The New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars have been confirmed because the designated dwelling groups for the 2025 NFL London video games.
The Jets will play within the UK for the second successive yr and for the fourth time general after struggling a 23-17 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium final October.
Cleveland return for his or her second London recreation in franchise historical past after shedding 33-16 to the Vikings at Twickenham again in 2017, whereas the Jags will go to the capital for a league-leading 14th time after taking part in back-to-back video games abroad for 2 years working.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will characteristic video games with the Jets and Browns, whereas Jacksonville are again at Wembley for the tenth time.
“We look forward to welcoming the Jets, Browns and Jaguars to London as part of the 2025 NFL International Games,” mentioned NFL UK & Eire Normal Supervisor Henry Hodgson.
“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 15m 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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It stays to be seen how the Jets will form up heading into the 2025 season amid query marks over the way forward for four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whose hopes of steering the franchise to Tremendous Bowl rivalry noticed him undergo a season-ending Achilles damage 4 performs into his debut in 2023 earlier than enduring one other gruelling marketing campaign on the best way to a 5-12 end in 2024.
The Jets are additionally set to reach with a brand new head coach after Robert Saleh was fired following October’s loss to the Vikings in London. The group is presently using the longest lively postseason drought within the NFL after failing to succeed in the playoffs for a 14th consecutive yr, although does boast a star-studded receiving core led by Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams, alongside star working again Breece Corridor.
“We are excited to bring the unique and entertaining atmosphere of a New York Jets home game to London as part of the 2025 NFL International Games,” mentioned New York Jets president Hymie Elhai.
“It is another great opportunity for our organization to build upon our brand and fandom in the UK which we have enjoyed cultivating the last few years. The success of the NFL’s international games speaks directly to the sport’s increasing global reach, and we are proud to continue as ambassadors of the game.”
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Jacksonville will once more be led by former No 1 choose quarterback Trevor Lawrence, whose 2024 marketing campaign was disrupted by a shoulder damage and a concussion, however can be guided by a brand new head coach having parted methods with Doug Pederson within the wake of a 4-13 document this season. Jags first-round choose Brian Thomas Jr has emerged as one of many league’s most gifted younger broad receivers, whereas former first general choice Travon Walker is coming off back-to-back seasons of 10-plus sacks.
“We are once again delighted that we will be back in London later this year for our 14th game in the capital and are grateful for our extended partnership with the Football Association that makes it possible to play another home game at Wembley Stadium, one of the world’s most iconic stadiums and the Jaguars’ home away from home,” mentioned Jacksonville Jaguars proprietor Shad Khan.
“The game is the pinnacle of the amazing work we do every day at a grassroots level and I’m proud that our JagTag flag football program reached over 100,000 young people in 2024, helping to grow the sport of American football outside the US.”
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Parker Washington produced the longest punt return in Jacksonville Jaguars historical past and the longest landing in NFL London video games historical past as he ran again a 96-yard return at Wembley Stadium in Week Seven
Myles Garrett looms because the chief attraction for the Browns as a perennial Defensive Participant of the 12 months contender having managed 102.5 sacks since coming into the league because the No 1 choose in 2017, second solely to TJ Watt’s 108 in that point.
Browns broad receiver Jerry Jeudy simply loved a profession yr with 90 catches for 1,229 yards and 4 touchdowns regardless of Cleveland’s uncertainty at quarterback behind Deshaun Watson and Jameis Winston, whereas Nick Chubb stays one of many league’s hottest gamers at working again after making his return from a long-term knee damage earlier this yr.
Cleveland may contact down with a brand new face at quarterback having secured the No 2 general choose on the 2025 NFL Draft after their 3-14 end to the yr.
“We’re thrilled to be named a designated team for the 2025 NFL London Games, making our second international trip as a club and our first time playing at the incredible Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,” mentioned Haslam Sports activities Group COO David Jenkins. “We look forward to playing in front of our fans in the UK this upcoming season and to help continue to grow both the Browns and the NFL’s global popularity.”
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The NFL has now staged 39 common season video games within the UK because the first between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants in 2007, with October’s match between the Jaguars and New England Patriots drawing a document London attendance of 86,651 at Wembley Stadium.
This yr’s recreation will mark the twenty seventh to be performed at Wembley, whereas Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will welcome its eleventh and twelfth contests because the official ‘dwelling of the NFL’ within the UK amid the present deal that may see two regular-season video games performed at Tottenham annually by means of the 2029-30 season.
The NFL’s development abroad reached new heights in 2024 because the league held its first regular-season recreation in Brazil when the Philadelphia Eagles overcame the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Sao Paulo’s Enviornment Corinthians within the opening week of the marketing campaign.
In addition to three video games in London, this yr’s calendar can even characteristic a maiden regular-season recreation in Spain, hosted at Actual Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The league can even play in Germany for the fourth yr in a row, this time heading to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin having performed two video games in each Frankfurt and Munich throughout the final three seasons.
Followers can register for data across the 2025 NFL London video games right here: nfl.com/london.
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