The Facts: John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Texans have released Jones. The move will save the Texans about $2.5 million under the salary cap.

Diehards Line:There were reports over the weekend that the Texans were trying to trade the veteran WR, but nothing came to fruition and Jones probably saw the writing on the wall when the Texans drafted DeVier Posey in the third round and Keshawn Martin in the fourth round. Posey is expected to see a lot of time in receiver packages while Martin was a good punt returner at Michigan State. Jones has done a nice job in that role at times for Houston, but he also had a crucial fumble in the playoff loss to the Ravens. As PFT's Josh Alper notes, Jones caught 127 passes over his years with the Texans, but never really made good on multiple opportunities to earn a starring role in the offense.