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With the NFL season, teams have a unique goal on the field: Super Bowl Glory. However, at the front office, several franchises also take into account another campaign: renewing existing stages or building completely new houses. Although some projects are still in aspirational phase, others have boots on the ground and beams in place.
Here are five NFL franchises that have moved the chains to the new stadium plans.
Washington commanders
Cost: $ 3.8 billion
Capacity: 65,000 places
Projected opening: 2030
A representation of the next stadium of the Washington commanders in the District of Columbia.
Washington commanders reached an important milestone in their search to return to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium as Washington, DC the City Council gave the end Approval to the project On September 17, according to a statement from the franchise. It The project will cost $ 3.8 billionby CBS Sports.
The stadium, that Received an initial approval in AprilIt will be approximately 65,000. Commanders, currently playing Landover Northwest Stadium, Maryland, will inject at least $ 2.7 billion into the project.
The new stadium will have a roof and the commanders will develop the land around the stadium for housing and retail projects. The existing stage – Originally built in 1961With the franchise playing his last game there in 1996, he is being demolished. Work is almost complete for Drop the historical structureAccording to Fox 5 AD.
Officials expect to break ground at the New Stadium in 2026 and open in 2030.
Cleveland Browns
Cost: $ 2.4 billion
Capacity: 67,500 seats
Projected opening: 2029
An interior representation of the next stadium of Cleveland Browns in Brook Park, Ohio.
Courtesy of Cleveland browns
The point of ohio issued a permit to Cleveland Browns For the construction of a new $ 2.4 billion stadium on September 18, according to AP News.
The stadium will be located next to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in the Brook Park suburb, Ohio, according to AP News. It The stadium will be closedAccording to a statement of March 18 of the franchise and anchoring a mixed use development. Will be able to Adjust 67,500 people For games, but configured to have 75,000 for concerts, according to Cleveland.com.
Ohio Dot originally rejected the permission on August 1 due to concerns about stadium height, reported AP News, which Haslem Sports reported, a company founded by Browns. The Department of Transport finally resigned from the height restriction.
Generally, Browns will pay $ 1.2 billion for construction and will receive $ 600 million from the state and the franchise is waiting to fill the void after discussions with Brook Park officers, according to AP News. The team aims to break the ground next year and open the stadium by 2029.
Tennessee Titans
Cost: $ 2.1 billion
Capacity: 60,000 places
Projected opening: 2027
The new Nissan Stadium construction site on March 3, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn., Where Tennessee’s Titans will play from 2027.
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Tennessee titans have came to the half -point In the construction of New Nissan Stadium, AP News reported on September 9. The Tennessee Builders Alliance, a JV of Turner Construction, Aecom Hunt, Polk & Associates Construction and ICF Builders & Consultants, broke the project in September 2024.
The stadium is being built with the largest public financing commitment for an NFL stage, with $ 1.2 billion combined in state and local good, more than half of the total of $ 2.1 billion, by AP news.
The building has a Planned capacity of approximately 60,000 And it is expected to open by 2027, according to the Titans. It will also have a closed roof.
In addition to the Titan Games, he will also be able to host events such as Super Bowls, NCAA Final Four, Playoffs University Football and Wrestlemania, according to the Titans.
Chicago bears
Cost: $ 2 billion
Capacity: 65,000-70,000 places
Projected opening: 2031
Soldier Field, Current House of the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Ill., In 2022.
The Chicago Bears have pledged to move away from the historic city soldiers field and to go out to a The next stadium in Arlington HeightsIllinois, in the hope of tendering to host a Super Bowl in 2031, according to an open letter from Kevin Warren, president and CEO of the Bears.
The cost of the The stage is projected to $ 2 billionAccording to Chicago Construction News. Along with a mixed use development that surrounds it, the total price can reach up to $ 5 billion, the departure reported. Warren’s letter said that the construction of the stadium will create 56,000 construction jobs.
The fixed roof stadium will be 65,000 to 70,000 fans and will also have direct access to Metra, the railway system that serves in the six -count of Chicago, according to Chicago Construction News.
The franchise sought other places within the boundaries of the city of Chicago, but found that none was viable, according to the letter, and that Arlington Heights was the only place in Cook County that fulfilled the team’s standard. The Bears bought 326 hectares of land at the suburb by 2023 for $ 197 million, according to Chicago Construction News.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Cost: 1.45 billion dollars
Capacity: 70,000 places
Projected opening: 2028
Everbank Stadium, the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, FLA., In 2024.
On September 11, the city of Jacksonville, Florida, issued its biggest permission to date Jacksonville Jaguars’s EverBank StadiumAccording to Jacksonville’s daily record.
The $ 1.45 billion project took place in February through a joint company of BARON MALOW AND AECOM HUNTAccording to the franchise. At that time it was One of the biggest projects in the United States to begin construction. When complete, the stadium will have a base capacity of more than 63,000 people, with the ability to do Expand –S at more than 70,000According to the Jaguars website.
The Jaguars will continue to play at the stadium for the current season and next year, but they will have to play another place in 2027 as the work is over. The stadium is currently open in August 2028, according to the Jaguars.
