Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns
57 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
57
Players
5
Easy to name
Epic
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 Bengals player to a Browns player through Darius Hillary 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
Joe Flacco
QB · 2008–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, CLE 2023, 2025
- Common
Karlos Dansby
OLB · 2004–2017 · CIN 2016, CLE 2014–2015
- Uncommon
Jason Campbell
QB · 2005–2014 · CIN 2014, CLE 2013
- Uncommon
Larry Ogunjobi
DL · 2017–2025 · CIN 2021, CLE 2017–2020
- Uncommon
Alex Smith
TE · 2005–2016 · CIN 2013, CLE 2010–2012
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Chris Crocker
FS · 2003–2013 · CIN 2008–2013, CLE 2003–2005
- Rare
Frostee Rucker
DE · 2007–2018 · CIN 2007–2011, CLE 2012
- Rare
Michael Myers
DL · 1998–2007 · CIN 2007, CLE 2003–2004
- Rare
Cade York
K · 2022–2024 · CIN 2024, CLE 2022
- Rare
Andrew Billings
DL · 2017–2026 · CIN 2017–2019, CLE 2021
- Rare
Greg Little
WR · 2011–2014 · CIN 2014, CLE 2011–2013
- Rare
Andrew Hawkins
WR · 2011–2016 · CIN 2011–2013, CLE 2014–2016
- Rare
Troy Hill
CB · 2015–2024 · CIN 2015, CLE 2021
- Rare
James Brooks
RB · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990–1991, CLE 1992
- Rare
Kevin Zeitler
G · 2012–2026 · CIN 2012–2016, CLE 2017–2018
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CIN 2013, CLE 2012
- Rare
B.W. Webb
CB · 2013–2019 · CIN 2019, CLE 2017
- Rare
Bruce Gradkowski
QB · 2006–2014 · CIN 2011–2012, CLE 2008
- Rare
Gerald Dixon
LB · 1992–2001 · CIN 1996–1997, CLE 1992–1995
- Rare
Eric Moore
OL · 1990–1995 · CIN 1994, CLE 1995
- Rare
Brian Hill
RB · 2017–2021 · CIN 2017, CLE 2021
- Rare
Chris Smith
DE · 2014–2021 · CIN 2017, CLE 2018–2019
- Rare
Brian Brennan
WR · 1990–1992 · CIN 1992, CLE 1990–1991
- Rare
KJ Henry
DL · 2023–2025 · CIN 2024, CLE 2025
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · CIN 2016, 2018, CLE 2023
- Rare
Jeff Faine
C · 2003–2012 · CIN 2012, CLE 2003–2005
- Rare
Eric Steinbach
G · 2003–2010 · CIN 2003–2006, CLE 2007–2010
- Rare
Trayveon Williams
RB · 2019–2025 · CIN 2019–2024, CLE 2025
- Rare
Nick Hayden
DT · 2008–2016 · CIN 2011, CLE 2016
- Rare
Cedric Peerman
RB · 2009–2016 · CIN 2010–2016, CLE 2009
- Rare
Austin Seibert
K · 2019–2024 · CIN 2020, CLE 2019–2020
- Rare
Anthony Zettel
DL · 2016–2020 · CIN 2019, CLE 2018
- Rare
Isaiah Thomas
DL · 2022–2024 · CIN 2024, CLE 2022
- Rare
Orson Charles
TE · 2012–2018 · CIN 2012–2013, CLE 2018
- Rare
Todd Philcox
QB · 1990–1998 · CIN 1990, 1994, CLE 1991–1993
- Rare
Gary Brightwell
RB · 2021–2025 · CIN 2025, CLE 2024
- Rare
Shaun Smith
DT · 2004–2012 · CIN 2004–2006, 2009, CLE 2007–2008
- Rare
Kevin Hogan
QB · 2016–2021 · CIN 2020, CLE 2016–2017
- Rare
Jordan Franks
RB · 2018–2021 · CIN 2018, CLE 2021
- Rare
Tony Brown
DB · 2018–2024 · CIN 2020, CLE 2024
- Rare
Mario Alford
WR · 2015–2016 · CIN 2015–2016, CLE 2016
- Rare
Malik Jefferson
LB · 2018–2023 · CIN 2018, CLE 2019
- Epic
David Dunn
WR · 1995–2001 · CIN 1995–1998, CLE 1999
- Epic
Sedrick Shaw
RB · 1997–1999 · CIN 1999, CLE 1999
- Epic
Kirk Chambers
T · 2004–2011 · CIN 2010, CLE 2004–2005
- Epic
Mike Thompson
DL · 1995–2001 · CIN 1997–1998, CLE 1999–2001
- Epic
Kyle Richardson
SPEC · 1997–2005 · CIN 2003, CLE 2005
- Epic
Orien Harris
DE · 2006–2009 · CIN 2008–2009, CLE 2006
- Epic
Matt Lengel
TE · 2016–2019 · CIN 2016, 2018, CLE 2017
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Lynn James
WR · 1990–1991 · CIN 1990–1991, CLE 1991
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · CIN 1991, CLE 1990–1991
- Epic
Damon Gibson
WR · 1998–2002 · CIN 1998, CLE 1999
- Epic
Scott Rehberg
OL · 1997–2003 · CIN 2000–2003, CLE 1999
- Epic
Joe King
DB · 1991–1995 · CIN 1991, CLE 1991
- Epic
Randy Kirk
LB · 1990–1999 · CIN 1992–1993, CLE 1991
- Epic
Derron Smith
FS · 2015–2017 · CIN 2015–2017, CLE 2017
- Epic
Darius Hillary
DB · 2016–2018 · CIN 2016, CLE 2016–2017
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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