The Jets took a step closer on Saturday to filling their biggest area of need in free agency. Bengals safety Reggie Nelson finished his visit with the Jets after a productive visit with Jets officials, his agent Hadley Engelhard told the Daily News on Saturday. Nelson will now weight the Jets offer and make up his mind within 24 hours, Engelhard said. Nelson fits the profile of an athletic safety that the Jets were desperately lacking in 2011. Eric Smith was the only safety under contract with significant playing time in the Jets defensive system.
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