Players who played for both the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots
65 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
65
Players
18
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Patriots player through John Granby 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
Ty Law
DB · 1995–2009 · DEN 2009, NE 1995–2004
- Common
Demaryius Thomas
WR · 2010–2019 · DEN 2010–2018, NE 2019
- Common
Aqib Talib
CB · 2008–2019 · DEN 2014–2017, NE 2012–2013
- Common
Deltha O'Neal
DB · 2000–2008 · DEN 2000–2003, NE 2008
- Uncommon
Jabar Gaffney
WR · 2002–2012 · DEN 2009–2010, NE 2006–2008
- Uncommon
Daniel Graham
TE · 2002–2012 · DEN 2007–2010, NE 2002–2006
- Uncommon
Gerard Warren
DL · 2001–2011 · DEN 2005–2006, NE 2010–2011
- Uncommon
Leonard Russell
RB · 1991–1996 · DEN 1994, NE 1991–1993
- Uncommon
Terrell Buckley
DB · 1992–2005 · DEN 2000, NE 2001–2002
- Uncommon
Dre'Mont Jones
DL · 2019–2026 · DEN 2019–2022, NE 2026
- Uncommon
Brandon Lloyd
WR · 2003–2014 · DEN 2009–2011, NE 2012
- Uncommon
Ty Warren
DE · 2003–2012 · DEN 2012, NE 2003–2009
- Uncommon
LaMont Jordan
RB · 2001–2009 · DEN 2009, NE 2008
- Uncommon
Ted Washington
DL · 1991–2007 · DEN 1994, NE 2003
- Uncommon
Phillip Dorsett
WR · 2015–2023 · DEN 2023, NE 2017–2019
- Uncommon
Wes Welker
WR · 2004–2016 · DEN 2013–2014, NE 2007–2012
- Uncommon
Keith Traylor
LB · 1991–2007 · DEN 1991–1992, 1997–2000, NE 2004
- Uncommon
Laurence Maroney
RB · 2006–2010 · DEN 2010, NE 2006–2010
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Tyrone Poole
DB · 1995–2008 · DEN 2002, NE 2003–2005
- Rare
Terrance Knighton
DT · 2009–2016 · DEN 2013–2014, NE 2016
- Rare
Nate Jones
CB · 2004–2011 · DEN 2010, NE 2011
- Rare
Niko Koutouvides
MLB · 2004–2012 · DEN 2008, NE 2011–2012
- Rare
Todd Sauerbrun
SPEC · 1995–2007 · DEN 2005, 2007, NE 2006
- Rare
Lil'Jordan Humphrey
WR · 2019–2026 · DEN 2023–2026, NE 2022
- Rare
Daniel Fells
TE · 2006–2015 · DEN 2011, NE 2012
- Rare
Hugh Millen
QB · 1990–1995 · DEN 1994–1995, NE 1991–1992
- Rare
Chad Jackson
WR · 2006–2008 · DEN 2008, NE 2006–2007
- Rare
Dekoda Watson
OLB · 2010–2019 · DEN 2016, NE 2015
- Rare
Jarrett Stidham
QB · 2019–2026 · DEN 2023–2026, NE 2019–2020
- Rare
Tim Hauck
DB · 1990–2002 · DEN 1995–1996, NE 1990
- Rare
Dan Gronkowski
TE · 2009–2011 · DEN 2010, NE 2011
- Rare
Dan Koppen
C · 2003–2012 · DEN 2012, NE 2003–2010
- Rare
Jonathan Wilhite
CB · 2008–2011 · DEN 2011, NE 2008–2010
- Rare
Eric Tomlinson
TE · 2016–2024 · DEN 2022, NE 2019
- Rare
Chevis Jackson
CB · 2008–2010 · DEN 2010, NE 2010
- Rare
Cameron Fleming
T · 2014–2024 · DEN 2021–2024, NE 2014–2017
- Rare
Kevin Kasper
WR · 2001–2004 · DEN 2001–2002, NE 2004
- Rare
Duke Dawson
DB · 2018–2020 · DEN 2019–2020, NE 2018
- Rare
A.J. Derby
TE · 2016–2018 · DEN 2016–2017, NE 2016
- Rare
Sealver Siliga
NT · 2012–2017 · DEN 2012, NE 2013–2015
- Rare
Bob Perryman
RB · 1990–1992 · DEN 1991–1992, NE 1990
- Rare
Matt LaCosse
TE · 2015–2021 · DEN 2017–2018, NE 2019, 2021
- Rare
Russ Hochstein
OL · 2001–2012 · DEN 2009–2011, NE 2002–2008
- Rare
Randy Robbins
DB · 1990–1992 · DEN 1990–1991, NE 1992
- Rare
Tony Carter
DB · 2009–2015 · DEN 2009, 2011–2014, NE 2010
- Rare
David Pool
DB · 1990–1994 · DEN 1993, NE 1991–1992
- Epic
Jon Melander
OL · 1991–1994 · DEN 1993–1994, NE 1991
- Epic
Cedric Cobbs
RB · 2004–2006 · DEN 2006, NE 2004
- Epic
Louis Leonard
DT · 2007–2010 · DEN 2010, NE 2010
- Epic
Harvey Langi
LB · 2017–2022 · DEN 2022, NE 2017, 2021–2022
- Epic
Tony Carter
RB · 1994–2002 · DEN 2001, NE 1998–2000
- Epic
Will Sherman
OL · 2021–2026 · DEN 2022, NE 2021
- Epic
Calvin Anderson
OL · 2020–2025 · DEN 2020–2022, NE 2023
- Epic
James Ferentz
C · 2015–2023 · DEN 2015–2016, NE 2018–2023
- Epic
Brandon Gorin
OL · 2001–2009 · DEN 2009, NE 2003–2005
- Epic
Lonie Paxton
LB · 2000–2011 · DEN 2009–2011, NE 2000–2008
- Epic
Le Kevin Smith
NT · 2006–2009 · DEN 2009, NE 2006–2008
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Raymont Harris
RB · 1994–2000 · DEN 2000, NE 2000
- Epic
Darius Kilgo
NT · 2015–2018 · DEN 2015–2016, NE 2016
- Epic
Josh Barrett
DB · 2008–2011 · DEN 2008–2009, NE 2011
- Epic
Richard Harvey
LB · 1990–2000 · DEN 1994, NE 1990–1991
- Epic
Devine Ozigbo
RB · 2019–2023 · DEN 2022, NE 2021
- Epic
Elbert Crawford
OL · 1990–1992 · DEN 1992, NE 1990–1991
- Legendary
Sir Mawn Wilson
WR · 1997–1999 · DEN 1997, NE 1999
- Legendary
John Granby
WR · 1992 · DEN 1992, NE 1992
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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