Jaguars may be forced to play elsewhere as stadium undergoes renovations

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The Jacksonville Jaguars have long been rumored to move out of northeast Florida, so the team's stadium will undergo major renovations in order to keep them at TIAA Bank Field.

The irony of it all is that the renovations will be so large that they could force the team to play their home games elsewhere for two years anyway.

Mayor Lenny Curry said the renovations will likely happen during the 2025 and 2026 seasons, placing the Jags in a temporary home.

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A general view of the Jacksonville Jaguars statue in front TIAA Bank Field prior to the AFC Wild Card Playoffs game against the Los Angeles Chargers at TIAA Bank Field on January 14, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

"The goal would be to play somewhere in Jacksonville," he said. "Those discussions are happening, but two years is the goal," Curry told 1010XL. "I do know that they are considering certain sites that are local that could accommodate them for at least two years."

But when it's all said and done, Curry says TIAA Bank Field will feel like a "brand-new stadium."

The Jaguars' lease for the city-owned stadium runs through the 2029 season.

Jacksonville will play two games overseas next year in back-to-back weeks.

Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates with Christian Kirk #13 of the Jacksonville Jaguars after Kirk's receiving touchdown during the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans at TIAA Bank Field on January 7, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

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