Players who played for both the Denver Broncos and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
46 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
46
Players
9
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 Broncos player to a Buccaneers player through Harry Swayne 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
Simeon Rice
DL · 1996–2007 · DEN 2007, TB 2001–2006
- Common
John Lynch
DB · 1993–2007 · DEN 2004–2007, TB 1993–2003
- Common
Aqib Talib
CB · 2008–2019 · DEN 2014–2017, TB 2008–2012
- Common
T.J. Ward
SS · 2010–2017 · DEN 2014–2016, TB 2017
- Uncommon
Teddy Bridgewater
QB · 2014–2025 · DEN 2021, TB 2025
- Uncommon
Brian Griese
QB · 1998–2008 · DEN 1998–2002, TB 2004–2005, 2008
- Uncommon
Robert Ayers
OLB · 2009–2017 · DEN 2009–2013, TB 2016–2017
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · DEN 2024, TB 2015–2018
- Uncommon
Ian Gold
LB · 2000–2007 · DEN 2000–2003, 2005–2007, TB 2004
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Shaquil Barrett
OLB · 2014–2024 · DEN 2014–2018, TB 2019–2024
- Rare
Chase Edmonds
RB · 2018–2025 · DEN 2022, TB 2023
- Rare
Adam Gotsis
DL · 2016–2025 · DEN 2016–2019, TB 2025
- Rare
Peyton Hillis
FB · 2008–2014 · DEN 2008–2009, TB 2013
- Rare
Jamie Winborn
LB · 2001–2010 · DEN 2007–2008, TB 2006
- Rare
Chris Baker
NT · 2009–2017 · DEN 2009, TB 2017
- Rare
Nate Webster
LB · 2000–2008 · DEN 2006–2008, TB 2000–2003
- Rare
Darian Stewart
FS · 2010–2019 · DEN 2015–2018, TB 2019
- Rare
Michael Pittman
RB · 1998–2008 · DEN 2008, TB 2002–2007
- Rare
David Moore
WR · 2017–2026 · DEN 2021, TB 2023
- Rare
Chris Simms
QB · 2003–2010 · DEN 2009, TB 2003–2006
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · DEN 2022, TB 2008–2011
- Rare
Kenny Young
LB · 2018–2022 · DEN 2021, TB 2022
- Rare
Niko Koutouvides
MLB · 2004–2012 · DEN 2008, TB 2009–2010
- Rare
Tim Crowder
DE · 2007–2011 · DEN 2007–2008, TB 2009–2011
- Rare
Keith Burns
LB · 1994–2006 · DEN 1994–1998, 2000–2003, 2005–2006, TB 2004
- Rare
Dekoda Watson
OLB · 2010–2019 · DEN 2016, TB 2010–2013
- Rare
J.T. Gray
DB · 2018–2025 · DEN 2025, TB 2025
- Rare
Riley Dixon
P · 2016–2026 · DEN 2016–2017, 2023–2024, TB 2025–2026
- Rare
Trindon Holliday
KR · 2011–2014 · DEN 2012–2013, TB 2014
- Rare
Patrick Chukwurah
LB · 2001–2008 · DEN 2004–2006, TB 2007–2008
- Rare
Willie Green
WR · 1991–1998 · DEN 1997–1998, TB 1994
- Rare
Connor Barth
K · 2008–2017 · DEN 2014, TB 2009–2012, 2015
- Rare
Elijah Alexander
LB · 1992–2001 · DEN 1993–1995, TB 1992
- Rare
Patrick Hape
TE · 1997–2004 · DEN 2001–2004, TB 1997–2000
- Rare
Sealver Siliga
NT · 2012–2017 · DEN 2012, TB 2016–2017
- Rare
Russ Hochstein
OL · 2001–2012 · DEN 2009–2011, TB 2001–2002
- Rare
Scott Adams
OL · 1991–1997 · DEN 1997, TB 1996
- Rare
Demar Dotson
T · 2009–2020 · DEN 2020, TB 2009, 2011–2019
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Spencer Larsen
FB · 2008–2013 · DEN 2008–2011, TB 2013
- Rare
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · DEN 1999, TB 1998
- Rare
Charles Dimry
DB · 1990–1999 · DEN 1991–1993, TB 1994–1996
- Epic
Sam Paulescu
P · 2007–2010 · DEN 2007, TB 2009
- Epic
Brian Clark
WR · 2006–2010 · DEN 2006–2007, TB 2007–2009
- Epic
Cornell Green
OL · 2000–2010 · DEN 2004–2005, TB 2002–2003, 2006
- Epic
Parnell Motley
DB · 2020–2021 · DEN 2020, TB 2020
- Epic
Harry Swayne
DL · 1990–2001 · DEN 1997–1998, TB 1990
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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