The Jacksonville Jaguars were one of the most aggressive teams in the entire league this offseason. Changing their management and coaching structure, the team brought in James Gladstone and Liam Coen as their new general manager and head coach, before making a blockbuster trade up in the 2025 NFL Draft to select Travis Hunter as a core piece of the franchise’s future. However, the changes in Jacksonville haven’t stopped just yet.
But the organization’s next major change will come at a far more fundamental level: the construction and opening of a new stadium for their home games. As they host the Kansas City Chiefs for a Monday Night Football encounter in Week 5 at EverBank Stadium, the team’s official press release highlighted the ideology behind the new “Stadium of the Future” and the timeline fans can expect.
Timeline for the Jaguars’ Stadium of the Future
Since their inception in 1995 as an expansion team, the Jaguars have had an up-and-down history after making four playoff appearances in their first five years, including 2 AFC Championship Game appearances.
However, that initial success did not last long, with the franchise claiming just four more postseason berths in the last 25 years. Throughout its history, though, the team has known only one home, EverBank Stadium.
Known by many names during the last 30 years, it has served as Duval County’s home base. But as they try to enter a new era, that seems to be coming to an end, with construction beginning on their “Stadium of the Future.”
Termed as a “reimagination of the Jaguars’ home facility,” the team is taking feedback from the fan base, the City of Jacksonville, and the athletic departments at the Universities of Florida and Georgia.
Going beyond, the facility will also include a public subtropical Floridian nature park, a protective canopy against nature’s harshest elements, and a 360-degree extending concourse.
Add in the flexible seating and the skyline and river views available from the decks, and the venue is truly starting to look like something to behold. The press release details the project’s timeline in detail over the next three years.
After construction began in February of this year, the Jaguars are expected to play home games at their current stadium for one more season. However, in 2026, EverBank Stadium will have a reduced capacity of close to 43,500, down from the current 60,000 capacity.
In 2027, though, the team will have to go through a minor relocation, with either Orlando or Gainesville as the likely alternatives. Beginning in August 2028, the Stadium of the Future will be home to all of the franchise’s home games.