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Jacksonville Jaguars waive kicker Riley Patterson, pave way for rookie Cam Little
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived kicker Riley Patterson , the team announced Monday evening.
By waiving Patterson, the Jaguars now have just one kicker on the current roster: Cam Little , who was drafted by the team in the sixth round of this year's draft. The Jaguars have not announced a corresponding move at this point to bring in another kicker.
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Patterson signed with the team via a futures deal in February. Patterson was with the team during the 2022 season, connecting on 85.7% of his kicks, including a 36-yard game-winner against the Los Angeles Chargers in the team's come-from-behind playoff win that year. The team moved on from Patterson last year, opting to sign Brandon McManus .
Jacksonville Jaguars place kicker Riley Patterson (38) works on his kicking during the fourth day of the NFL football training camp practice session Saturday, July 27, 2024 at EverBank Stadium's Miller Electric Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
Now, with Patterson off the roster, the Jaguars can turn their full attention to Little, who has made 9 out of 10 of his kicks during the one-on-one kicking competition phases in camp. Patterson nailed 8 of 10 kicks. Little has connected on long field goals in camp, including from 52, 56 and 57 yards. He nailed a 62-yard kick off a kicking tee earlier this week.
"Cam's done great. He's been really, really good. He's so consistent, he's locked in, he's competitive and he's everything I thought when I went and worked him out, when I met with him," Jaguars special teams coordinator Heath Farwell said on Saturday when asked about Little before practice No. 4.
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"All those great interactions I had pre-draft, he's exactly what I thought, if not better. He's talented, he's doing it, he's been consistent, he's shown the leg strength, he's done all those things. Then the more we can put him in these tougher situations."
The Jaguars will continue training camp through Wednesday this week, putting on full pads for the first time on Tuesday.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @Demetrius82 .
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Riley Patterson waived by Jacksonville Jaguars after week of camp
