Players who played for both the Denver Broncos and the Washington Commanders
74 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
74
Players
15
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
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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 Commanders player through Nic Clemons 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
Champ Bailey
DB · 1999–2013 · DEN 2004–2013, WAS 1999–2003
- Common
Von Miller
OLB · 2011–2026 · DEN 2011–2019, 2021, WAS 2025
- Common
Clinton Portis
RB · 2002–2010 · DEN 2002–2003, WAS 2004–2010
- Common
Vernon Davis
TE · 2006–2019 · DEN 2015, WAS 2016–2019
- Common
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
CB · 2008–2019 · DEN 2013, WAS 2019
- Common
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
FS · 2014–2021 · DEN 2021, WAS 2018
- Uncommon
Vonnie Holliday
DL · 1998–2012 · DEN 2009, WAS 2010
- Uncommon
Jabar Gaffney
WR · 2002–2012 · DEN 2009–2010, WAS 2011
- Uncommon
Brandon Lloyd
WR · 2003–2014 · DEN 2009–2011, WAS 2006–2007
- Uncommon
Tracy Porter
CB · 2008–2016 · DEN 2012, WAS 2014
- Uncommon
Ronald Darby
CB · 2015–2024 · DEN 2021–2022, WAS 2020
- Uncommon
Samaje Perine
RB · 2017–2026 · DEN 2023, WAS 2017–2018
- Uncommon
Kenard Lang
DL · 1997–2006 · DEN 2006, WAS 1997–2001
- Uncommon
Cody Barton
LB · 2019–2026 · DEN 2024, WAS 2023
- Uncommon
Marco Coleman
DL · 1992–2005 · DEN 2004–2005, WAS 1999–2001
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
David Bowens
LB · 1999–2010 · DEN 1999, WAS 2001
- Rare
DeMarcus Walker
DL · 2017–2025 · DEN 2017–2020, WAS 2025
- Rare
Stephen Alexander
TE · 1998–2006 · DEN 2005–2006, WAS 1998–2001
- Rare
Fabian Moreau
DB · 2017–2026 · DEN 2023, WAS 2017–2020, 2026
- Rare
Chase Edmonds
RB · 2018–2025 · DEN 2022, WAS 2025
- Rare
Terrance Knighton
DT · 2009–2016 · DEN 2013–2014, WAS 2015
- Rare
Jacob Martin
LB · 2018–2026 · DEN 2022, WAS 2025
- Rare
Case Keenum
QB · 2013–2026 · DEN 2018, WAS 2019
- Rare
Patrick Ramsey
QB · 2002–2010 · DEN 2007–2008, WAS 2002–2005
- Rare
Su'a Cravens
LB · 2016–2018 · DEN 2018, WAS 2016
- Rare
Isaac Yiadom
DB · 2018–2026 · DEN 2018–2019, WAS 2026
- Rare
Chris Baker
NT · 2009–2017 · DEN 2009, WAS 2012–2016
- Rare
Gus Frerotte
QB · 1994–2008 · DEN 2000–2001, WAS 1994–1998
- Rare
Coty Sensabaugh
CB · 2012–2019 · DEN 2019, WAS 2019
- Rare
Daryl Gardener
DL · 1996–2003 · DEN 2003, WAS 2002
- Rare
David Bruton
SS · 2009–2016 · DEN 2009–2015, WAS 2016
- Rare
Flipper Anderson
WR · 1990–1997 · DEN 1997, WAS 1996
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · DEN 2022, WAS 2018, 2025
- Rare
Jumpy Geathers
DL · 1990–1997 · DEN 1996–1997, WAS 1990–1992
- Rare
Kayvon Webster
CB · 2013–2019 · DEN 2013–2016, WAS 2019
- Rare
Byron Chamberlain
WR · 1995–2003 · DEN 1995–2000, WAS 2003
- Rare
Michael Burton
FB · 2015–2026 · DEN 2023–2024, WAS 2019
- Rare
Orlando Franklin
T · 2011–2017 · DEN 2011–2014, WAS 2017
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · DEN 2020, WAS 2024–2025
- Rare
Taylor Jacobs
WR · 2003–2007 · DEN 2007, WAS 2003–2005
- Rare
Andre Brown
RB · 2010–2013 · DEN 2010, WAS 2010
- Rare
Chris Doering
WR · 1996–2003 · DEN 1999–2000, WAS 2002
- Rare
Lional Dalton
DL · 1998–2006 · DEN 2002, WAS 2003
- Rare
Ryan Torain
RB · 2008–2012 · DEN 2008, WAS 2010–2011
- Rare
River Cracraft
WR · 2018–2025 · DEN 2018–2019, WAS 2025
- Rare
Adrian Robinson
OLB · 2012–2013 · DEN 2013, WAS 2013
- Rare
Kapri Bibbs
RB · 2015–2018 · DEN 2015–2016, WAS 2017–2018
- Rare
Duke Ihenacho
DB · 2012–2016 · DEN 2012–2013, WAS 2014–2016
- Rare
Vernon Fox
SS · 2002–2009 · DEN 2008–2009, WAS 2006–2007
- Rare
Jamie Brown
OL · 1995–1999 · DEN 1995–1997, WAS 1999
- Rare
J.D. Walton
C · 2010–2016 · DEN 2010–2013, WAS 2013
- Epic
Tom Compton
T · 2012–2022 · DEN 2022, WAS 2012–2015
- Epic
Darryl Pounds
DB · 1995–2000 · DEN 2000, WAS 1995–1999
- Epic
Kory Lichtensteiger
G · 2008–2016 · DEN 2008, WAS 2010–2016
- Epic
Lennie Friedman
OL · 1999–2007 · DEN 1999–2002, WAS 2003–2005
- Epic
Tyler Polumbus
T · 2008–2016 · DEN 2008–2009, 2015–2016, WAS 2011–2014
- Epic
Mark Schlereth
OL · 1990–2000 · DEN 1995–2000, WAS 1990–1994
- Epic
Will Montgomery
G · 2006–2015 · DEN 2014, WAS 2008–2013
- Epic
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · DEN 1999, WAS 1995
- Epic
Muhammad Oliver
DB · 1992–1996 · DEN 1992, WAS 1995–1996
- Epic
Scott Bentley
SPEC · 1997–2000 · DEN 1997, 2000, WAS 2000
- Epic
Taylor Whitley
G · 2003–2006 · DEN 2005, WAS 2006
- Epic
Cliff Russell
WR · 2003–2008 · DEN 2008, WAS 2003
- Epic
Mookie Moore
OL · 2000–2003 · DEN 2001, WAS 2000
- Epic
D'Anthony Batiste
G · 2006–2012 · DEN 2010, WAS 2008–2009
- Epic
Sam Paulescu
P · 2007–2010 · DEN 2007, WAS 2009–2010
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · DEN 1995–1996, WAS 1991
- Epic
Scott Turner
DB · 1995–2003 · DEN 2003, WAS 1995–1997
- Epic
Richard Quinn
TE · 2009–2012 · DEN 2009–2010, WAS 2011
- Epic
Todd Husak
QB · 2000–2002 · DEN 2001, WAS 2000
- Epic
Brandon Winey
OL · 2001–2004 · DEN 2001, WAS 2003
- Epic
Tito Paul
DB · 1995–1999 · DEN 1998, WAS 1999
- Epic
Temarrick Hemingway
TE · 2016–2021 · DEN 2018, WAS 2020–2021
- Legendary
Nic Clemons
DE · 2005–2008 · DEN 2008, WAS 2005
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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