Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
52 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
52
Players
10
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
Chains matchup: Friendly. 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 Buccaneers player through Curtis Buckley and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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
Richard Sherman
CB · 2011–2021 · SF 2018–2020, TB 2021
- Common
Josh Allen
C · 2014–2016 · SF 2016, TB 2014, 2016
- Common
Mike Evans
WR · 2014–2026 · SF 2026, TB 2014–2025
- Common
Logan Ryan
CB · 2013–2023 · SF 2023, TB 2022
- Uncommon
Charlie Garner
RB · 1994–2004 · SF 1999–2000, TB 2004
- Uncommon
Antonio Bryant
WR · 2002–2009 · SF 2006, TB 2008–2009
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · SF 2019–2020, TB 2015–2018
- Uncommon
Blaine Gabbert
QB · 2011–2023 · SF 2014–2016, TB 2019–2022
- Uncommon
Trent Dilfer
QB · 1994–2007 · SF 2006–2007, TB 1994–1999
- Uncommon
Dashon Goldson
DB · 2007–2016 · SF 2007–2012, TB 2013–2014
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Jeff Garcia
QB · 1999–2011 · SF 1999–2003, TB 2007–2008
- Rare
Jamie Winborn
LB · 2001–2010 · SF 2001–2005, TB 2006
- Rare
Louis Murphy
WR · 2009–2017 · SF 2017, TB 2014–2015
- Rare
Russell Gage
WR · 2018–2025 · SF 2025, TB 2022
- Rare
Chidi Ahanotu
DL · 1993–2004 · SF 2003, TB 1993–2000, 2004
- Rare
Akeem Spence
DT · 2013–2022 · SF 2022, TB 2013–2016
- Rare
Sammy Davis
CB · 2003–2007 · SF 2006, TB 2007
- Rare
Eric Wright
CB · 2007–2013 · SF 2013, TB 2012
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · SF 2014, 2022, TB 2008–2011
- Rare
Corey Smith
DE · 2002–2008 · SF 2004–2005, TB 2002–2004
- Rare
Matt Gay
K · 2019–2026 · SF 2025, TB 2019
- Rare
Tanner Hudson
TE · 2018–2026 · SF 2021, TB 2018–2020
- Rare
Tim Rattay
QB · 2000–2007 · SF 2000–2005, TB 2005–2006
- Rare
Tony McDaniel
DT · 2006–2017 · SF 2017, TB 2015
- Rare
Reggie Roby
SPEC · 1990–1998 · SF 1998, TB 1995
- Rare
Bradley Pinion
P · 2015–2026 · SF 2015–2018, TB 2019–2021
- Rare
Dekoda Watson
OLB · 2010–2019 · SF 2017–2018, TB 2010–2013
- Rare
Ke'Shawn Vaughn
RB · 2020–2024 · SF 2024, TB 2020–2023
- Rare
Doug Brien
SPEC · 1994–2005 · SF 1994–1995, TB 2001
- Rare
Karl Wilson
DL · 1990–1995 · SF 1993, TB 1994
- Rare
Rashard Robinson
DB · 2016–2021 · SF 2016–2017, TB 2021
- Rare
Trindon Holliday
KR · 2011–2014 · SF 2014, TB 2014
- Rare
Chase McLaughlin
K · 2019–2026 · SF 2019, TB 2023–2026
- Rare
Tyrone Legette
DB · 1992–1998 · SF 1998, TB 1996–1997
- Rare
Rhett Hall
DL · 1991–1998 · SF 1994, TB 1991–1993
- Rare
Khalil Davis
DL · 2020–2024 · SF 2024, TB 2020
- Rare
Micheal Spurlock
KR · 2006–2014 · SF 2009, TB 2007, 2009–2011
- Rare
Charlie Heck
OL · 2020–2025 · SF 2024, TB 2025
- Rare
Mike McGruder
DB · 1990–1997 · SF 1992–1993, TB 1994–1995
- Rare
Justin Skule
OL · 2019–2026 · SF 2019–2020, TB 2022–2024, 2026
- Rare
Derrick Deese
OL · 1992–2004 · SF 1992–2003, TB 2004
- Rare
Nate Byham
TE · 2010–2013 · SF 2010, TB 2012–2013
- Rare
Cody Wallace
C · 2008–2016 · SF 2008–2009, TB 2012
- Rare
Darryl Pollard
DB · 1990–1993 · SF 1990–1991, TB 1992–1993
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · SF 1995–1997, TB 1998
- Epic
Garrison Sanborn
LS · 2009–2019 · SF 2019, TB 2017–2018
- Epic
Godwin Igwebuike
DB · 2018–2023 · SF 2018, TB 2018
- Epic
Dan Goodspeed
OL · 2001–2002 · SF 2001, TB 2002
- Epic
Chris Jones
DT · 2013–2016 · SF 2016, TB 2013
- Epic
Shane Andrus
K · 2009–2010 · SF 2009–2010, TB 2009
- Epic
DeVone Claybrooks
DL · 2001–2004 · SF 2003, TB 2002
- Legendary
Curtis Buckley
DB · 1993–2000 · SF 1996–1998, TB 1993–1995
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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