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Notebook | Could the Jets Play a 2026 Game in Spain?

CBS Sports Draft Prediction; Tyrod Taylor a Fashionista 

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With road games against the Chicago Bears and the Kansas City Chiefs on the Jets' 2026 NFL schedule, there is a chance the Green & White could play the sixth international game in club history in Madrid.

The Bears and the Chiefs, who each have marketing rights to the Spanish city as part of the league's international program, could host a game at the Santiago Bernabeú Stadium, home of the global soccer giant Real Madrid C.F. (The Miami Dolphins also have marketing rights in Madrid, but played a game there last season.) The league recently signed a multiyear deal to play a game in that country's capital city.

"It is an honor and a privilege for Real Madrid to host the NFL once again at the Bernabéu stadium," said Real Madrid director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueño, a former Real Madrid player. "The transformation of the Bernabéu stadium is a major boost for sport to continue to be a unifying force for millions of fans across all continents."

Last season, the Jets, who own the league's marketing rights in Britain, played their fifth regular-season game outside the U.S., facing the Denver Broncos at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, a 13-11 loss. Coincidentally, the Jets and the Broncos will play again in 2026, for the seventh straight season (and the ninth time in the last 10 years). In the regular season, the Jets have won twice on the international stage, 19-13, over the Bills in Toronto in 2009 before a 27-14 win against Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London in 2015.

The league also announced that it will play the first regular-season game in France next season with the New Orleans Saints as the host. The NFL will also return to Mexico City for the first time since 2022

"It's the ambition we have to be a global sport," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told The Associated Press. "But it's also the demand we're having. We're hearing from cities that want to host these games and really want to get more American football."

In addition, the Los Angeles Rams will host a game in Melbourne, Australia; with additional games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Munich, Germany; and three in London. In all there will be nine international games next season, though Goodell said his intention is to soon have 16 international games, with each NFL team playing in one game.

CBS Sports Mock Draft: Jets Take LB Arvell Reese No. 2
Ryan Wilson, the NFL draft analyst at CBSSports.com, dropped his newest mock draft on Tuesday and had the Jets taking Ohio State's imposing LB Arvell Reese (6-4, 243) with the No. 2 overall pick in April's draft. He rates Reese as the top player at the position and the fifth-best prospect in the entire draft.

"An explosive, high-motor LB with a versatile skill set that includes elite closing speed vs. both the run and the pass," Wilson wrote. "He is a terror coming downhill, showcasing his strength and athleticism to shoot gaps, shed blocks and collapse the pocket. Reese is a wrap-up tackling machine who consistently plays with an aggressive edge and the versatility to line up across the front seven. One of the biggest risers over the first month of the college season."

In the 2025 season, Reese, a Cleveland native, logged 69 total tackles (34 solo), 6.5 sacks and 2 passes defensed.

The Clothes Make the Man
A panel of fashionistas, mostly fellow NFL players, cast their votes for the best-dressed NFL players of the 2025 season based on their outfits as they entered stadiums around the league before games.

... And the the No. 1 vote-getter winning the title of Fit Files MVP ... The envelope please ... It's Jets QB Tyrod Taylor.

As written by NFL.com reporter Cameron Wolfe, Taylor earns his Fit Files MVP accolades through "smooth consistency and a unique eye for fashion." He notes that Taylor co-founded a fashion brand, Diallo, with his stylist DexRob.

Panelist Chad Johnson said this of Taylor in the Week 2 photo: "There's nothing that needs to be said. Simple, clean and smooth. He makes it look easy."

Though Taylor started 4 games in the 2025 season (and could become a free agent in March), "Taylor's ability to win this crown with his fire ... is a testament to his style," Wolfe wrote.

Check out the best photos of Brady Cook, Justin Fields and Tyrod Taylor from the 2025 season.

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