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          RTC: Jaguars eagerly await Marcedes Lewis' return

          • Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2014, 10:00 AM ET
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              Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.
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          JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Reading the coverage of the Jacksonville Jaguars ...

          The Jaguars are eagerly anticipating tight end Marcedes Lewis' return on Sunday, writes the Florida Times-Union's Hays Carlyon. The 6-foot-6, 272-pound Lewis will help in the run game and be a bigger target for rookie quarterback Blake Bortles. "He’s obviously a dominant force in pass protection and in run blocking," offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch said. "But, the target that he gives us in the passing game is something that we don’t have. We don’t have someone with that kind of size and range, so to be able to get him back is huge for us."

          Gus Bradley liked Thursday's spirited practice, which included a couple of minor scuffles, writes the T-U's Vito Stellino. Bradley wouldn't give up the names, though.

          ESPN NFL Nation Colts reporter Mike Wells writes that three starters -- right tackle Gosder Cherilus, cornerback Greg Toler, and tight end Dwayne Allen -- missed practice on Thursday. Allen is likely out. Toler has to go through the NFL's concussion protocol before he can practice so he's likely out, too.