Players who played for both the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots
91 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
91
Players
17
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 Browns player to a Patriots player through Titus Adams 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
Kellen Winslow
TE · 2004–2013 · CLE 2004, 2006–2008, NE 2012
- Common
Willie McGinest
LB · 1994–2008 · CLE 2006–2008, NE 1994–2005
- Common
Benjamin Watson
TE · 2004–2019 · CLE 2010–2012, NE 2004–2009, 2019
- Common
Jamie Collins
OLB · 2013–2022 · CLE 2016–2018, NE 2013–2016, 2019, 2021–2022
- Common
Donte' Stallworth
WR · 2002–2012 · CLE 2008, NE 2007, 2012
- Common
Austin Hooper
TE · 2016–2026 · CLE 2020–2021, NE 2024–2025
- Common
Jabrill Peppers
DB · 2017–2025 · CLE 2017–2018, NE 2022–2024
- Uncommon
Kenny Britt
WR · 2009–2017 · CLE 2017, NE 2017
- Uncommon
Vinny Testaverde
QB · 1990–2007 · CLE 1993–1995, NE 2006
- Uncommon
Gerard Warren
DL · 2001–2011 · CLE 2001–2004, NE 2010–2011
- Uncommon
Adrian Clayborn
DE · 2011–2020 · CLE 2020, NE 2018
- Uncommon
Jabaal Sheard
DE · 2011–2021 · CLE 2011–2014, NE 2015–2016
- Uncommon
Jacoby Brissett
QB · 2016–2026 · CLE 2022, NE 2016, 2024
- Uncommon
Duron Harmon
FS · 2013–2023 · CLE 2023, NE 2013–2019
- Uncommon
Barkevious Mingo
OLB · 2013–2020 · CLE 2013–2015, NE 2016
- Uncommon
Jason McCourty
CB · 2009–2021 · CLE 2017, NE 2018–2020
- Uncommon
Ted Washington
DL · 1991–2007 · CLE 2006–2007, NE 2003
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Corey Coleman
WR · 2016–2018 · CLE 2016–2017, NE 2018
- Rare
Andre Davis
WR · 2002–2009 · CLE 2002–2004, NE 2005
- Rare
Greg Spires
DL · 1998–2007 · CLE 2001, NE 1998–2000
- Rare
Marc Edwards
RB · 1997–2005 · CLE 1999–2000, NE 2001–2002
- Rare
Danny Shelton
NT · 2015–2022 · CLE 2015–2017, NE 2018–2019
- Rare
Mack Wilson
LB · 2019–2026 · CLE 2019–2021, NE 2022–2023
- Rare
Ray Mickens
DB · 1996–2006 · CLE 2005, NE 2006
- Rare
Lewis Sanders
DB · 2000–2008 · CLE 2000–2004, NE 2008
- Rare
Josh Gordon
WR · 2012–2022 · CLE 2012–2014, 2016–2018, NE 2018–2019
- Rare
Sione Takitaki
LB · 2019–2025 · CLE 2019–2023, NE 2024
- Rare
Hank Poteat
DB · 2000–2009 · CLE 2009, NE 2005–2006
- Rare
David Patten
WR · 1997–2008 · CLE 2000, NE 2001–2004
- Rare
Brian Hoyer
QB · 2009–2023 · CLE 2013–2014, NE 2009–2011, 2017–2018, 2020–2022
- Rare
Chase Winovich
DL · 2019–2023 · CLE 2022, NE 2019–2021
- Rare
Leigh Bodden
CB · 2003–2011 · CLE 2003–2007, NE 2009, 2011
- Rare
Troy Hill
CB · 2015–2024 · CLE 2021, NE 2015
- Rare
Anthony Pleasant
DL · 1990–2003 · CLE 1990–1995, NE 2001–2003
- Rare
DeAndre Carter
WR · 2016–2025 · CLE 2025, NE 2016
- Rare
D'Ernest Johnson
RB · 2019–2025 · CLE 2019–2022, NE 2025
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · CLE 2022, NE 2025
- Rare
Bailey Zappe
QB · 2022–2025 · CLE 2024–2025, NE 2022–2023
- Rare
Pierre Strong
RB · 2022–2026 · CLE 2023–2024, NE 2022
- Rare
Bobby Hamilton
DL · 1994–2007 · CLE 2007, NE 2000–2003
- Rare
Harlon Barnett
DB · 1990–1996 · CLE 1990–1992, NE 1993–1994
- Rare
Pharaoh Brown
TE · 2017–2026 · CLE 2018–2019, 2022, NE 2023
- Rare
Antonio Langham
DB · 1994–2000 · CLE 1994–1995, 1999, NE 2000
- Rare
Tom Tupa
QB · 1990–2004 · CLE 1993–1995, NE 1996–1998
- Rare
Chad Eaton
DL · 1995–2004 · CLE 1995, NE 1996–2000
- Rare
Sam Aiken
WR · 2003–2010 · CLE 2010, NE 2008–2009
- Rare
Tony Simmons
WR · 1998–2002 · CLE 2001, NE 1998–2000
- Rare
Carl Davis
NT · 2015–2024 · CLE 2018, NE 2020–2022
- Rare
Tim Goad
DL · 1990–1996 · CLE 1995, NE 1990–1994
- Rare
Jonathan Cooper
G · 2014–2019 · CLE 2016, NE 2016
- Rare
Hjalte Froholdt
OL · 2020–2026 · CLE 2021–2022, NE 2020
- Rare
Marty Moore
LB · 1994–2001 · CLE 2000, NE 1994–1999, 2001
- Rare
Daniel Ekuale
DL · 2019–2025 · CLE 2019, NE 2021–2024
- Rare
Johnson Bademosi
CB · 2012–2019 · CLE 2012–2015, NE 2017
- Rare
Dan Gronkowski
TE · 2009–2011 · CLE 2011, NE 2011
- Epic
Raymond Ventrone
S · 2007–2014 · CLE 2009–2012, NE 2007–2008
- Epic
Rick Lyle
DL · 1994–2003 · CLE 1994–1995, NE 2002–2003
- Epic
Freddie Childress
OL · 1991–1992 · CLE 1992, NE 1991
- Epic
Bryan Wagner
SPEC · 1990–1995 · CLE 1990, NE 1991, 1995
- Epic
Todd Philcox
QB · 1990–1998 · CLE 1991–1993, NE 1998
- Epic
Pio Sagapolutele
DL · 1991–1998 · CLE 1991–1995, NE 1996
- Epic
Bobby Abrams
LB · 1990–1996 · CLE 1992, NE 1995–1996
- Epic
Joe Andruzzi
OL · 1997–2006 · CLE 2005–2006, NE 2000–2004
- Epic
Josh Boyce
WR · 2013–2016 · CLE 2016, NE 2013–2014
- Epic
Chris Akins
DB · 1999–2003 · CLE 2001–2002, NE 2003
- Epic
Gregg Rakoczy
OL · 1990–1992 · CLE 1990, NE 1991–1992
- Epic
Eric Alexander
LB · 2004–2010 · CLE 2010, NE 2004, 2006–2009
- Epic
Garrett Gilbert
QB · 2017–2022 · CLE 2019, NE 2022
- Epic
Marcus Martin
C · 2014–2020 · CLE 2017, NE 2020
- Epic
Louis Leonard
DT · 2007–2010 · CLE 2007–2008, NE 2010
- Epic
Dave Wohlabaugh
OL · 1995–2003 · CLE 1999–2002, NE 1995–1998
- Epic
Ethan Kelley
DT · 2004–2007 · CLE 2005–2007, NE 2004
- Epic
Mike Brown
DB · 2022–2026 · CLE 2022, NE 2026
- Epic
Ishmaa'ily Kitchen
DT · 2012–2015 · CLE 2012–2014, NE 2015
- Epic
Sedrick Shaw
RB · 1997–1999 · CLE 1999, NE 1997–1998
- Epic
D'Angelo Ross
DB · 2021–2026 · CLE 2025–2026, NE 2021
- Epic
Chris Floyd
RB · 1998–2000 · CLE 2000, NE 1998–2000
- Epic
Don Jones
FS · 2013–2016 · CLE 2015–2016, NE 2014
- Epic
Brian Tyms
WR · 2013–2014 · CLE 2013, NE 2014
- Epic
Billy Yates
G · 2003–2009 · CLE 2009, NE 2005–2008
- Epic
Brian Kinchen
TE · 1990–2003 · CLE 1991–1995, NE 2003
- Epic
Thomas Clayton
RB · 2008–2011 · CLE 2010–2011, NE 2010
- Epic
Brian Hansen
SPEC · 1990–1999 · CLE 1991–1993, NE 1990
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Matt Lengel
TE · 2016–2019 · CLE 2017, NE 2016
- Epic
Nick McDonald
G · 2010–2014 · CLE 2014, NE 2011–2012
- Epic
Santonio Thomas
DT · 2007–2008 · CLE 2008, NE 2007
- Epic
Scott Rehberg
OL · 1997–2003 · CLE 1999, NE 1997–1998
- Epic
Earthwind Moreland
DB · 2000–2004 · CLE 2001, NE 2004
- Epic
Eric Martin
OLB · 2013–2015 · CLE 2013–2014, NE 2015
- Epic
Sale Isaia
OL · 1995–2000 · CLE 1995, NE 2000
- Legendary
Titus Adams
DE · 2006–2009 · CLE 2009, NE 2009
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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