Press Pass | Jaguars Team President Mark Lamping on Stadium Construction, Jaguars 2026 International Slate
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What updates are provided on the Stadium of the Future construction?
good morning thanks for uh thanks for coming um you know most of what we have to to share relates to to 2026 but because so much of what's influencing 2026 is the construction we thought it'd be appropriate to give everybody an update on uh on what's going on because you can see there's a tremendous amount of activity but uh Before we get started, while there's been a lot of discussion for a lot of years, and there's been a lot of moving parts during that time, and all designed to deliver on Shad's vision of a stable Jaguars NFL franchise here in Northeast Florida for generations to come. And there was a whole sequence of things that had to happen. And they needed to happen in a certain order.
And what I find particularly exciting is that these things are actually coming to life right now. So if you started with one of the first things we had to do is get all the football staff out of the stadium to enable renovations to occur. And here we are sitting in the Miller Electric Center. We had to get the whole business staff out of the stadium so they could come in, do a lot of demolition, because most of the space that football and business was using is all being repurposed in the stadium in the future. And right across the parking lot, unfortunately that palm is blocking the view, is a new office building. We moved in there Monday. So the business staff has settled in in a new office building.
The football staff has been here for a while. The stadium construction is underway. And you know everything that led up to just getting to the point where you could begin construction. The promise of the Four Seasons Hotel, I mean you can see it right across the way. The new marina behind the Four Seasons, that new public marina, will actually open late this summer. So if you got out there, you could see all the work that's actually being done. The Riverwalk in front of the Four Seasons and this new marina, that will open the same time as the marina. So you can expect that sometime this summer. There's a marina building that's connected to the marina that includes a restaurant, Asado Life, opening their second location.
First location is down in St. Augustine. That'll open up early this fall. And all the funding is in place to finish the North Bank parks. So all of those things were integral components of Shad's vision to have a community and a location that not only would uplift its residents, but also create a place where an NFL franchise can thrive for generations to come. It isn't just promises. These are promises that are being fulfilled, which is a great thing. Let me start with a construction update. A lot of this is in the release that's in front of you.
How is the construction process being managed during the renovation?
Now that the season has ended, major construction, as you can see, continues both in bowl and outside the stadium. There's 75 deep foundation elements that have already been completed outside the stadium. So if you look at some of that steel right out there, and you see that that steel is connected to a big concrete piece of structure, that goes way down. And that provides the structural integrity for what ultimately will hold the roof over the stadium. So 75 of those. have been completed. 100% of those outside deep pile foundation elements will be completed by August. So there's a lot of work that needs to get done between now and August. There's actually six big cranes. They call them crawler cranes because they actually move around as the work progresses, those cranes move.
So there's six of them actually in operation, both outside and inside the stadium. One of the interesting things, this crane right here is our problem child, and at that one, goes around the stadium this way and you get to a real pinch point. So when you come back here, I guess in a few months, Ryan, you're gonna see that a large portion of the player parking lot here at the Miller Electric Center will be removed on a temporary basis. The players then will park out here. So that's moving along. All of the structural steel will be completed by November.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What updates are provided on the Stadium of the Future construction?
0:00–3:32
2
How is the construction process being managed during the renovation?
3:32–6:21
3
What community benefits are tied to the stadium construction?
6:21–9:22
4
What changes are expected for the Jaguars in the 2026 season?
9:22–12:25
5
How will the Jaguars handle their international games in 2026?
12:25–15:11
6
What impact will reduced stadium capacity have on ticket sales?
15:11–18:54
7
What are the plans for parking and fan experience during construction?
18:54–21:51
8
How does the Jaguars' leadership feel about the future of the team?
21:51–47:42
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