Jaguars finalize trade of WR Northcutt to Lions

The Jaguars made their trade with the Lions official on Tuesday, sending WR Dennis Northcutt to Detroit in exchange for safety Gerald Alexander, the Jaguars announced.

The rare player-for-player swap appears to fill pressing needs for both teams.

Alexander, who suffered a fractured vertebra last season, passed a physical for the Jaguars on Monday, but it wasn't until Tuesday that satisfactory results came back from Northcutt's physical in Detroit.

A second-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, Alexander is expected to bolster a relatively thin group of safeties led by starters Reggie Nelson and Sean Considine. In fact, Alexander could become a bargain for the Jaguars.

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