Players who played for both the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
89 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
89
Players
15
Easy to name
Ball-knower
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 Browns player to a Buccaneers player through Rick Trumbull and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 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
Kellen Winslow
TE · 2004–2013 · CLE 2004, 2006–2008, TB 2009–2011
- Common
Baker Mayfield
QB · 2018–2026 · CLE 2018–2021, TB 2023–2026
- Common
Jameis Winston
QB · 2015–2026 · CLE 2024, TB 2015–2019
- Common
T.J. Ward
SS · 2010–2017 · CLE 2010–2013, TB 2017
- Uncommon
Deion Jones
LB · 2016–2025 · CLE 2022, TB 2024–2025
- Uncommon
Vinny Testaverde
QB · 1990–2007 · CLE 1993–1995, TB 1990–1992
- Uncommon
Mark Carrier
WR · 1990–1998 · CLE 1993–1994, TB 1990–1992
- Uncommon
Joe Jurevicius
WR · 1998–2007 · CLE 2006–2007, TB 2002–2004
- Uncommon
Adrian Clayborn
DE · 2011–2020 · CLE 2020, TB 2011–2014
- Uncommon
Antonio Bryant
WR · 2002–2009 · CLE 2004–2005, TB 2008–2009
- Uncommon
Josh McCown
QB · 2002–2019 · CLE 2015–2016, TB 2014
- Uncommon
Alex Smith
TE · 2005–2016 · CLE 2010–2012, TB 2005–2008
- Uncommon
Trent Dilfer
QB · 1994–2007 · CLE 2005, TB 1994–1999
- Uncommon
Carl Nassib
DL · 2016–2022 · CLE 2016–2017, TB 2018–2019, 2022
- Uncommon
Breshad Perriman
WR · 2016–2022 · CLE 2018, TB 2019, 2021–2022
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
LB · 2021–2025 · CLE 2025, TB 2021–2024
- Rare
Dwayne Rudd
LB · 1997–2003 · CLE 2001–2002, TB 2003
- Rare
Jeff Garcia
QB · 1999–2011 · CLE 2004, TB 2007–2008
- Rare
Sean Jones
SS · 2005–2011 · CLE 2005–2008, TB 2010–2011
- Rare
Greg Spires
DL · 1998–2007 · CLE 2001, TB 2002–2007
- Rare
Rickey Dudley
TE · 1996–2004 · CLE 2001, TB 2002–2004
- Rare
Keenan McCardell
WR · 1991–2007 · CLE 1992–1995, TB 2002–2003
- Rare
Sabby Piscitelli
SS · 2007–2011 · CLE 2010, TB 2007–2010
- Rare
Anthony Walker
LB · 2017–2025 · CLE 2021–2023, TB 2025
- Rare
Peyton Hillis
FB · 2008–2014 · CLE 2010–2011, TB 2013
- Rare
M.J. Stewart
DB · 2018–2026 · CLE 2020–2021, TB 2018–2019
- Rare
Hank Poteat
DB · 2000–2009 · CLE 2009, TB 2003
- Rare
Pierre Desir
CB · 2014–2021 · CLE 2014–2015, TB 2021
- Rare
Troy Hill
CB · 2015–2024 · CLE 2021, TB 2024
- Rare
James Brooks
RB · 1990–1992 · CLE 1992, TB 1992
- Rare
Errict Rhett
RB · 1994–2000 · CLE 2000, TB 1994–1997
- Rare
Darren Fells
TE · 2014–2021 · CLE 2018, TB 2021
- Rare
Eric Wright
CB · 2007–2013 · CLE 2007–2010, TB 2012
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CLE 2012, TB 2008–2011
- Rare
Bruce Gradkowski
QB · 2006–2014 · CLE 2008, TB 2006–2007
- Rare
Tavierre Thomas
DB · 2018–2025 · CLE 2018–2020, TB 2024
- Rare
Scott Frost
DB · 1998–2003 · CLE 2001, TB 2003
- Rare
Luke McCown
QB · 2004–2016 · CLE 2004, TB 2005–2008
- Rare
Brandon McDonald
CB · 2007–2012 · CLE 2007–2009, TB 2012
- Rare
Tom Tupa
QB · 1990–2004 · CLE 1993–1995, TB 2002–2003
- Rare
Jamel White
RB · 2000–2005 · CLE 2000–2003, TB 2004
- Rare
Lomas Brown
OL · 1990–2002 · CLE 1999, TB 2002
- Rare
Genard Avery
LB · 2018–2024 · CLE 2018–2019, TB 2022
- Rare
John Hughes
DT · 2012–2017 · CLE 2012–2016, TB 2016
- Rare
Bobby Rainey
RB · 2013–2017 · CLE 2013, TB 2013–2015
- Rare
Shawn Collins
WR · 1990–1993 · CLE 1992, TB 1993
- Rare
Roman Oben
OL · 1996–2006 · CLE 2000–2001, TB 2002–2003
- Rare
Ifeadi Odenigbo
DL · 2018–2022 · CLE 2018, 2021, TB 2022
- Rare
Jeff Faine
C · 2003–2012 · CLE 2003–2005, TB 2008–2011
- Rare
Zac Diles
MLB · 2007–2014 · CLE 2014, TB 2011
- Rare
Chase McLaughlin
K · 2019–2026 · CLE 2021, TB 2023–2026
- Rare
Jovan Haye
DE · 2005–2011 · CLE 2006, TB 2006–2008, 2011
- Rare
James-Michael Johnson
OLB · 2012–2016 · CLE 2012, TB 2015
- Rare
Jaelon Darden
WR · 2021–2024 · CLE 2022–2024, TB 2021–2022
- Rare
Cosey Coleman
OL · 2000–2006 · CLE 2005–2006, TB 2000–2004
- Rare
Adarius Taylor
LB · 2014–2020 · CLE 2019, TB 2015–2018
- Epic
Kalvin Pearson
CB · 2002–2009 · CLE 2002, TB 2005–2007
- Epic
Yamon Figurs
WR · 2007–2010 · CLE 2010, TB 2009
- Epic
Todd Philcox
QB · 1990–1998 · CLE 1991–1993, TB 1995
- Epic
Eric Zeier
QB · 1995–2000 · CLE 1995, TB 1999–2000
- Epic
Anthony Madison
CB · 2006–2011 · CLE 2009, TB 2007
- Epic
Earl Watford
G · 2013–2019 · CLE 2018, TB 2019
- Epic
Joe Haeg
OL · 2016–2022 · CLE 2022, TB 2020
- Epic
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · CLE 2000, TB 1998
- Epic
Odie Harris
DB · 1990–1995 · CLE 1991–1992, TB 1990
- Epic
Oniel Cousins
T · 2008–2014 · CLE 2011–2013, TB 2014
- Epic
Danny Peebles
WR · 1990–1991 · CLE 1991, TB 1990
- Epic
Jim Pyne
OL · 1994–2001 · CLE 1999–2000, TB 1994–1997
- Epic
Eric Kush
C · 2013–2020 · CLE 2019, TB 2015
- Epic
Richard LeCounte
DB · 2021–2023 · CLE 2021–2022, TB 2023
- Epic
Patrick Murray
K · 2014–2017 · CLE 2016, TB 2014, 2017
- Epic
Ben Stille
DL · 2022–2026 · CLE 2022, TB 2024
- Epic
Scott Solomon
DE · 2012–2015 · CLE 2014–2015, TB 2013–2014
- Epic
Garrett Gilkey
G · 2013–2014 · CLE 2013, TB 2014
- Epic
Harold Bishop
TE · 1994–1999 · CLE 1995, TB 1994
- Epic
Derrick Douglas
RB · 1990–1992 · CLE 1991–1992, TB 1990
- Epic
Clifton Smith
RB · 2008–2010 · CLE 2010, TB 2008–2009
- Epic
Herb Miller
DB · 2020–2022 · CLE 2021–2022, TB 2020
- Epic
Darius Eubanks
LB · 2013–2015 · CLE 2013, TB 2015
- Epic
Keith Heinrich
TE · 2002–2007 · CLE 2003–2004, TB 2007
- Epic
Reid Fragel
T · 2013–2015 · CLE 2013, TB 2015
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Christian Yount
LS · 2011–2014 · CLE 2011–2014, TB 2011
- Epic
Joe King
DB · 1991–1995 · CLE 1991, TB 1992–1993
- Epic
Lance Zeno
OL · 1992–1993 · CLE 1992–1993, TB 1993
- Epic
Brandon Magee
ILB · 2013–2014 · CLE 2013, TB 2014
- Legendary
DeVone Claybrooks
DL · 2001–2004 · CLE 2001, TB 2002
- Legendary
Josh Keyes
LB · 2015–2018 · CLE 2017, TB 2015–2016
- Ball-knower
Damian Gregory
DL · 2000–2004 · CLE 2002, TB 2004
- Ball-knower
Rick Trumbull
OL · 1991–1993 · CLE 1991, TB 1993
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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