Terrance Plummer (born June 20, 1993) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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at the

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. He signed as an

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with the

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in 2015.

Early years

Plummer attended

Orange Park High School Orange Park High School is a high school located in Orange Park, Florida. It is a part of the Clay County School District. The school opened as a junior-senior high school in Fall 1959, although it went only to 10th grade, so that the first grad ...

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, where he played

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for coach Danny Green at all three

positions including at the inside position as a senior. He received All-First Coast, all-conference and all-county recognition throughout his high school career. As a senior, he amassed over 110

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, five

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, two

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and one forced

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(two recoveries), helping lead the Raiders to a Class 6A Region I District 1 title and berth in the state regional final round. He was a 2010 nominee for the Florida Class 6A Mr. Football Award and was a member of the 2010 Florida Times Union All-First Coast Team, as well as an honorable mention FHSAA all-state in 2009. During his high school career, he led his team in tackling for three-straight seasons and also had eight

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rushing. Plummer also lettered three years in

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at Orange Park. He had a bench press of 350 pounds. Viewed as a versatile

prospect, Plummer was given a three-star rating from Rivals, ESPN and Scout. He was listed as the No. 70 outside linebacker nationally by

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and No. 84 from Scout.com. He picked the Knights over

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, NC State, Vanderbilt and

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, among others.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

After going undrafted in the

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, Plummer was signed by the

on May 2, 2015. He put together a solid preseason as a middle linebacker and special teams contributor for the Redskins, finishing third on the team with 12 total tackles. On September 5, 2015, he was waived during final roster cuts before the start of the regular season, but signed to the team's

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the next day. Plummer was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2015. Plummer played in three games, recording 1 special teams tackle, but was released October 5, 2015.

Minnesota Vikings

On October 27, 2015, the

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signed Plummer to the practice squad. On December 1, 2015, he was released from practice squad. On December 8, 2015, Plummer was re-signed to the Vikings practice squad. On January 11, 2016, Plummer signed a reserve/future contract to the

. He was released on April 13, 2016. Then added again by the

on August 1, 2016. On August 30, 2016, Plummer was cut by the Vikings.

Toronto Argonauts

On October 17, 2016, Plummer signed a practice roster agreement with the

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of the

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. On November 30, 2016, Plummer re-signed with the Argonauts, and made the roster in 2017 as a reserve linebacker. During the playoffs, Plummer recorded an interception, which he returned for a touchdown to help Toronto win the CFL East finals and advance to the

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, in which the Argos defeated the

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. He became a free agent on February 25, 2019, two weeks after he had received a contract extension from Toronto.

Orlando Apollos

Plummer was signed to a contract from the rights list of the

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of the

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(AAF) on April 1, 2019, the day before the league suspended operations.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Plummer was signed by the

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of the CFL on April 4, 2019, after the AAF suspended football operations. Plummer was than released one month later, prior to the start of training camp.

Tampa Bay Vipers

In October 2019, Plummer was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

Orlando Guardians

On November 17, 2022, Plummer was drafted by the

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of the XFL. The Guardians folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).

References

External links

Toronto Argonauts bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Plummer, Terrance 1993 births Living people American football linebackers Canadian football linebackers Players of Canadian football from Florida Orange Park High School alumni UCF Knights football players Washington Redskins players Minnesota Vikings players Toronto Argonauts players Orlando Apollos players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Tampa Bay Vipers players Orlando Guardians players Players of American football from Florida Sportspeople from Orange Park, Florida