Cisco Adds Six NFL Teams for Technology Protection

Cisco has formed partnerships with six additional NFL franchises and venues, expanding its leaguewide partnership for the purpose of protecting networks and offering strategies to deploy cybersecurity. The new partnerships are with the Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins, and add to existing agreements with the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers.

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“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.”

Each deal with each team is unique, but they all aim to tap into Cisco for secure networking infrastructure, high-density Wi-Fi 7 or to access its proprietary Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall.

The company also has a partnership at the league level to deploye a network and cybersecurity strategy to ensure events like the Super Bowl, the NFL International Series and the NFL Draft run securely in the face of any disruption. Every NFL’s stadium’s replay control room is also built on Cisco’s technology and connected to the Art McNally Gameday Central in New York via Cisco’s network.

“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, stadiums and fans.”