Players who played for both the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs
49 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
49
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 Chiefs player through Antwon Burton 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
Ty Law
DB · 1995–2009 · DEN 2009, KC 2006–2007
- Common
Dale Carter
DB · 1992–2005 · DEN 1999–2000, KC 1992–1998
- Common
Jamaal Charles
RB · 2008–2018 · DEN 2017, KC 2008–2016
- Common
Frank Clark
DE · 2015–2023 · DEN 2023, KC 2019–2022
- Uncommon
Vonnie Holliday
DL · 1998–2012 · DEN 2009, KC 2003–2004
- Uncommon
Eddie Kennison
WR · 1996–2007 · DEN 2001, KC 2001–2007
- Uncommon
Samaje Perine
RB · 2017–2026 · DEN 2023, KC 2024
- Uncommon
Kyle Orton
QB · 2005–2014 · DEN 2009–2011, KC 2011
- Uncommon
Keith Traylor
LB · 1991–2007 · DEN 1991–1992, 1997–2000, KC 1993, 1995–1996
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Chester McGlockton
DL · 1992–2003 · DEN 2001–2002, KC 1998–2000
- Rare
Peyton Hillis
FB · 2008–2014 · DEN 2008–2009, KC 2012
- Rare
Keary Colbert
WR · 2004–2011 · DEN 2008, KC 2011
- Rare
Ray Crockett
DB · 1990–2002 · DEN 1994–2000, KC 2001–2002
- Rare
Brady Quinn
QB · 2007–2012 · DEN 2010–2011, KC 2012
- Rare
Glenn Cadrez
LB · 1992–2002 · DEN 1995–2000, KC 2001–2002
- Rare
Michael Dean Perry
DL · 1990–1997 · DEN 1995–1997, KC 1997
- Rare
Darius Holland
DL · 1995–2004 · DEN 2003–2004, KC 1998
- Rare
Todd Sauerbrun
SPEC · 1995–2007 · DEN 2005, 2007, KC 2000
- Rare
Neil Smith
DL · 1990–2000 · DEN 1997–1999, KC 1990–1996
- Rare
Tremon Smith
DB · 2018–2026 · DEN 2023–2024, KC 2018–2019
- Rare
Vance Walker
DT · 2009–2015 · DEN 2015, KC 2014
- Rare
Ben Niemann
LB · 2018–2024 · DEN 2023, KC 2018–2021
- Rare
Reggie Johnson
TE · 1991–1997 · DEN 1991–1993, KC 1996
- Rare
Dan Williams
DL · 1993–2001 · DEN 1993–1996, KC 1997, 1999–2001
- Rare
Michael Burton
FB · 2015–2026 · DEN 2023–2024, KC 2021–2022
- Rare
Kevin Vickerson
DT · 2006–2014 · DEN 2010–2013, KC 2014
- Rare
Ryan Harris
T · 2007–2016 · DEN 2007–2010, 2015, KC 2014
- Rare
Joe Mays
MLB · 2008–2016 · DEN 2010–2012, KC 2014
- Rare
Lional Dalton
DL · 1998–2006 · DEN 2002, KC 2004–2005
- Rare
Reggie McElroy
OL · 1991–1996 · DEN 1995–1996, KC 1993
- Rare
Lenny Walls
CB · 2002–2007 · DEN 2002–2005, KC 2006
- Rare
Connor Barth
K · 2008–2017 · DEN 2014, KC 2008
- Rare
Mike Young
WR · 1990–1994 · DEN 1990–1992, KC 1994
- Rare
Jason Baker
SPEC · 2001–2011 · DEN 2004, KC 2003–2004
- Rare
Montrell Washington
WR · 2022–2024 · DEN 2022, KC 2023–2024
- Rare
Greg Kragen
DL · 1990–1997 · DEN 1990–1993, KC 1994
- Rare
Casey Wiegmann
OL · 1996–2011 · DEN 2008–2009, KC 2001–2007, 2010–2011
- Rare
Russ Hochstein
OL · 2001–2012 · DEN 2009–2011, KC 2012
- Rare
Donald Stephenson
T · 2012–2017 · DEN 2016–2017, KC 2012–2015
- Rare
Amon Gordon
DT · 2004–2011 · DEN 2007, KC 2011
- Rare
Darrius Johnson
DB · 1996–2003 · DEN 1996–1999, KC 2003
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Muhammad Oliver
DB · 1992–1996 · DEN 1992, KC 1993
- Epic
Victor Jones
RB · 1990–1994 · DEN 1992, KC 1994
- Epic
Scott Bentley
SPEC · 1997–2000 · DEN 1997, 2000, KC 1999
- Epic
Thomas Gafford
LS · 2008–2016 · DEN 2016, KC 2008–2014
- Epic
Marc Munford
LB · 1990–1991 · DEN 1990, KC 1991
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · DEN 1995–1996, KC 1997–1999
- Epic
Brian Parker
TE · 2015–2019 · DEN 2018, KC 2015
- Epic
Antwon Burton
DT · 2006–2009 · DEN 2006–2007, KC 2008
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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