{"id":214168,"date":"2026-04-01T06:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214168\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:25:17","slug":"nfl-owners-approve-jaguars-to-play-2027-in-orlando-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214168\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Owners Approve: Jaguars to Play 2027 in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">In Tuesday\u2019s unanimous decision at the NFL Owner\u2019s Meeting in Phoenix, all 32 NFL owners voted yes to allowing the Jacksonville Jaguars to relocate to Orlando for the 2027 season. The team is set to play at a revamped Camping World Stadium near downtown Orlando under a one-year agreement during the Jaguars\u2019 home stadium renovation.<\/p>\n<p>Officially Official<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After more than a year of uncertainty, Jacksonville Jaguars fans finally have their answer. With EverBank Stadium construction currently underway, NFL owners unanimously voted to send the Jaguars to Orlando\u2019s Camping World Stadium for the 2027 season, ending a bidding process that saw both Orlando and Gainesville compete for the right to host. Camping World Stadium, home of the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games, is currently undergoing $400 million in upgrades that began in early February, making it a legitimate NFL-ready destination by 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The $400 million renovation to Camping World Stadium will reshape the venue from the outside in. Capacity will expand from 62,000 to 65,000 seats, while the exterior fa\u00e7ade will receive a full redesign. Inside, fans can expect new concessions, restaurant areas, and a terrace level addition, alongside modernized stadium infrastructure and systems. Improvements to concourses and restrooms round out an upgrade package designed to bring the Orlando venue firmly into the modern NFL era.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Orange County also reportedly sweetened the deal with an additional incentive package to help attract the Jaguars, via Jonathan Lundy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2025\/05\/14\/nfl-owners-delay-decision-on-jaguars-2027-temporary-home-to-october\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=wjxt4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News4Jax.com:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;News4Jax.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">News4Jax.com:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In April, Orange County commissioners voted 6-1 to approve investing millions of dollars to attract WWE, UFC, and the Jaguars to Central Florida. A decision on where the Jaguars would play in 2027 was expected in May, but it is now delayed to October. Orange County\u2019s bid includes $10 million paid to the Jaguars and an additional $500,000 for up to two home playoff games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (IE: \u2018The Swamp\u2019), home of the University of Florida Gators was the other potential site in the running.<\/p>\n<p>Home Field Advantage Retained?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The temporary relocation serves a straightforward purpose, keeping the Jaguars\u2019 $1.4 billion \u201cStadium of the Future\u201d renovation in Jacksonville on schedule and uninterrupted. For the Jacksonville faithful, the move to Orlando isn\u2019t as disruptive as it might sound on the surface. Camping World Stadium\u2019s expanded 65,000-seat capacity sits just below EverBank Stadium\u2019s current NFL game maximum of 67,838, meaning the atmosphere shouldn\u2019t feel dramatically different in the stands, in reference to the home field advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The drive from EverBank Stadium to Camping World Stadium clocks in at just over two hours via I-95 to I-4, a mostly straightforward highway trip that deposits fans right near downtown Orlando. For a fanbase that has traveled to road games across the league, a two-hour drive down the interstate to watch their team play is a pretty manageable ask for a single season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jaguars owner Shad Khan didn\u2019t shy away from the significance of the moment, telling Jacksonville.com\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/2039108575520592289ial&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=wjxt4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ryan O\u2019Halloran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ryan O\u2019Halloran&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ryan O\u2019Halloran<\/a> that the decision was a win on multiple fronts, for the franchise, the league, and most importantly the fans. Khan emphasized the importance of staying close to home while also using the Orlando platform to grow Jacksonville\u2019s footprint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI think it was a great day for the Jaguars, for the NFL and obviously the Jaguars fans that we\u2019re able to play games close to home and expand our fan base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It\u2019s officially official, BigCatCountry! The Jaguars are Orlando bound for 2027 while the Stadium of the Future takes shape back home. Disney, Universal Studios, the Orlando Magic, Orlando City Soccer, and the Jaguars could make for some epic 3-day weekends in 2027. Are you making the drive? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In Tuesday\u2019s unanimous decision at the NFL Owner\u2019s Meeting in Phoenix, all 32 NFL owners voted yes to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[11558,25688,23171,2275,71860,116,70483,119,139,141,1239,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-214168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-atlanta-falcons","9":"tag-camping-world","10":"tag-camping-world-stadium","11":"tag-downtown-orlando","12":"tag-everbank-field","13":"tag-jacksonville","14":"tag-jacksonville-jaguar","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-orlando","17":"tag-orlando-headlines","18":"tag-orlando-magic","19":"tag-orlando-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}