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The Jaguars have retained three players who spent time on their practice squad in 2009, signing receiver Clarence Denmark, running back Allen Patrick and guard Cameron Stephenson to contracts.

Notes on each from the team:

• Denmark, 5-foot-11, 185 pounds, spent the final four games on the Jaguars' practice squad. He was originally signed as an undrafted rookie by the club on August 2 and was waived during final cuts. A native of Jacksonville, he played two seasons at Arkansas Monticello and finished with 91 receptions for 1,586 yards and 14 touchdowns. He began his collegiate career at Mississippi Delta Community College. He lettered in football and track at Robert E. Lee High School and was a first-team all-district selection as a senior.
• Patrick, 6-1, 200, was signed to the Jaguars practice squad on November 25 where he spent the remainder of the season. He was a seventh-round pick of Baltimore in 2008 and also spent time with Cleveland as a rookie. He was signed by the Giants on May 11 and spent the preseason with the club before being waived on September 9 and spent a week on the club’s practice squad. He began his collegiate career at Independence College in Kansas as a safety before transferring to Oklahoma. In 2006, he was thrust into the starting lineup with an injury to Adrian Peterson and rushed for 761 yards and four touchdowns for the Sooners. As a senior, he finished with 1,009 rushing yards on 173 carries with eight touchdowns.
• Stephenson, 6-3, 326, spent 15 weeks of the season on the Jaguars practice squad. He was originally a fifth-round draft pick of Pittsburgh in 2007 and had spent time with Green Bay, Philadelphia and New Orleans before signing with the Jaguars as a free agent on December 16, 2008.

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Houston

• Linebacker Buster Davis
• Running back Arian Foster
• Center Brett Helms
• Defensive end Tim Jamison
• Defensive end Jesse Nading
• Receiver Darnell Jenkins
• Cornerback Mark Parson
• Offensive tackle Adam Stenavich

Indianapolis (one spot to fill)

• Tight end Colin Cloherty
• Receiver Sam Giguere
• Defensive tackle John Gill
• Running back Mike Hart
• Receiver John Matthews
• Guard Jaimie Thomas
• Receiver Taj Smith

Jacksonville

• Receiver Tiquan Underwood
• Fullback Brock Bolen
• Guard Cameron Stephenson
• Center-guard Cecil Newton
• Running back Josh Vaughan
• Defensive end Jeremy Navarre
• Safety Michael Desormeaux
• Quarterback Richard Bartel

(Early version was courtesy of Michael C. Wright)

Tennessee

• Guard Ryan Durand
• Fullback Rodney Ferguson
• Defensive tackle Mitch King
• Receiver Phillip Morris
• Safety Nick Schommer
• Offensive lineman Fernando Velasco
• Receiver Paul Williams

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The Jaguars cuts, just announced by the team:

Tight end Richard Angulo

Safety Marlon McCree

Running back Alvin Pearman

Offensive lineman Tony Pashos

Linebacker Tim Shaw

Running back Chauncey Washington

Punter Steve Weatherford

Defensive back Brian Williams

Linebacker Thomas Williams

Long snapper Joe Zelenka

Wide receiver Tiquan Underwood

Quarterback Todd Boeckman

Fullback Brock Bolen

Safety Michael Desormeaux

Cornerback Pete Ittersagen

Defensive end Jeremy Navarre

Center Cecil Newton

Wide receiver Todd Peterson

Guard Cameron Stephenson

Running back Josh Vaughan

Linebacker Johnny Williams

The team also placed defensive tackle Rob Meier (shoulder) on injured reserve.

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Ryan Robinson of Jaguars.com looked at the final play of Thursday night's Jacksonville-Philadelphia game and came up with these numbers: it lasted 42 seconds and 15 people touched the ball.

"Trailing by one point with 10 seconds remaining, the Jaguars offense started their final drive from their own 23-yard line. Following an incomplete pass on the first play, quarterback Paul Smith hit rookie wideout Todd Peterson for a 19-yard reception as time expired. That is when things got wacky, with 13 laterals that saw every position on offense touch the ball. Here is the play-by-play:

"Peterson to Jarett Dillard to Josh Vaughan to Peterson to Smith to Tiquan Underwood to Tyler Lorenzen to Underwood to Dillard to Smith to Underwood to Cameron Stephenson to Peterson to Lorenzen. After 42 seconds, Lorenzen was finally tackled at the Jaguars 42-yard line for a 19-yard gain on the play."

Some might question why the team went to such lengths on the final play of a preseason game. But a touchdown would have turned a 33-32 loss into a win, and I thought the innovation and effort far outweighed the risk of injury. If I am Jack Del Rio or special teams coach Russ Purnell, I applaud my guys for that.

The longer the Jaguars kept it alive the more certain I felt someone was going to find a lane and be able to get in range of the end zone and maybe flip it back once more to someone who could finish against a tired defense.

Alas it was not to be.

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The Jaguars continue to add players to injured-reserve. Tuesday three veterans were moved to the list, the 12th, 13th, and 14th players who won't finish the season.

Linebacker Daryl Smith (groin), defensive tackle Tony McDaniel (toe) and wide receiver Jerry Porter (groin) are finished.

Nine of the players who won't finish the year were starters or regular contributors.

Coach Jack Del Rio said recovery for all three players will range from four to eight weeks.

The onslaught of injuries will prompt him to consider changes.

"I'm concerned with the number of injuries we've had," he said. "I think we need to make sure that we're giving ourselves every advantage that we can. We'll look at everything, obviously. The conditioning component of it is important. I think sometimes you just have some bad luck but we'll look at everything."

The Jaguars added defensive back Calvin Lowry and guard Cameron Stephenson to their roster and still have one open spot.

Lowry was drafted in the fourth-round by Tennessee in 2006 and was most recently with Denver. Stephenson was signed off the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints.