Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
50 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
50
Players
4
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 Buccaneers player through Chris Pressley 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
Anthony Munoz
OL · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1992, TB 1993
- Common
Giovani Bernard
RB · 2013–2022 · CIN 2013–2020, TB 2021–2022
- Uncommon
Michael Johnson
DE · 2009–2018 · CIN 2009–2013, 2015–2018, TB 2014
- Uncommon
Alex Smith
TE · 2005–2016 · CIN 2013, TB 2005–2008
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · CIN 2007–2008, TB 2017–2018
- Rare
Vernon Hargreaves III
DB · 2016–2021 · CIN 2021, TB 2016–2019
- Rare
Lorenzo Neal
RB · 1993–2008 · CIN 2001–2002, TB 1998
- Rare
Kevin Minter
ILB · 2013–2021 · CIN 2017, TB 2018–2021
- Rare
Jordan Shipley
WR · 2010–2012 · CIN 2010–2011, TB 2012
- Rare
Brian Leonard
RB · 2007–2014 · CIN 2009–2012, TB 2013
- Rare
Nate Webster
LB · 2000–2008 · CIN 2004–2005, TB 2000–2003
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · CIN 2010–2016, TB 2009
- Rare
Troy Hill
CB · 2015–2024 · CIN 2015, TB 2024
- Rare
Keiwan Ratliff
CB · 2004–2010 · CIN 2004–2007, 2010, TB 2007
- Rare
James Brooks
RB · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990–1991, TB 1992
- Rare
Reinard Wilson
LB · 1997–2003 · CIN 1997–2002, TB 2003
- Rare
Wallace Gilberry
DE · 2008–2016 · CIN 2012–2016, TB 2012
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CIN 2013, TB 2008–2011
- Rare
Dexter Jackson
DB · 1999–2008 · CIN 2006–2008, TB 1999–2002, 2004–2005
- Rare
Clinton McDonald
DT · 2010–2019 · CIN 2010, TB 2014–2017
- Rare
Ken Blackman
OL · 1996–1999 · CIN 1996–1999, TB 1999
- Rare
Marco Battaglia
TE · 1996–2003 · CIN 1996–2001, TB 2002
- Rare
Bruce Gradkowski
QB · 2006–2014 · CIN 2011–2012, TB 2006–2007
- Rare
Noah Spence
DL · 2016–2021 · CIN 2021, TB 2016–2018
- Rare
Tanner Hudson
TE · 2018–2026 · CIN 2023–2026, TB 2018–2020
- Rare
Corey Lynch
FS · 2008–2013 · CIN 2008, TB 2009–2011
- Rare
Josh Shaw
CB · 2015–2018 · CIN 2015–2017, TB 2018
- Rare
Jeff Faine
C · 2003–2012 · CIN 2012, TB 2008–2011
- Rare
Will Clarke
DE · 2014–2018 · CIN 2014–2016, TB 2017–2018
- Rare
Stanford Jennings
RB · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990, TB 1992
- Rare
Matt O'Dwyer
OL · 1995–2004 · CIN 1999–2003, TB 2004
- Rare
Barney Bussey
DB · 1990–1995 · CIN 1990–1992, TB 1993–1995
- Rare
Alex Cappa
OL · 2018–2025 · CIN 2022–2024, TB 2018–2021
- Rare
Brian Blados
OL · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990–1991, TB 1992
- Rare
Blue Adams
CB · 2003–2007 · CIN 2007, TB 2005–2006
- Rare
Todd Philcox
QB · 1990–1998 · CIN 1990, 1994, TB 1995
- Rare
David Grant
DL · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1991, TB 1992
- Rare
Ed Brady
LB · 1990–1995 · CIN 1990–1991, TB 1992–1995
- Rare
Anthony Collins
T · 2008–2014 · CIN 2008–2013, TB 2014
- Rare
Fred Johnson
OL · 2019–2026 · CIN 2019–2021, TB 2022
- Rare
Michael Barber
WR · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990–1991, TB 1992
- Rare
Roger Jones
DB · 1991–1997 · CIN 1994–1997, TB 1991–1993
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Bruce Reimers
OL · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1991, TB 1992–1993
- Epic
Jamon Meredith
T · 2009–2016 · CIN 2014, TB 2012–2013
- Epic
Carl Carter
DB · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990–1991, TB 1991
- Epic
Mike Jordan
OL · 2019–2025 · CIN 2019–2020, TB 2025
- Epic
Wayne Haddix
DB · 1990–1991 · CIN 1991, TB 1990–1991
- Epic
Nate Lawrie
TE · 2004–2008 · CIN 2007–2008, TB 2004–2005
- Epic
Joe King
DB · 1991–1995 · CIN 1991, TB 1992–1993
- Epic
Chris Pressley
FB · 2009–2012 · CIN 2010–2012, TB 2009–2010
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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