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Several readers have told us that, in a recent Wisconsin radio interview, former Packers director of player development George Koonce hinted that the team could soon be adding a big-name player on offense.

Koonce, who played linebacker for the Packers in the 1990s, recently left the organization to become assistant athletic director at Marquette.

If true, who could it be? Unless Keyshawn Johnson is going to turn his back on ESPN (his deal actually might include a clause allowing him to return to the NFL without penalty), there really isn't any big-name offensive player currently on the open market.

A player who might be on the open market soon is quarterback Daunte Culpepper. A couple of weeks ago, we reported that the Packers are one of the teams that Culpepper would like to join. Though he'd only play in 2007 if Brett Favre were to be injured, Culpepper would likely be first in line to take over the starting job if this is Favre's last season.

From a trade perspective, the most intriguing name is Chiefs running back Larry Johnson. Reports surfaced last week of a potential holdout, and it's possible that the Chiefs are quietly shopping him, as they were before the draft. Johnson would fill a huge need for the Packers, who have no veteran presence at the tailback position.

But trading for, and then paying big money to, a guy like Johnson doesn't seem to fit with the approach of G.M. Ted Thompson, who has been reluctant to make those kinds of moves. Also, Johnson's admission to Jason Whitlock that he's "always mad about something" isn't the kind of thing that a General Manager wants to hear when contemplating coughing up a first-round draft pick (or more) and $25 million guaranteed (or more).

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