The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed quarterback and wide receiver John Rhys Plumlee to their practice squad after Aaron Rodgers’ wrist injury. Plumlee is likely coming onboard to help run the scout team and perhaps even simulate what Caleb Williams can do.
Plumlee was cut by the Seattle Seahawks in September and since that time, he had not found another home until the Steelers picked him up.
Plumlee signed a contract with the Seahawks after the Steelers let him go last season, and even was elevated for his NFL debut in Week 18.
Plumlee had been working as a quarterback and wide receiver across three teams. However, the Seahawks are the first team to use him as exclusively a wide receiver. Plumlee wanted to try and be a quarterback first, but as a plus athlete and with good size, teams have been more interested in making him a wide receiver.
Plumlee signed with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent out of UCF because they promised him a chance to play quarterback. Throughout the rest of the training camp, Plumlee would get time as a quarterback, work as a kick returner, and plug-in as a wide receiver.
Yet, after the Steelers cut him during their final cutdowns, Plumlee had multiple offers and decided to head to Jacksonville rather than stay in Pittsburgh. With Jacksonville, he worked strictly as a quarterback.
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