The Seattle Seahawks have released former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback turned wide receiver John Rhys Plumlee from injured reserve. Plumlee signed a contract with the Seahawks after the Steelers let him go last season, and even made 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, w