The Facts:
The Green Bay Packers have agreed to terms on a three-year deal with Jones, a source told the Journal Sentinel. Terms of the deal were unavailable.
Reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
According to Journal Sentinel staffer Tom Silverstein, QB Aaron Rodgers and WR Donald Driver went to bat for Jones with Packers management and might have had some influence in the Packers stepping up with a good offer. It's true that Jones' options were drying up after the Vikings signed WR Michael Jenkins and the Jets signed Plaxico Burress. But Jones could have stayed out on the market and waited until some team had an injury and reaped a decent reward. Instead, he and the Packers came to terms on a deal this morning that will reunite him with his Super Bowl teammates. ... For what it's worth, Silverstein believes other teams had some concerns about Jones' drops and were unwilling to pay him the kind of money he was looking for. The end result? The Packers bring back their top four receivers and add second-round pick Randall Cobb to the mix. Jones and Jordy Nelson still have to clean up their issue with dropped passes, but this gives coach Mike McCarthy options if one receiver is hot and the other isn't. Throw in the return of TE Jermichael Finley and the Packers should be able to create at least one very favorable match-up against each opponent.
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