Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced the addition of six new NFL franchise and venue partnerships this season, further expanding its growing portfolio of clubs and properties leveraging Cisco’s industry-leading enterprise networking and cybersecurity solutions. Through new partnerships with the Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, and Miami Dolphins, and alongside existing partnerships with the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers, Cisco will continue to connect and protect the NFL, its clubs and its stadiums this coming season.
“Cisco’s unified technology platform demonstrates its strength and reliability providing AI-ready infrastructure, future-proofing League and club workplaces, and ensuring digital resilience across the entire league ecosystem,” said Rob McQueen, Vice President of Global Sponsorships at Cisco. “This robust technology platform supports our rapidly growing partnerships with individual clubs and stadiums, which have tripled ahead of the 2025 season.”
While each NFL Club and venue partnership is bespoke, all draw on Cisco’s comprehensive suite of technology solutions. Whether its secure networking infrastructure, high-density Wi-Fi 7 or Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall, Cisco’s solutions are powering scalable, future-ready fan experiences, and protecting Club and stadium operations.
“We’ve relied on Cisco as an official NFL partner these past five seasons to deliver world-class networking and cybersecurity solutions to the league and our teams,” said Aaron Amendolia, Deputy CIO at the NFL. “We’re pleased to see so many more teams and venues taking advantage of Cisco’s expertise to better connect and protect their operations, venues, and fans.”
“Partnering with Cisco marks an exciting step forward in our commitment to delivering a world-class experience at Bank of America Stadium,” said Eric Sudol, Chief Revenue Officer, Tepper Sports & Entertainment. “With Cisco’s powerful and secure networking solutions, we’re enhancing everything from game-day operations to the digital experience our fans enjoy — ensuring seamless connectivity and reliability at every level.”
At the league level, the NFL and Cisco have worked together to deploy a networking and cybersecurity playbook that ensures global events like the Super Bowl, NFL International Series, and the NFL Draft are running securely in the face of any disruption. From cyberattacks to outages and technical failures and beyond, Cisco is helping make sense of massive amounts of data to help the NFL respond to threats in real-time and keep their users and data safe. In addition, every NFL’s stadium’s replay control room is built on Cisco technology and connected to the Art McNally Gameday Central in New York via Cisco’s network.
