Players who played for both the Denver Broncos and the Arizona Cardinals
58 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
58
Players
8
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. 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 Cardinals player through Mike Leach 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
Simeon Rice
DL · 1996–2007 · DEN 2007, ARI 1996–2000
- Common
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
CB · 2008–2019 · DEN 2013, ARI 2008–2010
- Common
Jake Plummer
QB · 1997–2006 · DEN 2003–2006, ARI 1997–2002
- Uncommon
Vonnie Holliday
DL · 1998–2012 · DEN 2009, ARI 2011–2012
- Uncommon
Zach Allen
DL · 2019–2026 · DEN 2023–2026, ARI 2019–2022
- Uncommon
Garrison Hearst
RB · 1993–2004 · DEN 2004, ARI 1993–1995
- Uncommon
John Brown
WR · 2014–2022 · DEN 2021, ARI 2014–2017
- Uncommon
Antonio Smith
DE · 2004–2016 · DEN 2015–2016, ARI 2004–2008
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Bertrand Berry
LB · 1997–2009 · DEN 2001–2003, ARI 2004–2009
- Rare
Chase Edmonds
RB · 2018–2025 · DEN 2022, ARI 2018–2021
- Rare
Renaldo Hill
DB · 2001–2010 · DEN 2009–2010, ARI 2001–2004
- Rare
Steve Beuerlein
QB · 1991–2003 · DEN 2001–2003, ARI 1993–1994
- Rare
Jamar Taylor
CB · 2013–2020 · DEN 2018, ARI 2018
- Rare
Baron Browning
LB · 2021–2026 · DEN 2021–2024, ARI 2024–2026
- Rare
Paris Lenon
OLB · 2002–2013 · DEN 2013, ARI 2010–2012
- Rare
Anthony Thompson
LB · 1990–1993 · DEN 1990, ARI 1990–1992
- Rare
Michael Pittman
RB · 1998–2008 · DEN 2008, ARI 1998–2001
- Rare
Ronnie Bradford
DB · 1993–2002 · DEN 1993–1995, ARI 1996
- Rare
Tramaine Brock
CB · 2010–2020 · DEN 2018, ARI 2019
- Rare
Trent Sherfield
WR · 2018–2026 · DEN 2025, ARI 2018–2020, 2025
- Rare
Jared Veldheer
C · 2010–2023 · DEN 2018, ARI 2014–2017
- Rare
Domata Peko Sr.
DT · 2006–2020 · DEN 2017–2018, ARI 2020
- Rare
Ben Smith
DB · 1990–1996 · DEN 1994, ARI 1995–1996
- Rare
Matt Prater
K · 2007–2025 · DEN 2007–2013, ARI 2021–2024
- Rare
Ben Niemann
LB · 2018–2024 · DEN 2023, ARI 2022
- Rare
Bobby Massie
T · 2012–2021 · DEN 2021, ARI 2012–2015
- Rare
Seth Joyner
LB · 1990–1998 · DEN 1998, ARI 1994–1996
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · DEN 2020, ARI 2023
- Rare
Will Furrer
QB · 1992–1998 · DEN 1994, ARI 1993
- Rare
Zach Kerr
DT · 2014–2021 · DEN 2017–2018, ARI 2019, 2021
- Rare
John Phillips
TE · 2009–2018 · DEN 2016, ARI 2018
- Rare
Mitch Berger
SPEC · 1994–2009 · DEN 2009, ARI 2007
- Rare
Anton Palepoi
DE · 2002–2005 · DEN 2004, ARI 2005
- Rare
Evan Mathis
G · 2005–2016 · DEN 2015, ARI 2016
- Rare
Nate Hairston
DB · 2017–2022 · DEN 2020–2021, ARI 2022
- Rare
Joe Nedney
SPEC · 1996–2010 · DEN 2000, ARI 1997–1999
- Rare
Kevin Kasper
WR · 2001–2004 · DEN 2001–2002, ARI 2002–2003
- Rare
Hamza Abdullah
DB · 2005–2011 · DEN 2005–2008, ARI 2009–2011
- Rare
Max Garcia
G · 2015–2023 · DEN 2015–2018, ARI 2019–2022
- Rare
Elijah Wilkinson
OL · 2017–2026 · DEN 2017–2020, ARI 2023, 2026
- Rare
Shawn Moore
QB · 1991–1994 · DEN 1991–1993, ARI 1994
- Rare
Quentin Harris
DB · 2002–2006 · DEN 2006, ARI 2002–2005
- Rare
Johnny Rutledge
LB · 1999–2003 · DEN 2003, ARI 1999–2002
- Rare
Brett Wallerstedt
LB · 1993–1997 · DEN 1994, ARI 1993
- Rare
Casey Kreiter
LS · 2016–2026 · DEN 2016–2019, ARI 2026
- Rare
Mario Fatafehi
DL · 2001–2004 · DEN 2003–2004, ARI 2001–2002
- Epic
Zac Dysert
QB · 2013–2016 · DEN 2013, ARI 2016
- Epic
Eric Floyd
OL · 1990–1995 · DEN 1995, ARI 1995
- Epic
DeVante Bausby
DB · 2016–2020 · DEN 2019–2020, ARI 2020
- Epic
Brandon Gorin
OL · 2001–2009 · DEN 2009, ARI 2006
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
D'Anthony Batiste
G · 2006–2012 · DEN 2010, ARI 2010–2012
- Epic
Aaron Brewer
LS · 2012–2025 · DEN 2012–2015, ARI 2016–2025
- Epic
Tito Paul
DB · 1995–1999 · DEN 1998, ARI 1995–1997
- Epic
Keishawn Bierria
LB · 2018–2019 · DEN 2018–2019, ARI 2019
- Epic
Mark Campbell
DL · 1996–1997 · DEN 1996, ARI 1997
- Epic
Jeroy Robinson
LB · 1990 · DEN 1990, ARI 1990
- Epic
Vontarrius Dora
LB · 2016–2018 · DEN 2016, ARI 2018
- Legendary
Mike Leach
TE · 2000–2016 · DEN 2002–2008, ARI 2009–2016
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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