Players who played for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions
84 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
84
Players
12
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 Lions player through Mark Duckens 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
Ndamukong Suh
DT · 2010–2022 · TB 2019–2021, DET 2010–2014
- Common
Devin White
LB · 2019–2026 · TB 2019–2023, DET 2026
- Uncommon
Phillip Buchanon
CB · 2002–2010 · TB 2006–2008, DET 2009
- Uncommon
Alex Anzalone
LB · 2017–2026 · TB 2026, DET 2021–2025
- Uncommon
A'Shawn Robinson
DL · 2016–2026 · TB 2026, DET 2016–2019
- Uncommon
Teddy Bridgewater
QB · 2014–2025 · TB 2025, DET 2023
- Uncommon
Brian Kelly
DB · 1998–2008 · TB 1998–2007, DET 2008
- Uncommon
Carlton Davis III
DB · 2018–2026 · TB 2018–2023, DET 2024
- Uncommon
Josh McCown
QB · 2002–2019 · TB 2014, DET 2006
- Uncommon
Darryl Tapp
DE · 2006–2017 · TB 2017, DET 2014–2015
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · TB 2015–2018, DET 2024
- Uncommon
Dwight Smith
DB · 2001–2008 · TB 2001–2004, DET 2008
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
LeGarrette Blount
RB · 2010–2018 · TB 2010–2012, DET 2018
- Rare
Jeff Garcia
QB · 1999–2011 · TB 2007–2008, DET 2005
- Rare
Al-Quadin Muhammad
DL · 2017–2026 · TB 2026, DET 2024–2025
- Rare
Jacquez Green
WR · 1998–2002 · TB 1998–2001, DET 2002
- Rare
Bill Schroeder
WR · 1994–2004 · TB 2004, DET 2002–2003
- Rare
Dewayne White
DE · 2003–2009 · TB 2003–2006, DET 2007–2009
- Rare
Miles Killebrew
DB · 2016–2026 · TB 2026, DET 2016–2020
- Rare
Johnthan Banks
CB · 2013–2017 · TB 2013–2016, DET 2016
- Rare
Ifeatu Melifonwu
DB · 2021–2026 · TB 2026, DET 2021–2024
- Rare
Akeem Spence
DT · 2013–2022 · TB 2013–2016, DET 2017
- Rare
Ryan Nece
OLB · 2002–2008 · TB 2002–2007, DET 2008
- Rare
Broderick Thomas
LB · 1990–1998 · TB 1990–1993, DET 1994
- Rare
Wallace Gilberry
DE · 2008–2016 · TB 2012, DET 2016
- Rare
Darren Fells
TE · 2014–2021 · TB 2021, DET 2017, 2021
- Rare
Eric Wright
CB · 2007–2013 · TB 2012, DET 2011
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · TB 2008–2011, DET 2019
- Rare
Dan Orlovsky
QB · 2005–2016 · TB 2012–2013, DET 2005–2008, 2014–2016
- Rare
Gary Anderson
RB · 1990–1993 · TB 1990–1993, DET 1993
- Rare
Corey Smith
DE · 2002–2008 · TB 2002–2004, DET 2006–2008
- Rare
Kindle Vildor
DB · 2020–2026 · TB 2025, DET 2023–2024
- Rare
Bert Emanuel
WR · 1994–2001 · TB 1998–1999, DET 2001
- Rare
Brandon McDonald
CB · 2007–2012 · TB 2012, DET 2010–2011
- Rare
Gosder Cherilus
T · 2008–2016 · TB 2015–2016, DET 2008–2012
- Rare
Rashaan Melvin
CB · 2014–2021 · TB 2014, DET 2019
- Rare
Tyoka Jackson
DL · 1994–2006 · TB 1996–2000, DET 2006
- Rare
Chartric Darby
DL · 2001–2008 · TB 2001–2004, DET 2008
- Rare
Lomas Brown
OL · 1990–2002 · TB 2002, DET 1990–1995
- Rare
Christian Izien
DB · 2023–2026 · TB 2023–2025, DET 2026
- Rare
Maurice Stovall
WR · 2006–2012 · TB 2006–2010, DET 2011
- Rare
Kevin Ogletree
WR · 2009–2014 · TB 2013, DET 2013–2014
- Rare
Jovan Haye
DE · 2005–2011 · TB 2006–2008, 2011, DET 2011
- Rare
Will Heller
TE · 2003–2012 · TB 2003–2005, DET 2009–2012
- Rare
Timothy Wright
TE · 2013–2015 · TB 2013, DET 2015
- Rare
Willie Green
WR · 1991–1998 · TB 1994, DET 1991–1993
- Rare
Jimmy Williams
LB · 1990–1993 · TB 1992–1993, DET 1990
- Rare
Grant Stuard
LB · 2021–2026 · TB 2021, DET 2025
- Rare
James-Michael Johnson
OLB · 2012–2016 · TB 2015, DET 2015
- Rare
Ron Hall
TE · 1990–1995 · TB 1990–1993, DET 1994–1995
- Rare
Marty Carter
DB · 1991–2001 · TB 1991–1994, DET 2001
- Rare
Jacquies Smith
DE · 2014–2018 · TB 2014–2017, DET 2017
- Rare
Jeff Gooch
LB · 1996–2004 · TB 1996–2001, 2004, DET 2002–2003
- Rare
Jeremiah Ledbetter
DL · 2017–2024 · TB 2018, 2020, DET 2017
- Rare
Micheal Spurlock
KR · 2006–2014 · TB 2007, 2009–2011, DET 2013
- Rare
Kalvin Pearson
CB · 2002–2009 · TB 2005–2007, DET 2008–2009
- Epic
Yamon Figurs
WR · 2007–2010 · TB 2009, DET 2009
- Epic
Blue Adams
CB · 2003–2007 · TB 2005–2006, DET 2003
- Epic
Pat O'Connor
DL · 2017–2025 · TB 2017, 2019–2023, DET 2024–2025
- Epic
Milton Mack
DB · 1990–1994 · TB 1992–1993, DET 1994
- Epic
Vernon Turner
RB · 1990–1995 · TB 1993–1994, DET 1993, 1995
- Epic
Vinny Ciurciu
LB · 2003–2010 · TB 2003, DET 2009–2010
- Epic
Anthony Madison
CB · 2006–2011 · TB 2007, DET 2011
- Epic
George Johnson
DE · 2010–2017 · TB 2010–2012, 2015, DET 2014, 2017
- Epic
Mark Royals
SPEC · 1990–2003 · TB 1990–1991, 1999–2001, DET 1995–1996
- Epic
Crezdon Butler
CB · 2010–2016 · TB 2014, DET 2015–2016
- Epic
Bernard Wilson
DL · 1993–1998 · TB 1993–1994, DET 1993
- Epic
Danny Gorrer
DB · 2009–2014 · TB 2012–2013, DET 2014
- Epic
Jim Pyne
OL · 1994–2001 · TB 1994–1997, DET 1998
- Epic
Jeff Hunter
DL · 1990–1994 · TB 1994, DET 1990–1992
- Epic
Marcus McCauley
CB · 2007–2009 · TB 2009, DET 2009
- Epic
Robert Malone
P · 2010–2013 · TB 2010, DET 2011
- Epic
Jamon Meredith
T · 2009–2016 · TB 2012–2013, DET 2010
- Epic
Ben Stille
DL · 2022–2026 · TB 2024, DET 2026
- Epic
Darian Barnes
FB · 2002–2008 · TB 2002–2003, DET 2008
- Epic
Godwin Igwebuike
DB · 2018–2023 · TB 2018, DET 2021
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Brian Clark
WR · 2006–2010 · TB 2007–2009, DET 2010
- Epic
Eddie Murray
SPEC · 1990–2000 · TB 1992, DET 1990–1991
- Epic
Larry Ryans
WR · 1994–1996 · TB 1996, DET 1994
- Epic
Anthony Bryant
DT · 2005–2010 · TB 2005, DET 2006
- Epic
Parnell Motley
DB · 2020–2021 · TB 2020, DET 2021
- Epic
Jon Bradley
DT · 2004–2007 · TB 2004–2006, DET 2007
- Legendary
Cleveland Pinkney
DT · 2003–2006 · TB 2003, DET 2006
- Legendary
Mark Duckens
DL · 1990–1992 · TB 1992, DET 1990
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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