Friday, March 2, 2007

DRAFT RUMOR: ISSUE #14


Maybe not?
Ok, this rumor in "Draft Rumor #13" sent shock waves through the Internet & sent those of us doing Mock Drafts scrambling to adjust. Now, we hear that Mr. Plummer may rather retire rather than go to Tampa. Further speculation is that he would rather be traded to the Houston Texans to replace former 1st rounder David Carr. Plummer's move may very well squash this trade & I cannot see Head Coach John Gruden forcing the issue with the seemingly disgruntled former starter.
Look for Plummer to go to the Texans & John Gruden to look to Veteran Free Agent QB Jeff Garcia. While I take another look at my "TOP 10 MOCK DRAFT"!!!!
Plummer may retire rather than take trade


By Len PasquarelliESPN.com
In a twist that could scuttle a proposed trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, veteran quarterback Jake Plummer told friends and business associates Friday afternoon that he plans to retire from football, rather than to continue his NFL career in another city.
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ESPN.com reported Friday morning that the Denver Broncos had reached agreement in principle on most of the elements of a trade that would send Plummer to the Bucs, where he would compete with Chris Simms for the starting job.
But only a few hours later, it appeared Plummer was ready to carry through on retirement suggestions he made earlier in the offseason, when it first became apparent the Broncos were shopping him in trade talks.
A source in the Tampa organization said Friday afternoon the deal to acquire Plummer is "on hold ... at best." The source indicated that there were ongoing discussions aimed at convincing Plummer to accept the trade and play in 2007, but that the veteran passer was prepared to walk away from the game.
Under the terms discussed, the Broncos would have received a middle-round draft choice, believed to be a fourth-rounder, in exchange for Plummer. The trade was expected to be announced on Friday, provided all the major details were completed.
But that was before Plummer, scheduled to earn a base salary of $5.3 million for the 2007 season, wavered.
Tampa Bay re-signed Simms to a two-year contract earlier this offseason. But with Simms coming off a 2006 season in which he underwent an emergency splenectomy, the Bucs have been shopping for a veteran quarterback to bolster the depth chart.
Veteran backup Tim Rattay became an unrestricted free agent on Friday and was not expected to return to Tampa Bay.
Plummer, 32, lost his starting job in Denver to rookie Jay Cutler late last season and the Broncos have been entertaining trade offers in the offseason. A 10-year veteran, Plummer has started 136 games in stints with Arizona (1997-2002) and Denver (2003-2006). He has completed 2,484 of 4,350 passes for 29,253 yards, with 161 touchdown passes and 161 interceptions, for a passer rating of 74.6.

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