NFL reveals home teams for 2025 London Games
The NFL has revealed the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and Jacksonville Jaguars as the designated teams for the 2025 London Games.
The Jets and Browns will both play in fixtures at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while the Jaguars will return to Wembley Stadium for the franchise’s 14th game in London.
The Jaguars have a longstanding agreement to play at Wembley Stadium, which dates back to the 2013 season.
Both the Jets and the Jaguars hold UK marketing rights through the NFL’s global markets programme, having both acquired access to the market in 2022.
The Jets featured in the 2024 London Games, while the Jaguars played twice in the UK capital during the regular season.
The Browns meanwhile will make their first appearance in London since 2017, in what will their second game in the city.
In 2025, the NFL’s international fixtures will include the first ever matches to be staged in Madrid and Berlin, at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and Olympiastadion respectively.
In total, the league is set to hold up to eight games oversees next season, with Commissioner Roger Goodell recently suggesting that Ireland could host its first ever regular season matchup.
“We look forward to welcoming the Jets, Browns and Jaguars to London as part of the 2025 NFL International Games,” said Henry Hodgson, General Manager of NFL UK & Ireland.
“This season will see us surpass 40 regular season games in the capital, a testament to the role the UK has played in growing the game globally.
“The London games are a continued catalyst for year-round fan engagement and we are focused on serving our 15 million fans, reaching new communities and driving growth in flag football participation, which now sees over 100,000 young people play the game.”
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