Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Falcons and Buccaneers?

79 players were on both the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Nick Folk, Steve DeBerg, Chris Chandler and Matt Bryant. 36 of them were with the Falcons first and 40 with the Buccaneers first; 3 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Vince Kendrick is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Falcons first, then the Buccaneers from 1976.
  • Nick Folk is the most recent: Buccaneers first, then the Falcons from 2026.
  • Matt Bryant spent the most seasons across the two: 11 with the Falcons and 4 with the Buccaneers.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Steve DeBerg.
  • Most common positions on this list: WR (11), RB (11), DB (8), QB (7).

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All 79 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosFalconsBuccaneers
Nick FolkK20262017
Steve DeBergQB19981984–1987, 1992–1993
Chris ChandlerQB1997–20011990–1991
Matt BryantK2009–20192005–2008
Chris MohrP2001–20041989
Dan StryzinskiP1995–20001992–1994
Julio JonesWR2011–20202022
Luke McCownQB20122005–2008
Bradley PinionP2022–20252019–2021
Brent GrimesCB2007–20122016–2018
Charles DimryDB1988–19901994–1996
Warrick DunnRB2002–20071997–2001, 2008
Luke StockerTE2019–20202011–2017
Marty CarterDB1999–20011991–1994
Aaron SteckerRB20092000–2003
Adrian ClaybornDL2015–2017, 20192011–2014
Dashon GoldsonFS20162013–2014
Deion JonesLB2016–20222024–2025
George YarnoOL19881979–1983, 1985–1987
Michael KoenenP2005–20102011–2014
Steven MeansDL2018–20212013–2014
Blidi Wreh-WilsonDB2016–20202021
Byron LeftwichQB20072009
Jesse SolomonLB1992–19931991
Juran BoldenCB1996–1998, 2002–20032005–2006
Kenjon BarnerRB20192020–2022
Leonard HarrisWR19941986
Bert EmanuelWR1994–19971998–1999
Bruce CarterLB20182015
David SillsWR20252026
Easton StickQB20252026
Jacquizz RodgersRB2011–20142016–2018
Jeremy TruebloodT20132006–2012
Joe HawleyC2010–20142015–2017
Keanu NealDB2016–20202022
Matt LehrG2005–20062007
Tracy JohnsonRB1990–19911996
Darren AndersonDB19981992–1993
Jamie DuncanMLB20041998–2001
Keith TandyFS20182012–2017
Robert McClainCB2012–20142017
Russell GageWR2018–20212022–2023
Ryan NealDB20182023–2024
Scott AdamsOL19971996
Scott MillerWR20232019–2022
Aaron BrownLB1986–19871978–1980
Antone SmithRB2010–20142016
Deadrin SenatDL2018–20212022–2023
Demone HarrisDL20242018–2019
Sylvester StampsRB1984–19881989
Cliff AustinRB1984–19861987
Cliff MatthewsDE2011–2014, 20162016
Jeff KomloQB19821983
Lawrence SidburyDE2009–20122014
Quinton BellLB20222020
Shawn CollinsWR1989–19921993
Antony JordanLB2000–20011999
Deven ThompkinsWR20252022–2023
Gabe CarimiT20142013
George ThomasWR1989–19921992
Godwin IgwebuikeRB20232018
Josh KeyesLB2016–20172015–2016
Kerwin BellQB19881989
Trenton GillP20252024
Austin KingC2004–20052003
Chris CooperDB20192021
Cleveland PinkneyDT20042003
Deji OlatoyeDB2016–20172017
Fred LesterRB19971995
Josh SavageDE20052004
Karl FarmerWR1976–19771978
Mark StudawayDL19871985
Perry TuttleWR19841984
Roy HarrisDL1984–19851987
Martin IfediDL20172016
Sterling HofrichterP20202021
Vince KendrickRB19741976
Allan LeavittK19771977
Travaris RobinsonFS20032003

From the nflverse roster files (CC BY 4.0), refreshed 2026-10-06. A season counts when the player was on the roster: from 2002 on, at least one regular-season or playoff week as active, injured reserve or inactive (practice squad alone does not count); 1960–2001 use the season rosters.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

79 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Nick Folk, Steve DeBerg, Chris Chandler and Matt Bryant. Players whose time with one of the teams was practice squad only, or before 1960, are not counted.

Who was the first player on this list to play for both?

Vince Kendrick: Atlanta Falcons first, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976.

Who has played for both recently?

Nick Folk, Bradley Pinion, Deion Jones, David Sills, Easton Stick and Deven Thompkins and 1 more, with a season on one of the two rosters in 2025 or 2026.

Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?

Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the league keeps team history. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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