Players who played for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots
63 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
63
Players
13
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
Chains matchup: Friendly. 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 Patriots player through Jerry Ellison 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
Darrelle Revis
CB · 2007–2017 · TB 2013, NE 2014
- Common
Rob Gronkowski
TE · 2010–2021 · TB 2020–2021, NE 2010–2018
- Common
Kellen Winslow
TE · 2004–2013 · TB 2009–2011, NE 2012
- Common
Tom Brady
QB · 2000–2022 · TB 2020–2022, NE 2000–2019
- Common
Antonio Brown
WR · 2010–2021 · TB 2020–2021, NE 2019
- Common
Aqib Talib
CB · 2008–2019 · TB 2008–2012, NE 2012–2013
- Common
Joey Galloway
WR · 1995–2010 · TB 2004–2008, NE 2009
- Common
Logan Ryan
CB · 2013–2023 · TB 2022, NE 2013–2016
- Common
Albert Haynesworth
DT · 2002–2011 · TB 2011, NE 2011
- Uncommon
Vinny Testaverde
QB · 1990–2007 · TB 1990–1992, NE 2006
- Uncommon
Adrian Clayborn
DE · 2011–2020 · TB 2011–2014, NE 2018
- Uncommon
Carlton Davis III
DB · 2018–2026 · TB 2018–2023, NE 2025–2026
- Uncommon
Akiem Hicks
DT · 2012–2022 · TB 2022, NE 2015
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
LeGarrette Blount
RB · 2010–2018 · TB 2010–2012, NE 2013–2016
- Rare
Greg Spires
DL · 1998–2007 · TB 2002–2007, NE 1998–2000
- Rare
Hank Poteat
DB · 2000–2009 · TB 2003, NE 2005–2006
- Rare
Michael Bennett
DT · 2009–2019 · TB 2009–2012, NE 2019
- Rare
Bill Schroeder
WR · 1994–2004 · TB 2004, NE 1995
- Rare
Kyle Arrington
DB · 2009–2015 · TB 2009, NE 2009–2014
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · TB 2009, NE 2019
- Rare
Troy Hill
CB · 2015–2024 · TB 2024, NE 2015
- Rare
Akeem Spence
DT · 2013–2022 · TB 2013–2016, NE 2020
- Rare
Jonathan Casillas
OLB · 2009–2017 · TB 2013–2014, NE 2014
- Rare
Logan Mankins
G · 2005–2015 · TB 2014–2015, NE 2005–2013
- Rare
Niko Koutouvides
MLB · 2004–2012 · TB 2009–2010, NE 2011–2012
- Rare
Corey Ivy
DB · 1999–2009 · TB 2001–2004, NE 1999
- Rare
Nick Folk
K · 2007–2026 · TB 2017, NE 2019–2022
- Rare
Kindle Vildor
DB · 2020–2026 · TB 2025, NE 2026
- Rare
Bert Emanuel
WR · 1994–2001 · TB 1998–1999, NE 2001
- Rare
Sterling Moore
DB · 2011–2017 · TB 2015, NE 2011–2012
- Rare
Trevor Scott
DE · 2008–2014 · TB 2013, NE 2012
- Rare
Rashaan Melvin
CB · 2014–2021 · TB 2014, NE 2015
- Rare
Kenjon Barner
RB · 2013–2021 · TB 2020–2021, NE 2018
- Rare
Tom Tupa
QB · 1990–2004 · TB 2002–2003, NE 1996–1998
- Rare
E.J. Biggers
CB · 2010–2016 · TB 2010–2012, NE 2016
- Rare
Dekoda Watson
OLB · 2010–2019 · TB 2010–2013, NE 2015
- Rare
Ricky Reynolds
DB · 1990–1996 · TB 1990–1993, NE 1994–1996
- Rare
K.J. Britt
LB · 2021–2026 · TB 2021–2024, NE 2026
- Rare
Tiquan Underwood
WR · 2009–2013 · TB 2012–2013, NE 2011
- Rare
Don Davis
LB · 1996–2006 · TB 1998–2000, NE 2003–2006
- Rare
Shaq Mason
G · 2015–2024 · TB 2022, NE 2015–2021
- Rare
Timothy Wright
TE · 2013–2015 · TB 2013, NE 2014
- Rare
Darren Anderson
DB · 1992–1998 · TB 1992–1993, NE 1992
- Rare
Dane Fletcher
OLB · 2010–2014 · TB 2014, NE 2010–2011, 2013
- Rare
Jeff Carlson
QB · 1990–1992 · TB 1990–1991, NE 1992
- Rare
Leonard Johnson
CB · 2012–2018 · TB 2012–2014, NE 2015
- Rare
Leroy Thompson
RB · 1991–1996 · TB 1996, NE 1994
- Rare
Sealver Siliga
NT · 2012–2017 · TB 2016–2017, NE 2013–2015
- Rare
Todd Philcox
QB · 1990–1998 · TB 1995, NE 1998
- Rare
Mike McGruder
DB · 1990–1997 · TB 1994–1995, NE 1996–1997
- Rare
Russ Hochstein
OL · 2001–2012 · TB 2001–2002, NE 2002–2008
- Epic
Rabih Abdullah
RB · 1998–2004 · TB 1998–2001, NE 2004
- Epic
Wesly Mallard
OLB · 2002–2006 · TB 2005–2006, NE 2005
- Epic
Caleb Benenoch
OL · 2016–2021 · TB 2016–2019, NE 2019–2020
- Epic
Mark Wheeler
DL · 1992–1999 · TB 1992–1995, NE 1996–1998
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Nick Leverett
OL · 2021–2026 · TB 2021–2023, NE 2024
- Epic
Darrell Fullington
DB · 1990–1992 · TB 1991–1992, NE 1991
- Epic
Mike Jordan
OL · 2019–2025 · TB 2025, NE 2024
- Epic
Jose Ramirez
LB · 2024–2026 · TB 2024, NE 2026
- Epic
Chris Jones
DT · 2013–2016 · TB 2013, NE 2013–2014
- Epic
Bernard Reedy
WR · 2016–2017 · TB 2016–2017, NE 2017
- Epic
Jamie Lawson
RB · 1990 · TB 1990, NE 1990
- Legendary
Jerry Ellison
RB · 1995–1999 · TB 1995–1998, NE 1999
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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