London —Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, was severely damaged Wednesday night due to Hurricane Milton. Well now the Category 3 storm is impeding the NFL's travel plans.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are delaying a flight to London for their Week 6 game against the Chicago Bears Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
A Jaguars spokesperson told the Associated Press Thursday the team's departure time has been "slightly" delayed.
Instead of arriving in London Friday morning, the team is scheduled to arrive later in the day. Jacksonville originally scheduled a press conference for Friday. It has now been pushed back to Saturday in London.
The game itself is expected to remain on schedule.
The NFL said in a statement that, "No changes are expected to Sunday's schedule."
Sunday's Jaguars versus Bears match-up is slated for 8:30am CT.
Milton weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moved through Florida early Thursday. The city of Jacksonville said in a social media post that "there's still the potential for heavy winds and storm surge throughout the day" and asked residents to stay off roadways.
Meanwhile the Tampa Bay Buccaneers changed their course of action prior to the hurricane making landfall. The Bucs arrived in New Orleans on Tuesday for Sunday's game against the Saints.
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