{"id":182858,"date":"2026-05-03T13:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/182858\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T13:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:25:07","slug":"just-released-steelers-player-finds-new-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/182858\/","title":{"rendered":"Just-Released Steelers Player Finds New Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steelers News<\/a>\u2022Steelers Transactions<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers quarterback John Rhys Plumlee at training camp on Aug. 12, 2024. — Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Quarterback-turned-wide receiver John Ryhs Plumlee, who was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, has already found a new professional football home. Plumlee signed with the Houston Gamblers of the UFL, the league announced on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Plumlee was placed on NFL waivers on April 28, and cleared the next day. <\/p>\n

\u201cThankful for my time in Pittsburgh and the Steelers organization!\u201d he wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cCan\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s next!\u201d<\/p>\n

The UFL and the Gamblers announced his position at signing as quarterback. Plumlee, 25, first joined the Steelers as an undrafted free agent out of the 2024 NFL Draft after playing mostly quarterback in college. Plumlee served as the Steelers\u2019 fourth quarterback during training camp and the preseason while also being experimented with at receiver, kick returner and punt returner before being released that August.<\/p>\n

He returned to the Steelers at the end of the 2025 season, signing to the practice squad on Oct. 29 and re-signing for the 2026 season on Jan. 14. He did not play in a game for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

In between his two stints with the Steelers, Plumlee bounced around the league, spending time with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Seattle Seahawks, who he signed a reserve\/future contract with in January 2025. In order to make the Seahawks roster, Plumlee had to change his position change from quarterback to wide receiver.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo to Seattle, and I go to work out and I throw. Kind of unknowingly after the workout, they come and ask me what size gloves that I wear,\u201d Plumlee said to Steelers Now upon his return to Pittsburgh in 2025. \u201cThey said, \u2018Congrats, you made the team but you\u2019re in the receiver room.\u2019 So I was like, \u2018Alright sweet, I got a job.\u2019 So I\u2019ve been learning. I\u2019ve been crafting. Learning from a bunch of guys. DK (Metcalf) helped me early on there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers QB John Rhys Plumlee throwing in the preseason game against the Detroit Lions on Aug. 24, 2024. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n

On Aug. 26, 2025, Plumlee was waived by the Seahawks with an injury designation as part of final roster cuts. The Steelers brought him back two months later, signing him to their practice squad, where he spent the remainder of his 2025 season.<\/p>\n

Plumlee played two sports at Ole Miss, lining up at quarterback and later receiver for the Rebels\u2019 football team and patrolling center field for its baseball squad. He transferred to UCF to play quarterback again and started for two seasons for Gus Malzahn\u2019s Knights.<\/p>\n

Aaron Becker contributed.<\/p>\n

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