Wembley Stadium run may end as Jaguars plan all 2028 home games
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- The Jaguars want all home games in Jacksonville in 2028 when their rebuilt stadium reopens.
- The team has played one home game in London each year since 2013, mostly at Wembley Stadium.
- In 2027 the team will play most home games in Orlando while work in Jacksonville goes on.
The Jaguars may soon end their yearly game at Wembley Stadium.
The team wants all its home games in Jacksonville in 2028.
That is the year its rebuilt stadium reopens.
Team president Mark Lamping shared the plan in London on Saturday.
He spoke to reporters before the game against Houston.
The Associated Press reported his words.
What happened
Mark Lamping leads the Jaguars as team president.
He said the 2028 plan is simple.
The team wants a full home schedule in Jacksonville.
That year, the rebuilt stadium will open.
It is called the Stadium of the Future.
The rebuild costs $1.4 billion, according to the Associated Press.
He said a new stadium year is the right year to play at home.
The plan is not a final decision.
The league still has a say in the schedule.
Team owner Shad Khan called a full Jacksonville schedule the goal for 2028.
Khan spoke in London on Sunday.
He said the team wants to look at the London plan.
He said the team will play one game in London next year.
Then the team will look at the plan again.
Khan said the team will weigh what works for the league and for the team.
The Jaguars just played their 16th London game at Wembley.
The Texans beat the Jaguars 34-31 at Wembley on Sunday.
That game was the 16th London game for the team.
Why the Jaguars play in London
Many fans ask why a Florida team plays in London.
The answer starts in 2013.
That year, the Jaguars began a yearly home game at Wembley.
The Jaguars were early to the NFL push abroad.
The NFL wants games in more countries.
London was a natural first step for the team.
Khan said the London run has worked well.
He said it put Jacksonville on the world map.
He said the team has many fans in London.
The money side has changed over time.
The Associated Press said the money gain from London has fallen.
Each London trip costs the team one home game.
That game moves from Jacksonville to London each year.
The team wants its new home full for its first year.
A full home schedule keeps every home game in Jacksonville.
Why two London games in 2026
Some fans ask why the team played in London twice in 2026.
The answer is two home games in one trip.
One game was at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The other game was at Wembley Stadium.
At Tottenham, the Jaguars beat the Philadelphia Eagles 19-17.
Khan said Eagles fans filled more seats than Jaguars fans that day.
Khan said the league changed the rule this year.
The home team can no longer pick its London opponent.
Now the league picks the opponent.
The Jaguars are not the only team with a busy Week 6.
The Panthers beat the Eagles 25-14 in another Week 6 game.
What happens next
In 2027, the team will play most home games in Orlando.
Work on the Jacksonville stadium will go on.
EverBank Stadium is at low capacity this year.
The team had a choice of three London home games in 2027.
Lamping said the chance of that is remote.
That choice was built for a plan to play in Gainesville.
Khan said three London games would be too many.
He said the team must talk to the league.
One London game in 2027 is still planned.
That game falls under the NFL rule for games abroad.
The Wembley games are not part of that rule.
Lamping hopes that one game will be in London.
But he said there is no firm promise.
The league picks where that game goes.
In 2028, the plan is a full home schedule in Jacksonville.
The new stadium will open that year.
The team wants every home game in its new home.
For now, the Wembley run still stands.
The 2028 plan will test how much the team values its new home.
Fans in London and Jacksonville will watch what the league picks next.
One thing is clear.
The Jaguars want their new home full when it opens.
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