[28], In November 2016, Plummer was among the signatories of an open letter addressed to the NFL, urging a change in the league's policy towards cannabis. The signal-caller from Gilbert is the Wildcats’ first 2020 commit. Plummer played college football at Arizona State University. As a junior, he completed 251 of 443 passes for 3,229 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions. [4] He threw for an impressive 1,650 yards in his freshman season, but also had seven interceptions to just nine touchdowns. He had consistent, but not outstanding, statistical output during his career, and never led the Pac-10 in any major statistical category. The Broncos' first game was against the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Game at Invesco Field. Though the laid-back Plummer would clash often with the domineering head coach Mike Shanahan,[2] his guidance helped Plummer finish with a career-high 91.2 quarterback rating. Plummer picked the UA over Colorado, Oklahoma State, Oregon State and North Texas. Overall, Plummer is the No. He also began serving as Denver's holder, which he would continue to do through the 2006 season, as well. Plummer was formally charged on May 28, 1997, with felony sexual abuse. A settlement was finally reached on June 10, 2008 in which Plummer was required to pay back $3.5 million to the Buccaneers. His nickname, "Jake The Snake", was given to him as a tribute to professional wrestler, Jake "the Snake" Roberts. The women stated to police that Plummer reached under their skirts and down their pants while dancing with them and consuming alcohol. 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). ", "Football: No. When a concerned Meals on Wheels supervisor in Sandpoint insisted her jobless, "scruffy", long-time volunteer keep track of the miles he drove for the organization for reimbursement, she was "dumbstruck" to discover he was a former NFL star. Overall, Plummer is the No. The Seventies saw many women's rights, gay rights, and environmental movements. [2], Plummer married former Broncos cheerleader Kollette Klassen on August 26, 2007, who he met in 2005. Name Completions Attempts Completion % Yards Touchdowns Interceptions QB Rating Charley Johnson 1,030 2,047 50.3% 14,928 108 110 69.6 Jake Plummer 1,540 2,754 55.9% 17,622 90 114 69.0 Jim Hart 2,590 5,069 51.1% He threw 229 passes without an interception, the longest such streak of his career. Will Plummer had scheduled a visit to Oklahoma State for last weekend. [30] Plummer is also a member of the Doctors for Cannabis Regulation NFL steering committee. [29] The letter was penned by Doctors for Cannabis Regulation and signed by several other NFL players. Plummer is the No. [1], Born in Boise, Idaho in 1974, Plummer and his two older brothers spent much of their youth at the family lumber mill and warehouse in Smiley Creek, a town of 50 in the Sawtooths. Unsurprisingly he had the Bears being ranked dead last in QB play (no Bear's QB has ever thrown for 4000 yards or 30 TDs), but coming in at #29 was the Arizona Cardinals. Here's how Arizona QB Grant Gunnell got injured. Oregon State transfer Nick Moore is also part of the class, and they join returning QB Will Plummer to fill out the depth left by departed transfers Grant Gunnell and Rhett Rodriguez. Plummer is Arizona’s first 2020 commit. [11] He led the Broncos to a wild card playoff berth, where the Broncos were beaten 41–10 by the Indianapolis Colts. Plummer released the ball as he was getting hit and connected with Casteel who made a tremendous catch for a gain of 42 Later that year, he made a brief appearance in the 2007 Holiday Bowl, when he introduced the ASU players prior to the team playing game. Plummer delivered Tillman's funeral eulogy in a suit and flip-flops in honor of his friend's trademark style. He played behind Kent Graham and Stoney Case at the start of his rookie season. [2], Following Tillman's death in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, all NFL players wore a memorial decal on their helmets on September 24 in honor of Tillman and the Cardinals continued to wear this decal throughout the 2004 season. [17], Since his retirement from the NFL, Plummer has been an avid player of four-wall handball. [24] Plummer has been an assistant football coach at Sandpoint High School since 2009. Arizona Commit â20 Will Plummer (QB) Highlights and Evaluation Matt Solorio William the entertainer played his way dozens of offers, choosing the Wildcats over OK ⦠Plummer is the No. He did not redshirt and took over as the starting quarterback (from Grady Benton) early in his freshman season in 1993. QB 4 6' 0" 186 Junior Tucson (AZ) Kevin Doyle. During leave in January 2004, the two showed up unannounced at a handball tournament in Seattle in support of Jake's brother, Eric. In a game 1 win against Kansas City, he reached 20,000 career passing yards. [2], Plummer uses cannabidiol (CBD) to treat the pain, inflammation, and headaches that he has experienced as a result of his years playing football. [23] Plummer also started an Alzheimer's foundation, made time during his career to walk dogs at a shelter he donated $10,000 to on retirement, and developed personal connections with children affected by 9/11. Jason Steven Plummer is part of the Baby boomers generation. The Wildcats return Will Plummer and Kevin Doyle , but have also added Washington State transfer Gunner Cruz ⦠666 prospect in his class. Will Plummer is a 6-2, 205-pound Pro-Style Quarterback from Gilbert, AZ. In June 2010, Kollette gave birth to the couple's first child. Of the 20 players the Wildcats signed as part of the 2019 recruiting class, only two were from the state of Arizona. Already locally popular from his days at ASU, according to teammate Chad Carpenter he was now treated "like a god. By the end of the 1999 season, Plummer ranked as the league's worst quarterback. "[10] His reputation as a risk-taking "gunslinger" became a liability. "[2] In 1998, the Cardinals drafted Plummer's friend Pat Tillman, and the two started all 16 games en route to a 9–7 regular season record. However, Plummer accounted for four turnovers in the AFC Championship game and the Broncos were defeated 34–17 by the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. ", Plummer joined the Pac-12 Network in 2013 as a studio analyst for college football. His nickname, âJake the Snake,â was given to him by his family as a tribute to former Raiders QB Kenny Stabler. [26] He has also helped raise funds for cannabinoid research. Plummer’s older brother, Jack, plays at Purdue. In 2008, Plummer hosted his own pro invitational and lost in the finals of the pro consolation bracket to #37 ranked, Jeff Kastner. On October 29, 2010, Plummer was honored, along with all Sun Devil Quarterbacks, at a Legends Luncheon hosted by the Arizona State University Alumni Association and Sun Devil Club.