Nelson traded to Bengals; CI released by Eagles

<p>JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars are making a last-ditch effort to revamp their struggling secondary.</p><p>The Jaguars cut safety Gerald Alexander on Saturday and traded safety Reggie Nelson to the Cincinnati Bengals. Jacksonville received cornerback David Jones and a conditional draft pick in return for the former first-round draft pick.</p><p>The team also cut nickel back Scott Starks, meaning Jones could get playing time in next Sunday's season opener against Denver.</p><p>Alexander and Starks were among 21 players cut. The list included 12 veterans, most notably receiver Troy Williamson and tight end Ernest Wilford. The team also placed linebacker Kyle Bosworth on injured reserve.</p><p>Alexander and Starks are not eligible for the practice squad. Alexander started 10 games last season and had been penciled in to start this season, but he struggled in the preseason and was benched in favor of Nelson.</p><p>Nelson wasn't much better, playing well in some games and missing tackles in others. Coach Jack Del Rio said last week that tackling needed to improve in the secondary. Without Alexander and Nelson, Jacksonville is left with Anthony Smith, Sean Considine, Tyron Brackenridge and Courtney Greene at safety.</p><p><B>EAGLES:</B> Philadelphia released 12 players on Saturday, including former Gator tight end Cornelius Ingram.</p><p>Ingram, a 2009 fifth-round pick, never had a chance to play for the Eagles. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament last August, a year after suffering the same injury to the same knee, and spent last season on injured reserve. According to the Eagles, Ingram didn't appear to be healthy when he came back this year. He missed part of the preseason with swelling in his calf/knee area.</p>