Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Cleveland Browns
87 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
87
Players
8
Easy to name
Ball-knower
Best link
Chains matchup: Tough. Compared with the other 495 team pairs, based on how many of these players are easy to name.
How this plays in The Chains
Every link in a puzzle is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect a 49ers player to a Browns player through Matt Dayes and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.
Play today's puzzleEasy to name
Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.
- Common
Donte Whitner
SS · 2006–2016 · SF 2011–2013, CLE 2014–2016
- Uncommon
Carlos Hyde
RB · 2014–2021 · SF 2014–2017, CLE 2018
- Uncommon
Maliek Collins
DL · 2016–2026 · SF 2024, CLE 2025–2026
- Uncommon
Antonio Bryant
WR · 2002–2009 · SF 2006, CLE 2004–2005
- Uncommon
Marquise Goodwin
WR · 2013–2023 · SF 2017–2019, CLE 2023
- Uncommon
Trent Dilfer
QB · 1994–2007 · SF 2006–2007, CLE 2005
- Uncommon
Ted Washington
DL · 1991–2007 · SF 1991–1993, CLE 2006–2007
- Uncommon
Buster Skrine
CB · 2011–2021 · SF 2021, CLE 2011–2014
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Travis Benjamin
WR · 2012–2021 · SF 2021, CLE 2012–2015
- Rare
Jeff Garcia
QB · 1999–2011 · SF 1999–2003, CLE 2004
- Rare
Tashaun Gipson
FS · 2012–2024 · SF 2022–2024, CLE 2012–2015
- Rare
Colt McCoy
QB · 2010–2022 · SF 2013, CLE 2010–2012
- Rare
Marc Edwards
RB · 1997–2005 · SF 1997–1998, CLE 1999–2000
- Rare
Malcolm Smith
OLB · 2011–2021 · SF 2018, CLE 2020–2021
- Rare
Raheem Mostert
RB · 2015–2025 · SF 2016–2021, CLE 2015
- Rare
Jamar Taylor
CB · 2013–2020 · SF 2020, CLE 2016–2017
- Rare
Braylon Edwards
WR · 2005–2012 · SF 2011, CLE 2005–2009
- Rare
Brian Hoyer
QB · 2009–2023 · SF 2017, CLE 2013–2014
- Rare
Ogbo Okoronkwo
LB · 2018–2026 · SF 2026, CLE 2023–2024
- Rare
K'Waun Williams
CB · 2014–2022 · SF 2017–2021, CLE 2014–2015
- Rare
Marquez Pope
DB · 1992–2001 · SF 1995–1998, CLE 1999
- Rare
Anthony Pleasant
DL · 1990–2003 · SF 2000, CLE 1990–1995
- Rare
Terry Kirby
RB · 1993–2002 · SF 1996–1998, CLE 1999
- Rare
Jordan Elliott
DL · 2020–2026 · SF 2024–2025, CLE 2020–2023
- Rare
Sheldon Day
DL · 2016–2025 · SF 2017–2019, CLE 2021
- Rare
Eric Wright
CB · 2007–2013 · SF 2013, CLE 2007–2010
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · SF 2024, CLE 2022
- Rare
Alex Mack
C · 2009–2021 · SF 2021, CLE 2009–2013, 2015
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · SF 2014, 2022, CLE 2012
- Rare
Nick Mullens
QB · 2018–2026 · SF 2018–2020, CLE 2021
- Rare
KhaDarel Hodge
WR · 2018–2026 · SF 2026, CLE 2019–2020
- Rare
Mike Adams
DB · 2004–2019 · SF 2004–2006, CLE 2007–2011
- Rare
Antonio Langham
DB · 1994–2000 · SF 1998, CLE 1994–1995, 1999
- Rare
Brian Hill
RB · 2017–2021 · SF 2021, CLE 2021
- Rare
Dana Hall
DB · 1992–1997 · SF 1992–1994, CLE 1995
- Rare
Andy Lee
P · 2004–2022 · SF 2004–2014, CLE 2015
- Rare
Jim Dray
TE · 2010–2017 · SF 2016, CLE 2014–2015
- Rare
Rod Streater
WR · 2012–2018 · SF 2016, CLE 2018
- Rare
Ray-Ray Armstrong
OLB · 2013–2020 · SF 2015–2017, CLE 2018
- Rare
Phil Dawson
SPEC · 1999–2018 · SF 2013–2016, CLE 1999–2012
- Rare
Chase McLaughlin
K · 2019–2026 · SF 2019, CLE 2021
- Rare
Shaun Draughn
RB · 2011–2016 · SF 2015–2016, CLE 2014–2015
- Rare
Randy Baldwin
RB · 1991–1996 · SF 1995, CLE 1991–1994
- Rare
Adrian Colbert
DB · 2017–2024 · SF 2017–2018, CLE 2021
- Rare
Don Griffin
DB · 1990–1996 · SF 1990–1993, CLE 1994–1995
- Rare
Corey Lemonier
OLB · 2013–2016 · SF 2013–2015, CLE 2016
- Rare
Anthony Zettel
DL · 2016–2020 · SF 2019, CLE 2018
- Rare
Ken Dorsey
QB · 2003–2008 · SF 2003–2005, CLE 2006–2008
- Rare
Jamie Martin
QB · 1993–2008 · SF 2008, CLE 1999
- Rare
Briean Boddy-Calhoun
DB · 2016–2020 · SF 2020, CLE 2016–2018
- Rare
Raymond Ventrone
S · 2007–2014 · SF 2013–2014, CLE 2009–2012
- Rare
Elijah Lee
LB · 2017–2022 · SF 2017–2019, CLE 2020–2021
- Rare
Kai Nacua
DB · 2017–2021 · SF 2020–2021, CLE 2017
- Rare
Maurice Hurst
DL · 2018–2025 · SF 2021, CLE 2023–2025
- Epic
Blake Costanzo
LB · 2007–2013 · SF 2011, CLE 2009–2010
- Epic
Xavier Cooper
DE · 2015–2017 · SF 2017, CLE 2015–2016
- Epic
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · SF 2022–2024, CLE 2017, 2024
- Epic
Ty Detmer
QB · 1992–2005 · SF 1998, CLE 1999–2000
- Epic
Shon Coleman
OL · 2016–2018 · SF 2018, CLE 2016–2017
- Epic
Marlon Moore
WR · 2010–2016 · SF 2013, CLE 2014–2016
- Epic
Tony Pashos
T · 2004–2013 · SF 2009, CLE 2010–2011
- Epic
Thane Gash
DB · 1990–1993 · SF 1992–1993, CLE 1990–1991
- Epic
Jason Kyle
LB · 1995–2010 · SF 2000, CLE 1999
- Epic
Leon McFadden
CB · 2013–2017 · SF 2014, CLE 2013
- Epic
Marcus Martin
C · 2014–2020 · SF 2014–2016, CLE 2017
- Epic
Tommy Vardell
RB · 1992–1999 · SF 1996, 1999, CLE 1992–1995
- Epic
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · SF 1995–1997, CLE 2000
- Epic
Irv Smith
TE · 1993–1999 · SF 1998, CLE 1999
- Epic
Roy Barker
DL · 1992–2000 · SF 1996–1998, CLE 1999
- Epic
Dwayne Ledford
OL · 1999–2005 · SF 1999–2000, 2003, CLE 2005
- Epic
Ben Emanuel
S · 2005–2006 · SF 2005, CLE 2006
- Epic
Tim Harris
DB · 2020–2021 · SF 2020, CLE 2021
- Epic
Rod Milstead
OL · 1992–1999 · SF 1994–1997, CLE 1992–1993
- Epic
Michael Dwumfour
DL · 2021–2024 · SF 2022, CLE 2024
- Epic
Blake Hance
OL · 2021–2025 · SF 2022, CLE 2021
- Epic
Cedric Killings
DL · 2000–2007 · SF 2000, CLE 2001
- Epic
Thomas Clayton
RB · 2008–2011 · SF 2008, CLE 2010–2011
- Epic
Brian Allen
DB · 2017–2021 · SF 2020, CLE 2021
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · SF 1992–1994, CLE 1990–1991
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Ryan Seymour
G · 2013–2016 · SF 2013, CLE 2014
- Epic
Craig Osika
G · 2002–2004 · SF 2002, CLE 2003–2004
- Epic
Chris Ruhman
OL · 1998–2000 · SF 1998, CLE 1999–2000
- Epic
Randy Kirk
LB · 1990–1999 · SF 1996–1999, CLE 1991
- Epic
Cam Johnson
LB · 2012–2016 · SF 2012, CLE 2015–2016
- Epic
DeVone Claybrooks
DL · 2001–2004 · SF 2003, CLE 2001
- Legendary
James E. Williams
LB · 1990–1999 · SF 1997–1998, CLE 1999
- Ball-knower
Matt Dayes
RB · 2017–2018 · SF 2018, CLE 2017
Teams are counted as franchises, so earlier cities and names are included (the Raiders in Oakland, the Rams in St. Louis, the Titans as the Oilers). Rarity tiers come from the same scoring The Chains uses in its daily puzzles. A small set of one-season 2002 entries that couldn't be verified is left out.
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