Players who played for both the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions
93 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
93
Players
9
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
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 Lions player through Damion Cook 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
Jamie Collins
OLB · 2013–2022 · CLE 2016–2018, DET 2020–2021
- Uncommon
Za'Darius Smith
OLB · 2015–2026 · CLE 2023–2024, DET 2024
- Uncommon
Shaun Rogers
DL · 2001–2013 · CLE 2008–2010, DET 2001–2007
- Uncommon
Josh McCown
QB · 2002–2019 · CLE 2015–2016, DET 2006
- Uncommon
Kevin Johnson
WR · 1999–2005 · CLE 1999–2003, DET 2005
- Uncommon
Dennis Northcutt
WR · 2000–2009 · CLE 2000–2006, DET 2009
- Uncommon
Duron Harmon
FS · 2013–2023 · CLE 2023, DET 2020
- Uncommon
Anthony Henry
DB · 2001–2009 · CLE 2001–2004, DET 2009
- Uncommon
Reuben Droughns
RB · 2000–2008 · CLE 2005–2006, DET 2000–2001
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Jeff Garcia
QB · 1999–2011 · CLE 2004, DET 2005
- Rare
Danny Shelton
NT · 2015–2022 · CLE 2015–2017, DET 2020
- Rare
Ryan McNeil
DB · 1993–2003 · CLE 1999, DET 1993–1996
- Rare
Reggie Ragland
LB · 2017–2022 · CLE 2022, DET 2020
- Rare
Quinton Jefferson
DL · 2016–2025 · CLE 2024, DET 2025
- Rare
Jesse James
TE · 2015–2022 · CLE 2022, DET 2019–2020
- Rare
Earl Holmes
LB · 1996–2005 · CLE 2002, DET 2003–2005
- Rare
Wali Rainer
LB · 1999–2005 · CLE 1999–2001, DET 2003–2005
- Rare
Drew Stanton
QB · 2008–2019 · CLE 2018–2019, DET 2008–2011
- Rare
Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR · 2020–2023 · CLE 2020–2023, DET 2023
- Rare
Corey Williams
DT · 2004–2012 · CLE 2008–2009, DET 2010–2012
- Rare
Leigh Bodden
CB · 2003–2011 · CLE 2003–2007, DET 2008
- Rare
Jerome Harrison
RB · 2006–2011 · CLE 2006–2010, DET 2011
- Rare
Pepper Johnson
LB · 1990–1998 · CLE 1993–1995, DET 1996
- Rare
Mike Furrey
WR · 2003–2009 · CLE 2009, DET 2006–2008
- Rare
Darren Fells
TE · 2014–2021 · CLE 2018, DET 2017, 2021
- Rare
Kevin Zeitler
G · 2012–2026 · CLE 2017–2018, DET 2024
- Rare
Darius Holland
DL · 1995–2004 · CLE 1999–2000, DET 1998
- Rare
Eric Wright
CB · 2007–2013 · CLE 2007–2010, DET 2011
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · CLE 2022, DET 2026
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CLE 2012, DET 2019
- Rare
Mike Johnson
LB · 1990–1995 · CLE 1990–1993, DET 1994–1995
- Rare
KhaDarel Hodge
WR · 2018–2026 · CLE 2019–2020, DET 2021
- Rare
Brian Robiskie
WR · 2009–2013 · CLE 2009–2011, DET 2012
- Rare
Brandon McDonald
CB · 2007–2012 · CLE 2007–2009, DET 2010–2011
- Rare
James Houston
LB · 2022–2026 · CLE 2024, DET 2022–2024
- Rare
Mike Ford
DB · 2018–2026 · CLE 2023–2024, DET 2018–2020
- Rare
Lomas Brown
OL · 1990–2002 · CLE 1999, DET 1990–1995
- Rare
Terrelle Smith
RB · 2000–2009 · CLE 2004–2006, DET 2009
- Rare
Michael Burton
FB · 2015–2026 · CLE 2026, DET 2015–2016
- Rare
Terry Taylor
DB · 1990–1995 · CLE 1992–1993, DET 1990–1991
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · CLE 2023, DET 2019
- Rare
Jovan Haye
DE · 2005–2011 · CLE 2006, DET 2011
- Rare
Ross Verba
OL · 1997–2006 · CLE 2001–2002, 2004, DET 2006
- Rare
Michael Gaines
TE · 2004–2009 · CLE 2009, DET 2008
- Rare
Cedric Peerman
RB · 2009–2016 · CLE 2009, DET 2009
- Rare
C.J. Mosley
DT · 2005–2015 · CLE 2009, DET 2013–2014
- Rare
Riley Patterson
K · 2021–2026 · CLE 2023–2024, DET 2021, 2023
- Rare
Austin Seibert
K · 2019–2024 · CLE 2019–2020, DET 2021–2022
- Rare
Johnson Bademosi
CB · 2012–2019 · CLE 2012–2015, DET 2016
- Rare
Corey Lemonier
OLB · 2013–2016 · CLE 2016, DET 2016
- Rare
Anthony Zettel
DL · 2016–2020 · CLE 2018, DET 2016–2017
- Rare
James-Michael Johnson
OLB · 2012–2016 · CLE 2012, DET 2015
- Rare
Isaiah Thomas
DL · 2022–2024 · CLE 2022, DET 2024
- Rare
Dan Gronkowski
TE · 2009–2011 · CLE 2011, DET 2009
- Rare
Orson Charles
TE · 2012–2018 · CLE 2018, DET 2016
- Rare
James Jones
DL · 1991–2000 · CLE 1991–1994, DET 1999–2000
- Epic
Elijah Lee
LB · 2017–2022 · CLE 2020–2021, DET 2020
- Epic
Gabe Ikard
C · 2015–2017 · CLE 2015–2016, DET 2015
- Epic
Marvin Hall
WR · 2016–2021 · CLE 2020, DET 2019–2020
- Epic
Chris Spielman
LB · 1990–1999 · CLE 1999, DET 1990–1995
- Epic
Kalvin Pearson
CB · 2002–2009 · CLE 2002, DET 2008–2009
- Epic
Yamon Figurs
WR · 2007–2010 · CLE 2010, DET 2009
- Epic
Ty Detmer
QB · 1992–2005 · CLE 1999–2000, DET 2001–2003
- Epic
John Owens
TE · 2002–2009 · CLE 2005, DET 2002–2004, 2007–2008
- Epic
Eric King
CB · 2005–2010 · CLE 2010, DET 2009–2010
- Epic
Greg Robinson
G · 2014–2019 · CLE 2018–2019, DET 2017
- Epic
Jerry Ball
DL · 1990–1999 · CLE 1993, 1999, DET 1990–1992
- Epic
Mike Tomczak
QB · 1990–2000 · CLE 1992, DET 2000
- Epic
Jamie Meder
DT · 2014–2019 · CLE 2014–2017, DET 2019
- Epic
Anthony Madison
CB · 2006–2011 · CLE 2009, DET 2011
- Epic
Cornelius Lucas
T · 2014–2025 · CLE 2025, DET 2014–2016
- Epic
Evan Brown
OL · 2018–2026 · CLE 2020, DET 2020–2022
- Epic
Ramzee Robinson
DB · 2007–2009 · CLE 2009, DET 2007–2008
- Epic
Drew Forbes
OL · 2019–2022 · CLE 2019, 2022, DET 2022
- Epic
Marcus Martin
C · 2014–2020 · CLE 2017, DET 2020
- Epic
Tommy Vardell
RB · 1992–1999 · CLE 1992–1995, DET 1997–1998
- Epic
Armonty Bryant
DE · 2013–2016 · CLE 2013–2016, DET 2016
- Epic
Thomas McLemore
TE · 1992–1995 · CLE 1993–1994, DET 1992
- Epic
Daniel Thomas
DB · 2020–2026 · CLE 2026, DET 2025
- Epic
Chris Hubbard
G · 2014–2025 · CLE 2018–2022, DET 2025
- Epic
Jim Pyne
OL · 1994–2001 · CLE 1999–2000, DET 1998
- Epic
Kelly Butler
T · 2004–2006 · CLE 2006, DET 2004–2005
- Epic
DeAngelo Smith
FS · 2009 · CLE 2009, DET 2009
- Epic
Ishmaa'ily Kitchen
DT · 2012–2015 · CLE 2012–2014, DET 2015
- Epic
Leonard Burton
OL · 1991–1994 · CLE 1991, DET 1992, 1994
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Ben Stille
DL · 2022–2026 · CLE 2022, DET 2026
- Epic
Barry Stokes
OL · 1998–2007 · CLE 2002–2003, DET 2006–2007
- Epic
Orien Harris
DE · 2006–2009 · CLE 2006, DET 2009
- Epic
Aaron Berry
CB · 2010–2014 · CLE 2014, DET 2010–2011
- Epic
Gabe Wright
DT · 2015–2018 · CLE 2016, DET 2015
- Epic
Prince Miller
DB · 2010–2012 · CLE 2012, DET 2010
- Legendary
Jody Littleton
LB · 2003–2005 · CLE 2005, DET 2003–2005
- Legendary
Damion Cook
DL · 2001–2008 · CLE 2004, DET 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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