Players who played for both the Chicago Bears and the Denver Broncos
67 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
67
Players
13
Easy to name
Epic
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 Bears player to a Broncos player through Aaron Brewer and the link is rated Epic (+160 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
Jay Cutler
QB · 2006–2017 · CHI 2009–2016, DEN 2006–2008
- Common
Marcedes Lewis
TE · 2006–2025 · CHI 2023–2024, DEN 2025
- Common
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
FS · 2014–2021 · CHI 2019, DEN 2021
- Common
Brandon Marshall
WR · 2006–2018 · CHI 2012–2014, DEN 2006–2009
- Common
Kyle Fuller
CB · 2014–2022 · CHI 2014–2020, DEN 2021
- Uncommon
Eddie Kennison
WR · 1996–2007 · CHI 2000, DEN 2001
- Uncommon
Eddie Royal
WR · 2008–2016 · CHI 2015–2016, DEN 2008–2011
- Uncommon
Brandon Lloyd
WR · 2003–2014 · CHI 2008, DEN 2009–2011
- Uncommon
Tracy Porter
CB · 2008–2016 · CHI 2015–2016, DEN 2012
- Uncommon
Brian Griese
QB · 1998–2008 · CHI 2006–2007, DEN 1998–2002
- Uncommon
Ted Washington
DL · 1991–2007 · CHI 2001–2002, DEN 1994
- Uncommon
Kyle Orton
QB · 2005–2014 · CHI 2005–2008, DEN 2009–2011
- Uncommon
Keith Traylor
LB · 1991–2007 · CHI 2001–2003, DEN 1991–1992, 1997–2000
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
DeMarcus Walker
DL · 2017–2025 · CHI 2023–2024, DEN 2017–2020
- Rare
Danny Trevathan
OLB · 2012–2021 · CHI 2016–2021, DEN 2012–2015
- Rare
Desmond Clark
TE · 1999–2010 · CHI 2003–2010, DEN 1999–2001
- Rare
David Terrell
WR · 2001–2005 · CHI 2001–2004, DEN 2005
- Rare
Lamar Jackson
DB · 2020–2024 · CHI 2022, DEN 2022
- Rare
Jacob Martin
LB · 2018–2026 · CHI 2024, DEN 2022
- Rare
D.J. Williams
OLB · 2004–2014 · CHI 2013–2014, DEN 2004–2012
- Rare
Kalif Raymond
WR · 2016–2026 · CHI 2026, DEN 2016
- Rare
Case Keenum
QB · 2013–2026 · CHI 2025–2026, DEN 2018
- Rare
Jeremiah Attaochu
OLB · 2014–2022 · CHI 2021–2022, DEN 2019–2020
- Rare
K'Waun Williams
CB · 2014–2022 · CHI 2016, DEN 2022
- Rare
Dante Rosario
TE · 2007–2014 · CHI 2013–2014, DEN 2011
- Rare
Eric Saubert
TE · 2017–2026 · CHI 2019, DEN 2021–2022
- Rare
Bryce Callahan
CB · 2015–2022 · CHI 2015–2018, DEN 2019–2021
- Rare
Trevor Siemian
QB · 2015–2024 · CHI 2022, DEN 2015–2017
- Rare
Todd Sauerbrun
SPEC · 1995–2007 · CHI 1995–1999, DEN 2005, 2007
- Rare
Keith Burns
LB · 1994–2006 · CHI 1999, DEN 1994–1998, 2000–2003, 2005–2006
- Rare
Michael Ojemudia
DB · 2020–2022 · CHI 2022, DEN 2020–2022
- Rare
Bobby Massie
T · 2012–2021 · CHI 2016–2020, DEN 2021
- Rare
Paul Grasmanis
DL · 1996–2005 · CHI 1996–1998, DEN 1999
- Rare
Dante Jones
LB · 1990–1995 · CHI 1990–1994, DEN 1995
- Rare
Michael Burton
FB · 2015–2026 · CHI 2017–2018, DEN 2023–2024
- Rare
Blake Brockermeyer
OL · 1995–2003 · CHI 1999–2001, DEN 2002–2003
- Rare
Michael Schofield
T · 2014–2023 · CHI 2022, DEN 2014–2016
- Rare
Will Furrer
QB · 1992–1998 · CHI 1992, DEN 1994
- Rare
Mitch Berger
SPEC · 1994–2009 · CHI 1995, DEN 2009
- Rare
Glyn Milburn
RB · 1993–2001 · CHI 1998–2001, DEN 1993–1995
- Rare
Mitch Unrein
DT · 2011–2017 · CHI 2015–2017, DEN 2011–2014
- Rare
Connor Barth
K · 2008–2017 · CHI 2016–2017, DEN 2014
- Rare
Bill Schultz
OL · 1990–1997 · CHI 1997, DEN 1995
- Rare
Randy Hilliard
DB · 1990–1998 · CHI 1998, DEN 1994–1997
- Rare
Casey Wiegmann
OL · 1996–2011 · CHI 1997–2000, DEN 2008–2009
- Rare
Elijah Wilkinson
OL · 2017–2026 · CHI 2021, DEN 2017–2020
- Rare
Tom Compton
T · 2012–2022 · CHI 2017, DEN 2022
- Rare
Scott Adams
OL · 1991–1997 · CHI 1995, DEN 1997
- Rare
Roe Williams
CB · 2002–2003 · CHI 2002, DEN 2003
- Rare
Lennie Friedman
OL · 1999–2007 · CHI 2005, DEN 1999–2002
- Epic
Jonathan Harris
DL · 2019–2024 · CHI 2019, DEN 2019, 2021–2023
- Epic
Will Montgomery
G · 2006–2015 · CHI 2015, DEN 2014
- Epic
Sam Mustipher
OL · 2020–2025 · CHI 2020–2022, DEN 2025
- Epic
Tony Carter
RB · 1994–2002 · CHI 1994–1997, DEN 2001
- Epic
Corey Levin
OL · 2017–2026 · CHI 2019, DEN 2019
- Epic
Caleb Hanie
QB · 2008–2012 · CHI 2008–2011, DEN 2012
- Epic
Troy Wilson
DL · 1993–2001 · CHI 2000, DEN 1995
- Epic
DeVante Bausby
DB · 2016–2020 · CHI 2016, DEN 2019–2020
- Epic
Mike Horan
SPEC · 1990–1999 · CHI 1998, DEN 1990–1992
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Evan Pilgrim
OL · 1995–2000 · CHI 1995–1997, DEN 1999
- Epic
Raymont Harris
RB · 1994–2000 · CHI 1994–1997, DEN 2000
- Epic
Thomas Gafford
LS · 2008–2016 · CHI 2015, DEN 2016
- Epic
Kevin Toliver
DB · 2018–2020 · CHI 2018–2019, DEN 2020
- Epic
Shelley Smith
G · 2010–2016 · CHI 2016, DEN 2015
- Epic
Glenell Sanders
LB · 1990–1995 · CHI 1990, DEN 1994
- Epic
Lamin Barrow
MLB · 2014–2015 · CHI 2015, DEN 2014
- Epic
Aaron Brewer
LS · 2012–2025 · CHI 2016, DEN 2012–2015
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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