Jaguars Target Full 2028 Home Slate in Jacksonville: What It Means for London

The Jacksonville Jaguars are targeting a full home schedule in Jacksonville when their renovated stadium opens in 2028. That is the club's stated goal, not a finalized NFL schedule, but it would represent an important shift after years of making Wembley Stadium a regular part of the franchise calendar.

Team president Mark Lamping said 2028 is the natural year to play every home game in Jacksonville, while owner Shad Khan described that as the goal as the club balances stadium construction, temporary venues and its international commitments. The practical answer is straightforward: Jacksonville wants the opening season of its rebuilt home to feel like a true relaunch for local supporters.

What the Jaguars actually confirmed

The Jaguars did not announce that their London relationship is ending, and the NFL has not published a 2028 schedule. The confirmed development is narrower: club leadership wants all of its home dates in Jacksonville during the first season of the renovated stadium.

That distinction matters. The league controls its international schedule, and a team can still be assigned an overseas game as the visiting club. A full home slate in Jacksonville therefore would not automatically mean the Jaguars avoid international travel or abandon their United Kingdom audience.

The $1.4 billion stadium project is driving the unusual sequence. Jacksonville is scheduled to play two home games in London in 2026 while construction reduces local capacity. For 2027, the Jaguars plan to shift most of their home schedule to Orlando while work reaches its most disruptive phase. Club officials have acknowledged that as many as three London home games remain a remote option for that temporary season, although Orlando is the main plan.

Why 2028 would be a real turning point

Jacksonville has played a regular-season home game at Wembley in most seasons since 2013, creating the NFL's most durable team-specific relationship with the London market. The series gave the franchise a second business base, helped the league test sustained demand in the United Kingdom and made the Jaguars familiar to fans who otherwise had no local club.

Opening the renovated stadium with every home game in Jacksonville would temporarily reverse that pattern. Season-ticket holders and local sponsors would receive the complete inventory of home dates in the building's debut year. The franchise also would have more opportunities to showcase new premium spaces, concessions and game-day operations without splitting the launch between Jacksonville and London.

For the league, the change would not erase the Jaguars' international value. It would simply force the NFL to decide whether Jacksonville travels abroad as a designated visitor, returns as a London home team in a later season or gives other franchises more of the Wembley inventory.

What it means for Jaguars fans in Jacksonville

The clearest benefit is continuity. Supporters will absorb two seasons of disruption: reduced local inventory in 2026, followed by a temporary Orlando base in 2027. A complete 2028 home schedule would give the market a clean endpoint and make the stadium reopening more than a ceremonial event.

It also raises the stakes for construction. The goal depends on the project reaching its operational milestones in time for preseason and regular-season events. Any material delay could change the venue plan, which is why the club's language should be read as an objective rather than a guarantee.

What it means for London

Wembley losing a Jaguars home game in 2028 would be symbolically significant, but it would not close the door on the franchise's UK presence. Jacksonville has invested more than a decade in the market. Commercial relationships, supporter groups and community programs do not disappear because the first season in a renovated stadium takes priority.

The more realistic reading is a reset in cadence. The Jaguars could remain part of the NFL's international rotation without surrendering a home date every year. They also could return as a home team after the stadium's launch season, depending on future agreements and league scheduling.

The three checkpoints that matter next

• The NFL's finalized 2027 schedule, including the number and location of Jaguars international games.

• Construction milestones and operational testing for the renovated Jacksonville stadium ahead of the 2028 season.

• The league's 2028 international assignments, which will determine whether Jacksonville travels abroad as a visitor even if all home dates remain in Florida.

Football Nation conclusion

Jacksonville's 2028 goal is best understood as a commitment to its home market, not a breakup with London. After two construction-altered seasons, the Jaguars want the renovated stadium's opening year to belong to Jacksonville. That would interrupt the annual Wembley home-game tradition, but the team's international history and the NFL's control of overseas scheduling make a continued UK connection more likely than a clean ending.

Sources and verification

Primary team source: Jaguars.com — Khan: You Love Stuff Coming Together.

League/Associated Press report: NFL.com — Jaguars eye full 2028 home slate in Jacksonville.

Construction and 2026 ticket context: Jaguars.com — 2026 stadium and ticketing updates.

Sources checked October 20, 2026, at 6:34 a.m. Central. Comparison period: the Jaguars' recurring Wembley home-game run from 2013 through 2026, excluding seasons when league operations or scheduling prevented the usual game.