Players who played for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Washington Commanders
64 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
64
Players
11
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Buccaneers player to a Commanders player through A.J. Francis 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
DeSean Jackson
WR · 2008–2022 · TB 2017–2018, WAS 2014–2016
- Common
Joey Galloway
WR · 1995–2010 · TB 2004–2008, WAS 2010
- Common
Jeremiah Trotter
LB · 1998–2009 · TB 2007, WAS 2002–2003
- Common
Albert Haynesworth
DT · 2002–2011 · TB 2011, WAS 2009–2010
- Uncommon
Phillip Buchanon
CB · 2002–2010 · TB 2006–2008, WAS 2010
- Uncommon
Darryl Tapp
DE · 2006–2017 · TB 2017, WAS 2013
- Uncommon
D.J. Swearinger
FS · 2013–2020 · TB 2015, WAS 2017–2018
- Uncommon
Alex Smith
TE · 2005–2016 · TB 2005–2008, WAS 2015–2016
- Uncommon
Dashon Goldson
DB · 2007–2016 · TB 2013–2014, WAS 2015
- Uncommon
Rachaad White
RB · 2022–2026 · TB 2022–2025, WAS 2026
- Uncommon
Mason Foster
ILB · 2011–2018 · TB 2011–2014, WAS 2015–2018
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · TB 2017–2018, WAS 2021
- Rare
Brad Johnson
QB · 1992–2008 · TB 2001–2004, WAS 1999–2000
- Rare
Keenan McCardell
WR · 1991–2007 · TB 2002–2003, WAS 1991, 2007
- Rare
Chase Edmonds
RB · 2018–2025 · TB 2023, WAS 2025
- Rare
Jacquez Green
WR · 1998–2002 · TB 1998–2001, WAS 2002
- Rare
Chris Baker
NT · 2009–2017 · TB 2017, WAS 2012–2016
- Rare
Regan Upshaw
DL · 1996–2004 · TB 1996–1999, WAS 2003
- Rare
Adam Humphries
WR · 2015–2021 · TB 2015–2018, WAS 2021
- Rare
Peyton Barber
RB · 2016–2021 · TB 2016–2019, WAS 2020
- Rare
Rob Johnson
QB · 1995–2003 · TB 2002, WAS 2003
- Rare
Akeem Spence
DT · 2013–2022 · TB 2013–2016, WAS 2021
- Rare
Dare Ogunbowale
RB · 2017–2026 · TB 2018–2019, WAS 2017
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · TB 2008–2011, WAS 2018, 2025
- Rare
Marco Battaglia
TE · 1996–2003 · TB 2002, WAS 2001
- Rare
Noah Spence
DL · 2016–2021 · TB 2016–2018, WAS 2019
- Rare
Matt Gay
K · 2019–2026 · TB 2019, WAS 2025
- Rare
Reggie Brooks
RB · 1993–1996 · TB 1996, WAS 1993–1995
- Rare
Reggie Roby
SPEC · 1990–1998 · TB 1995, WAS 1993–1994
- Rare
Tom Tupa
QB · 1990–2004 · TB 2002–2003, WAS 2004
- Rare
E.J. Biggers
CB · 2010–2016 · TB 2010–2012, WAS 2013–2014
- Rare
Josh Bidwell
SPEC · 1999–2010 · TB 2004–2008, WAS 2010
- Rare
Todd Yoder
TE · 2000–2009 · TB 2000–2003, WAS 2006–2009
- Rare
Adam Hayward
OLB · 2007–2014 · TB 2007–2013, WAS 2014
- Rare
Martin Mayhew
DB · 1990–1996 · TB 1993–1996, WAS 1990–1992
- Rare
Donald Penn
T · 2006–2019 · TB 2006–2013, WAS 2019
- Rare
Darrick Brownlow
LB · 1991–1996 · TB 1992–1993, WAS 1995–1996
- Rare
Dezmon Briscoe
WR · 2010–2012 · TB 2010–2011, WAS 2012
- Rare
Dee Delaney
DB · 2018–2023 · TB 2021–2023, WAS 2019
- Rare
Darryl Grant
DL · 1990–1991 · TB 1991, WAS 1990
- Epic
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · TB 1998, WAS 1995
- Epic
Crezdon Butler
CB · 2010–2016 · TB 2014, WAS 2012
- Epic
Tommy Barnhardt
SPEC · 1990–2000 · TB 1996–1998, WAS 2000
- Epic
Michael Husted
SPEC · 1993–2002 · TB 1993–1998, WAS 2000
- Epic
Zach Triner
LS · 2019–2025 · TB 2019–2024, WAS 2025
- Epic
Marcus McCauley
CB · 2007–2009 · TB 2009, WAS 2009
- Epic
Alvin Harper
WR · 1991–1999 · TB 1995–1996, WAS 1997
- Epic
Adam Gettis
G · 2012–2018 · TB 2017–2018, WAS 2012–2013
- Epic
Harold Bishop
TE · 1994–1999 · TB 1994, WAS 1996
- Epic
Gerald Nichols
DL · 1990–1993 · TB 1991, WAS 1993
- Epic
Sam Paulescu
P · 2007–2010 · TB 2009, WAS 2009–2010
- Epic
Rishaw Johnson
G · 2012–2014 · TB 2014, WAS 2014
- Epic
Eddie Murray
SPEC · 1990–2000 · TB 1992, WAS 1995, 2000
- Epic
Casey Weldon
QB · 1992–1999 · TB 1993–1996, WAS 1998–1999
- Epic
Anthony Bryant
DT · 2005–2010 · TB 2005, WAS 2010
- Epic
Doug Worthington
DE · 2010–2015 · TB 2010, WAS 2011–2012
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Cassanova McKinzy
LB · 2016–2019 · TB 2016, WAS 2018–2019
- Epic
Ron Warner
LB · 1998–2004 · TB 2002–2003, WAS 2003–2004
- Epic
Domonique Johnson
DB · 2009–2012 · TB 2010, WAS 2012
- Epic
Benning Potoa'e
DL · 2020–2023 · TB 2020–2021, WAS 2022–2023
- Epic
Josh Keyes
LB · 2015–2018 · TB 2015–2016, WAS 2018
- Epic
Markus White
OLB · 2011–2012 · TB 2012, WAS 2011–2012
- Legendary
Curtis Buckley
DB · 1993–2000 · TB 1993–1995, WAS 1999–2000
- Legendary
A.J. Francis
DT · 2013–2017 · TB 2016, WAS 2016–2017
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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