Epic Carnival (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
by Zac , Throwing Into Traffic 1. The Ultimate Leader’s ultimate plan comes to ultimate fruition! Jake Plummer got screwed. That’s just a fact. So if you’re Mike Shanahan, and you took a winning quarterback in a playoff competing year and benched him for an unproven (though wildly talented) rookie who proceeded to lose you out of the postseason, your eggs are all immovably placed in the Jay Cutler...
BroncoTalk (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Rod Smith… John Lynch…. a season ago, Al Wilson and Jake Plummer. All 4 team captains from 2006. Who takes over the leadership role? Brandon Marshall can’t escape a feeling of impending doom. [DPO] TE Tony Scheffler’s nagging injuries are the team’s inside joke. [Rocky Mountain News] More buzz about rookie WR Eddie Royal. [DPO] Camp reports - DPO, [...]
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
It took some nerve for Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden to call Jake Plummer.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
It took some nerve for Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden to call Jake Plummer.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
It took some nerve for Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden to call Jake Plummer.
Revenge Of The Birds (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
When the Arizona Cardinals drafted David Boston eighth overall in 1999 they thought they were getting a dynamic receiver their young franchise quarterback, Jake Plummer. For the first three seasons of Boston's career, it looked as if they'd made a great choice. Sure his attitude and affinity to showboat was a headache but by the end of his third season he set the record for receiving yards by a Cardinal...
BroncoTalk (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Please don’t go haze this guy. But it’s an example of simple don’t-have-a-clue, not-paying-attention football fandom that’s taking place around water coolers worldwide. No, Brett Favre will not be a Bronco. [Velocity Weekly] Can the Packers use the Jake Plummer model to get rid of Favre? [Thin Air] Former Broncos employee says ‘just trade him already.’ [A [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
In what is traditionally the most boring part of the year with regards to the NFL, Brett Favre has managed to stir up the hornet’s nest with his request to be removed from the reserve/retired list. I won’t bore you with all the details or rumors swirling around Favre, but I will highlight the Packers’ [...]
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Filed under: Broncos , Buccaneers , NFL Draft , Denver , Tampa Bay The ongoing saga of Jake Plummer 's retirement has finally come to an end, as Plummer, who retired after the Denver Broncos traded him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 2008 seventh-round draft pick more than a year ago, has agreed to pay the Bucs $3.5 million . It's a complex, often misunderstood, part of NFL contracts -- when players...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
The Bucs wound up getting something out of that trade for Jake Plummer after all.
NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
The Buccaneers and now retired QB Jake Plummer have come to a settlement, in which the QB will pay Tampa Bay back $3.5 million from a signing bonus. If you recall, Plummer never played a down for Tampa Bay, as he was traded to the team from the Broncos, but retired and never took the [...]
Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached a settlement with retired quarterback Jake Plummer. According to the Tampa Tribune, Plummer has agreed to repay half the $7 million in bonus money that the Buccaneers had been seeking to force him to return. The money will be given to the Buccaneers even though Plummer originally signed the contract with the Denver Broncos. The Broncos traded Plummer to the Buccaneers...
Mile High Report (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Here's a Tuesday edition of Horse Tracks. Enjoy! Dave Kreiger talks about Shanny's "back to the future" approach to the WR corps. See here Boss Bailey answered some light questions. See here Former Bronco Jake Plummer and the Bucs are near a settlement. See here Broncos single game tickets go on sale July 12. See here Looks like Las Vegas isn't giving Denver much of a shot. Maybe some cash can be...
Mile High Report (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Here's a Thursday edition of Horse Tracks. Enjoy! Woody Paige discussed Selvin Young's prediction of 2000 yards. See here Tampa Bay wants $7 million from former Bronco Jake Plummer. See here Bernie Lincicome blasts the Broncos....again. Can't he just retire? See here Looks like the ESPN play-by-play for the Bronco/conquered fader nation game will have 3 "Mikes". See here Hey Selvin, you want motivation...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
In Peyton Hillis, the Broncos got all the compensation they wanted for former quarterback Jake Plummer.
