said it would rethink its approach there from scratch. Lamping has also described the London commitment as one that is renewed one season at a time.
What 2027 looks like
The final year of construction will push most of Jacksonville’s 2027 home games to Orlando. The renovation arrangement gives the club the option of moving as many as three home games to London that season, but Lamping called that outcome “remote” and explained that the option was written with a different plan in mind, one in which the team would have played its displaced games in Gainesville.
The Jaguars are still due to play one league-run international game in 2027. Lamping said he would like that game to be in London, but that the choice is not his: the league decides where it is played.
Work in Jacksonville kept going while the team was overseas this month. The club showed the north roof trusses being lifted into place, a job it said took 72 hours, as the next step toward the canopy that will cover the seating bowl.
We've been up to something big while the team has been in London 🇬🇧…
Weighing in at 1️⃣ MILLION pounds and taking 72 hours to install, the north trusses are up at the stadium! One step closer to bringing the protective canopy to life!@EverBankStadium | #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/63hufmGjaH
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) October 16, 2026
Why it matters for the NFL’s London calendar
Jacksonville has been the league’s most reliable London tenant. Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans was the Jaguars’ 16th in the city, and three of their last four Wembley games each drew crowds above 86,000. The club’s case for going was largely financial while its own stadium was ageing; a rebuilt home in Florida weakens that case.
The plan surfaced during a busy month in England. The Jaguars beat the Philadelphia Eagles 19-17 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this month, then lost 34-31 to Houston at Wembley on Sunday, October 18, when Ka’imi Fairbairn kicked a 49-yard field goal on the final play. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence spoke this week about the history and charm of playing in London and acknowledged that the arrangement could change.
Full story of Sunday’s game: Texans 34, Jaguars 31 at Wembley, with the box score in the Game Center.
What comes next
The Jaguars (4-2) fly home for their bye week and return against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, November 1, at 1 p.m. EST. The club has not said when it will make a final call on London beyond 2027.
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