Redskins Release DE Frank Kearse, Promote LB Terrance Plummer

The Washington Redskins officially released DE Frank Kearse on Saturday, according to the NFL transactions release.

• Redskins signed LB Terrance Plummer to their active roster.

Kearse, 26, is a former seventh-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2011. However, he lasted just a few months in Miami before he later signed on with the Panthers.

Since then, Kearse has played for the Titans and Cowboys before joining the Redskins on a one-year contract back in May.

In 2014, Kearse appeared in 15 games for the Redskins and recorded 15 tackles and three sacks.