Speculation started today that the Packers could trade wide receiver James Jones, according to the Houston Chronicle, who named the receiver needy Texans as a potential destination. James Jones caught 38 passes for 635 yards and 7 touchdowns last season as the Packers’ #3 receiver, but the Packers have 2011 2^nd round pick Randall Cobb, who is having a strong offseason, ready to move into the #3 receiver role, so it makes sense that Jones would be expendable, if, in fact, the Packers view him as such.

Jones would also be pretty inexpensive for a team acquiring him. He’s owed just 2.3 million this season. For the Texans, Jones would represent a much needed veteran receiver for a team whose #3-#5 receivers have 0 career catches. They’re so desperate for veteran help at the position that they’ve invited Mike Sims-Walker to participate in their minicamp. Jones would be an obvious improvement and might even be able to challenge the pedestrian Kevin Walter for the #2 receiver job. To this point, any talks of Jones being moved is pure speculation, but it makes sense.

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