The Jacksonville Jaguars will play two home games in London during the 2026 NFL season, while the Washington Commanders will host the other London game.

The announcement comes a day after the Detroit Lions were confirmed as the host team for the NFL’s return to Munich next season.

The NFL’s sixth regular-season game in Germany will be particularly poignant for Detroit’s wide receiver Amon-Ra St Brown and his family.

The 26-year-old’s mother Miriam is German and he and his two brothers speak the language fluently. They have visited Germany often and it was Miriam who broke the news to her youngest son, external that his team will play at Allianz Arena.

“It has been a dream of mine to play a game in my mother’s home country,” said Amon-Ra. “I cannot wait to play in front of the incredible fans that I’ve gotten to know through my visits and football camps.”

The dates and the opponents for the games will be confirmed during the NFL’s full schedule release in May.

They will be part of a record nine international games in 2026, across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums.

“I think that’s really cool for him,” Henry Hodgson, general manager at NFL UK and Ireland, told BBC Sport. “I was lucky to spend some time with his older brother, Equanimeous, at their family home in Cologne. They’re really proud of their German heritage.

“Reflecting back on 2019, when Efe Obada got the chance to play at Tottenham with the Carolina Panthers, it’s really special for players who have that history, that heritage in a country, to be able to go there and show people, in real life, what it is that they do.

“I’m sure he will embrace that opportunity. He’s one of the most exciting receivers in the NFL and with a really successful team, so that’s a really exciting game to be bringing to Munich.”