Players who played for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints
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
10
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 Saints player through Josh Savage 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
Jason Pierre-Paul
DE · 2010–2025 · TB 2018–2021, 2025, NO 2023
- Common
Jameis Winston
QB · 2015–2026 · TB 2015–2019, NO 2020–2023
- Uncommon
Alex Anzalone
LB · 2017–2026 · TB 2026, NO 2017–2020
- Uncommon
Teddy Bridgewater
QB · 2014–2025 · TB 2025, NO 2018–2019
- Uncommon
Akiem Hicks
DT · 2012–2022 · TB 2022, NO 2012–2015
- Uncommon
Darryl Tapp
DE · 2006–2017 · TB 2017, NO 2016
- Uncommon
Barrett Ruud
MLB · 2005–2012 · TB 2005–2010, NO 2012
- Uncommon
D.J. Swearinger
FS · 2013–2020 · TB 2015, NO 2019–2020
- Uncommon
Kwon Alexander
MLB · 2015–2024 · TB 2015–2018, NO 2020–2021
- Uncommon
Dwight Smith
DB · 2001–2008 · TB 2001–2004, NO 2005
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Lorenzo Neal
RB · 1993–2008 · TB 1998, NO 1993–1996
- Rare
Al-Quadin Muhammad
DL · 2017–2026 · TB 2026, NO 2017
- Rare
Brian Leonard
RB · 2007–2014 · TB 2013, NO 2014
- Rare
Josh Robinson
CB · 2012–2019 · TB 2016–2017, NO 2018
- Rare
Aaron Stecker
RB · 2000–2009 · TB 2000–2003, NO 2004–2008
- Rare
Martin Gramatica
SPEC · 1999–2008 · TB 1999–2004, NO 2007–2008
- Rare
Jonathan Casillas
OLB · 2009–2017 · TB 2013–2014, NO 2009, 2011–2012
- Rare
Justin Evans
DB · 2017–2023 · TB 2017–2019, NO 2022
- Rare
Jimmy Wilkerson
DE · 2003–2010 · TB 2008–2009, NO 2010
- Rare
Tony McDaniel
DT · 2006–2017 · TB 2015, NO 2017
- Rare
Luke McCown
QB · 2004–2016 · TB 2005–2008, NO 2013–2016
- Rare
Sterling Moore
DB · 2011–2017 · TB 2015, NO 2016–2017
- Rare
Matt McCoy
OLB · 2005–2011 · TB 2008–2009, NO 2007
- Rare
John Hughes
DT · 2012–2017 · TB 2016, NO 2017
- Rare
Doug Brien
SPEC · 1994–2005 · TB 2001, NO 1995–2000
- Rare
Marquez Callaway
WR · 2020–2024 · TB 2024, NO 2020–2023
- Rare
Jerry Wilson
DB · 1995–2005 · TB 1995, NO 2001–2002
- Rare
John Gilmore
TE · 2002–2011 · TB 2008–2010, NO 2011
- Rare
J.T. Gray
DB · 2018–2025 · TB 2025, NO 2018–2024
- Rare
Jeff Faine
C · 2003–2012 · TB 2008–2011, NO 2006–2007
- Rare
Andre Hastings
WR · 1993–2000 · TB 2000, NO 1997–1999
- Rare
Don Davis
LB · 1996–2006 · TB 1998–2000, NO 1996–1998
- Rare
Tyrone Legette
DB · 1992–1998 · TB 1996–1997, NO 1992–1995
- Rare
Stanford Jennings
RB · 1990–1992 · TB 1992, NO 1991
- Rare
Elbert Mack
CB · 2008–2014 · TB 2008–2011, NO 2012
- Rare
Rufus Porter
LB · 1990–1997 · TB 1997, NO 1995–1996
- Rare
Fred McAfee
RB · 1991–2006 · TB 1999, NO 1991–1993, 2000–2006
- Rare
Carl Nicks
G · 2008–2013 · TB 2012–2013, NO 2008–2011
- Rare
Steve Walsh
QB · 1990–1999 · TB 1997–1998, NO 1990–1993
- Rare
Scott Adams
OL · 1991–1997 · TB 1996, NO 1994
- Rare
Milton Mack
DB · 1990–1994 · TB 1992–1993, NO 1990–1991
- Rare
Dirk Johnson
P · 2002–2009 · TB 2009, NO 2002
- Rare
George Johnson
DE · 2010–2017 · TB 2010–2012, 2015, NO 2017
- Rare
Mark Royals
SPEC · 1990–2003 · TB 1990–1991, 1999–2001, NO 1997–1998
- Rare
Lawrence Dawsey
WR · 1991–1999 · TB 1991–1995, NO 1999
- Rare
Jesse Anderson
TE · 1990–1993 · TB 1990–1992, NO 1993
- Rare
Matt Lehr
OL · 2001–2008 · TB 2007, NO 2008
- Epic
Erik Lorig
FB · 2010–2014 · TB 2010–2013, NO 2014
- Epic
Tommy Barnhardt
SPEC · 1990–2000 · TB 1996–1998, NO 1990–1994, 1999
- Epic
Patrick Omameh
G · 2013–2021 · TB 2013–2014, NO 2019
- Epic
Tutan Reyes
OL · 2000–2009 · TB 2002, NO 2000–2002
- Epic
Caleb Benenoch
OL · 2016–2021 · TB 2016–2019, NO 2021
- Epic
De'Vante Harris
DB · 2016–2018 · TB 2018, NO 2016–2017
- Epic
Brandon Dixon
CB · 2014–2017 · TB 2014, NO 2016
- Epic
Marcus McCauley
CB · 2007–2009 · TB 2009, NO 2009
- Epic
Alvin Harper
WR · 1991–1999 · TB 1995–1996, NO 1997
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Darian Barnes
FB · 2002–2008 · TB 2002–2003, NO 2008
- Epic
Austin Johnson
FB · 2014–2016 · TB 2016, NO 2014–2016
- Epic
Nate Lawrie
TE · 2004–2008 · TB 2004–2005, NO 2005–2006
- Epic
Ryan Griffin
QB · 2013–2019 · TB 2015–2019, NO 2013–2014
- Epic
Toddrick McIntosh
DL · 1994–1995 · TB 1994–1995, NO 1995
- Epic
John Farquhar
TE · 1996–1999 · TB 1996, NO 1997–1999
- Epic
Ron Warner
LB · 1998–2004 · TB 2002–2003, NO 1998
- Legendary
Josh Savage
DE · 2004–2008 · TB 2004, NO 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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