Players who played for both the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs

60 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

Players

Easy to name

Epic

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Chains matchup: Tough. 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 Chiefs player through Vashone Adams and the link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

Dwayne Bowe
WR · 2007–2016 · CLE 2015–2016, KC 2007–2014
Common
Kareem Hunt
RB · 2017–2025 · CLE 2019–2023, KC 2017–2018, 2024–2025
Common
Emmanuel Ogbah
DL · 2016–2025 · CLE 2016–2018, KC 2019
Common
Scott Fujita
OLB · 2002–2012 · CLE 2010–2012, KC 2002–2004
Uncommon
Juan Thornhill
DB · 2019–2025 · CLE 2023–2024, KC 2019–2022
Uncommon

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

Eric Murray
DB · 2016–2026 · CLE 2019, KC 2016–2018
Rare
Erik McMillan
DB · 1990–1993 · CLE 1993, KC 1993
Rare
Derrick Alexander
WR · 1994–2002 · CLE 1994–1995, KC 1998–2001
Rare
Kadarius Toney
WR · 2021–2024 · CLE 2024, KC 2022–2023
Rare
Danny Shelton
NT · 2015–2022 · CLE 2015–2017, KC 2022
Rare
Sabby Piscitelli
SS · 2007–2011 · CLE 2010, KC 2011
Rare
Josh Gordon
WR · 2012–2022 · CLE 2012–2014, 2016–2018, KC 2021
Rare
Reggie Ragland
LB · 2017–2022 · CLE 2022, KC 2017–2019
Rare
Peyton Hillis
FB · 2008–2014 · CLE 2010–2011, KC 2012
Rare
Andre Rison
WR · 1990–2000 · CLE 1995, KC 1997–1999
Rare
Brady Quinn
QB · 2007–2012 · CLE 2007–2009, KC 2012
Rare
Abram Elam
SS · 2006–2012 · CLE 2009–2010, KC 2012
Rare
Michael Dean Perry
DL · 1990–1997 · CLE 1990–1994, KC 1997
Rare
Webster Slaughter
WR · 1990–1998 · CLE 1990–1991, KC 1995
Rare
Darius Holland
DL · 1995–2004 · CLE 1999–2000, KC 1998
Rare
Terrance Mitchell
CB · 2014–2022 · CLE 2018–2020, KC 2016–2017
Rare
Cameron Thomas
LB · 2022–2026 · CLE 2024–2025, KC 2024
Rare
Chris Owens
CB · 2009–2016 · CLE 2013, KC 2014
Rare
Dustin Colquitt
P · 2005–2021 · CLE 2021, KC 2005–2019
Rare
Nate Orchard
OLB · 2015–2021 · CLE 2015–2017, KC 2018
Rare
Travis Daniels
CB · 2005–2012 · CLE 2008, KC 2009–2012
Rare
Phillip Gaines
CB · 2014–2020 · CLE 2018, KC 2014–2017
Rare
Mitchell Schwartz
T · 2012–2020 · CLE 2012–2015, KC 2016–2020
Rare
Ricky Seals-Jones
TE · 2017–2021 · CLE 2019, KC 2020
Rare
Frank Stams
LB · 1990–1995 · CLE 1992–1995, KC 1995
Rare
Cameron Erving
G · 2015–2023 · CLE 2015–2016, KC 2017–2019
Rare
Demetrius Harris
TE · 2014–2021 · CLE 2019, KC 2014–2018
Rare
Leon Williams
ILB · 2006–2012 · CLE 2006–2008, KC 2012
Rare
Ricardo Colclough
CB · 2004–2009 · CLE 2007, KC 2008–2009
Rare
Michael Burton
FB · 2015–2026 · CLE 2026, KC 2021–2022
Rare
Dimitri Patterson
DB · 2005–2013 · CLE 2011–2012, KC 2007–2008
Rare
Tedric Thompson
DB · 2017–2021 · CLE 2020–2021, KC 2020
Rare
Tyler Thigpen
QB · 2007–2014 · CLE 2014, KC 2007–2009
Rare
Shaun Draughn
RB · 2011–2016 · CLE 2014–2015, KC 2011–2012
Rare
James-Michael Johnson
OLB · 2012–2016 · CLE 2012, KC 2013–2014
Rare
Orson Charles
TE · 2012–2018 · CLE 2018, KC 2017
Rare
Elijah Lee
LB · 2017–2022 · CLE 2020–2021, KC 2022
Rare
Geron Christian
OL · 2018–2024 · CLE 2023–2024, KC 2022
Rare
Mike Baab
OL · 1990–1992 · CLE 1990–1991, KC 1992
Rare
Dee Brown
RB · 2001–2006 · CLE 2004, KC 2005–2006
Rare
Shaun Smith
DT · 2004–2012 · CLE 2007–2008, KC 2010, 2012
Rare
Felix Wright
DB · 1990–1993 · CLE 1990, KC 1993
Rare
Andrew Wylie
OL · 2017–2026 · CLE 2017, KC 2018–2022
Rare
Amon Gordon
DT · 2004–2011 · CLE 2004, KC 2011
Rare
Pete Holohan
TE · 1990–1992 · CLE 1992, KC 1991
Epic
Mark Word
DL · 1999–2003 · CLE 2001–2003, KC 1999
Epic
Eric Kush
C · 2013–2020 · CLE 2019, KC 2013–2014
Epic

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

Austin Reiter
OL · 2016–2021 · CLE 2016–2017, KC 2018–2020
Epic
Kris Griffin
OLB · 2005–2008 · CLE 2007–2008, KC 2005–2006
Epic
Chris Thome
OL · 1991–1993 · CLE 1991–1992, KC 1993
Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · CLE 1990–1991, KC 1997–1999
Epic
Joey Ivie
DL · 2019–2020 · CLE 2020, KC 2019
Epic
Bennie Thompson
DB · 1990–1999 · CLE 1994–1995, KC 1992–1993
Epic
Bernard Ellison
DB · 1991–1993 · CLE 1993, KC 1991
Epic
Vashone Adams
DB · 1995–1999 · CLE 1995, KC 1998
Epic

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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