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    DENVER, Colorado -- Veteran quarterback Jake Plummer has announced his retirement, ending a 10-year National Football League career. Plummer lost his job as the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback last season and was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday. "I want to thank my family and close friends for their loyal support through all these fun-filled, roller-coaster years," Plummer said. "Football has been awesome to me in many ways. I leave the game with my health and happiness and look forward to my future. I've got many rivers to cross." Rather than join a rebuilding team with a muddled quarterback situation in Tampa Bay, the 32-year-old Plummer instead decided to call it quits after a decade in the NFL. After leading the Broncos to the playoffs in each of his first three seasons with the team, Plummer struggled in 2006, passing for 1,994 yards, 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a rating of 68.8. The veteran ultimately lost his starting job to Jay Cutler, Denver's 2006 first-round pick. Plummer enjoyed his most successful season in 2004, passing for career highs of 4,089 yards and 27 TDs with Denver. He led the Broncos to a 13-3 record the following season but struggled in the AFC Championship game, throwing two interceptions in a loss to Pittsburgh. A second-round pick in the 1997 draft, Plummer passed for 29,253 yards, 161 TDs and 161 interceptions in 143 career games with Denver and the Arizona Cardinals. |
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Plummer led the Broncos to the playoffs in each of his first three seasons.
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