Gruden waits for Plummer no more It appears even Jon Gruden has given up on the possibility of Jake Plummer reconsidering his retirement plans. "He's retired, man," Gruden said of the estranged Plummer on Wednesday, the final day of the league's owners meetings. Plummer, 33, was acquired from the Broncos in March 2007 but has never reported, maintaining his intent is to retire. Gruden made at least one visit to Plummer's home in Idaho in hopes of influencing him to return. But after Wednesday's comments, Gruden seems resigned. "We tried, that's all I can say," Gruden said. "I think still he's one of the top quarterbacks on the planet, personally. I think his performance (and) his won-loss record speaks for itself. We traded a seventh-round draft choice basically for Jake Plummer and unfortunately he's decided to stay retired." The Bucs aren't completely done with him, however. The team filed a grievance in August to try to recover about $7-million in previously paid bonus money that is applicable to the unfulfilled portion of his contract. Tampa Bay inherited the provisions of his contract in the trade. The case is expected to be heard in arbitration later this year. Stephen F Holder, The St.Petersburg Times 3 April 2008