Editing Jake Plummer (section)

===Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007)===
On March 3, 2007, Plummer was traded to the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] for a 2008 conditional draft pick. However, rumors began to surface that Plummer was going to choose retirement over competition with the Buccaneers' four other quarterbacks on the roster ([[Bruce Gradkowski]], [[Tim Rattay]], [[Jeff Garcia]], and [[Luke McCown]]).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5340491 | title=Plummer refuses to take trade | publisher=DenverPost.com | date=March 2, 2007 | access-date=March 2, 2007 | author=Bill Williamson}}</ref> On March 9, Plummer ended the speculation by announcing his decision to retire.<ref name=si.ret/> Plummer also confirmed his retirement through the Jake Plummer Foundation's website.<ref>{{cite news| title= Plummer: I'm really retiring | date= March 3, 2007 | publisher=DenverPost.com | url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5351843  | first=Mike | last=Klis | access-date=March 13, 2015}}</ref>

Since he was still under contract to the Buccaneers and had already been given his contract signing bonus, Tampa Bay coach [[Jon Gruden]] met with Plummer in July to try to convince him to reconsider and report for training camp.<ref name=si.ret/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pewterreport.com/articles/view/3143 |title=Bucs News & Notes July 26, 2007 |publisher=PewterReport.com |date=July 26, 2007 |access-date=July 26, 2007 |author=Jim Flynn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927211029/http://www.pewterreport.com/articles/view/3143 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the attempt was unsuccessful and the team sued for recovery of the bonus. A settlement was finally reached on June 10, 2008, in which Plummer was required to pay back $3.5 million to the Buccaneers.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_9534656 | work=Denver Post | first=Mike | last=Klis | title=Plummer, Bucs reach settlement | date=June 10, 2008}}</ref>