Plumlee joined the Steelers' practice squad Wednesday, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.
The UCF product was dropped from the Steelers' practice squad on Dec. 16, but it now appears the team had a change of heart. Plumlee has yet to make his NFL debut after posting 505 rushing yards and five touchdowns during his final collegiate season in 2023.
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John Rhys Plumlee: Back with Pittsburgh
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The Steelers signed Plumlee to the practice squad Tuesday, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
Plumlee is back with the Steelers two weeks after being cut from the practice squad. The 24-year-old out of UCF will be an option to be called up to the active roster if Pittsburgh requires depth at wide receiver.
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John Rhys Plumlee: Cut from Pittsburgh's PS
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The Steelers cut Plumlee from the practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.
Plumlee joined the Steelers' practice squad this past Wednesday after spending the offseason with the Seahawks. Now that he's off Pittsburgh's practice squad, the 24-year-old wideout will look to join a team in need of depth at wide receiver.
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John Rhys Plumlee: Signs with Pittsburgh
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Plumlee (undisclosed) signed with the Steelers' practice squad Wednesday.
Plumlee spent the offseason with the Seahawks but landed on injured reserve in late August prior to reaching an injury settlement. Plumlee will provide organizational depth behind Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph.
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John Rhys Plumlee: Reaches settlement with Seattle
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Plumlee (undisclosed) was waived after reaching an injury settlement with the Seahawks on Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Plumlee was placed on injured reserve by Seattle on Aug. 27 after suffering an undisclosed injury, but he will now hit the open market. The wide receiver will have to pass a physical in order to sign elsewhere and potentially play in 2025.
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Seahawks' John Rhys Plumlee: Reverts to IR
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Plumlee (undisclosed) reverted to the Seahawks' injured reserve list Wednesday, per the NFL's transaction log.
The wide receiver will miss the 2025 season unless he reaches an injury settlement with the team. Plumlee, a college QB at UCF, has not yet appeared in an NFL regular-season game since signing with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in April of 2024.
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John Rhys Plumlee: Waived with injury designation
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Plumlee (undisclosed) was waived with an injury designation Tuesday, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.
Plumlee is set to miss the 2025 campaign as a result of this move. The college quarterback turned wide receiver has yet to appear in an NFL regular-season game.
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John Rhys Plumlee: Joins Seahawks' practice squad
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The Seahawks signed Plumlee to their practice squad Wednesday, John Boyle of the team's official site reports.
Before joining the Seahawks' practice squad Monday, Plumlee spent the majority of his 2024 campaign with the Jaguars' practice squad before being cut Nov. 12. The undrafted rookie from UCF threw for 5,838 yards, 34 touchdowns and 19 interceptions across his final two collegiate seasons.
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John Rhys Plumlee: Let go by Jacksonville
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The Jaguars cut Plumlee from the practice squad Tuesday.
Plumlee caught on with the Jaguars' practice squad at the end of August after failing to make the Steelers' 53-man roster at the end of training camp. He hasn't been elevated from the practice squad all season, and he'll now look to catch on with a team in need of a scout quarterback. Mac Jones and C.J. Beathard are the only two healthy quarterbacks on Jacksonville's roster as Trevor Lawrence faces a multiweek absence due a sprained left shoulder.
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John Rhys Plumlee: Joins Jacksonville's practice squad
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The Jaguars signed Plumlee to their practice squad Friday.
Plumlee signed with Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent in late April and saw limited preseason action, playing in just one game and completing three of four pass attempts for 32 yards. Jacksonville has Trevor Lawrence and Mac Jones as its two quarterbacks on the active roster, so Plumlee will work on the practice squad as the team's No. 3 QB. That role had previously looked to be reserved for E.J. Perry, who initially joined the team's practice squad Wednesday but was cut one day later.
