Renovations to EverBank Stadium will require the Jaguars to temporarily relocate for the 2027 season. It appears as though the team’s home for that year has been chosen.
The Jags plan to play their home games in Orlando for 2027, Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel reports. He adds the news is not official at this point since NFL owners have yet to formally approve the plan. Per Bianchi, officials for the city of Orlando and at the university of Florida have been informed of the Jaguars’ intent.
“As far as the league is concerned, I don’t know that they put as much of a priority on this as we would like them to,” Jaguars president Mark Lamping told Bianchi. “We wish the timeframe [on the decision] would be earlier, but that’s because our fans want to know and the people in Orlando want to know.”
Jacksonville hoped final approval would have been granted at the recent fall league meeting, but that did not take place. As a result, it is unclear when the plan will be formally announced. As Bianchi notes, though, it is known to all parties at this point that Orlando is set to host the Jags for one season.
A $400MM renovation to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium is set to begin in December. That project will be complete by the time the 2027 campaign begins, giving the Jaguars a recently-expanded temporary home. The stadium’s capacity will be increased to roughly 65,000 as part of the renovations.
The Jaguars have been a regular in the NFL’s International Series since its inception, routinely playing in London. That has led to questions over the years about possible relocation, but nothing is imminent on that front. In terms of temporarily moving, Orlando along with Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – home of the Gators – represented the two most-discussed destinations. The latter is also scheduled to undergo a major renovation, but it will not begin until April 2027.
In terms of logistics, Orlando thus represents a reasonable choice. The city is among those which will play host to a relocated UFL franchise for the spring league’s 2026 campaign. It will also house an NFL franchise one year later barring any unforeseen developments.