Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bears and Broncos?

85 players were on both the Chicago Bears and the Denver Broncos rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Marcedes Lewis, Ted Washington, Casey Wiegmann and Keith Traylor. 41 of them were with the Bears first and 41 with the Broncos first; 3 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Justin Rowland is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bears first, then the Broncos from 1962.
  • Kalif Raymond is the most recent: Broncos first, then the Bears from 2026.
  • Keith Burns spent the most seasons across the two: 1 with the Bears and 11 with the Broncos.
  • 2 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Keith Traylor.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (13), OL (11), WR (10), QB (7).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Bears and the Broncos. The surname is enough. 0 / 85

All 85 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBearsBroncos
Marcedes LewisTE2023–20242025
Ted WashingtonNT2001–20021994
Casey WiegmannC1997–20002008–2009
Keith TraylorDT2001–20031991–1992, 1997–2000
Mike HoranSPEC19981986–1992
Mitch BergerP19952009
Aaron BrewerLS20162012–2015
Case KeenumQB2025–20262018
Brandon MarshallWR2012–20142006–2009
Keith BurnsOLB19991994–1998, 2000–2003, 2005–2006
Desmond ClarkTE2003–20101999–2001
Eddie KennisonWR20002001
Emery MooreheadTE1981–19881980
Jay CutlerQB2009–20162006–2008
Michael BurtonRB2017–20182023–2025
Todd SauerbrunP1995–19992005
Brandon LloydWR20082009–2011
Brian GrieseQB2006–20071998–2002
D.J. WilliamsMLB2013–20142004–2012
Nemiah WilsonDB19751965–1967
Tom ComptonOL20172022
Will MontgomeryC2015–20162014
Bobby MassieOL2016–20202021
Danny TrevathanLB2016–20212012–2015
David MooreWR20222021
Elijah WilkinsonOL20212017–2020
Eric SaubertTE2019–20202021–2022
K'Waun WilliamsDB20162022–2023
Kalif RaymondWR20262016
Kyle OrtonQB2005–20082009–2011
Michael SchofieldOL20222014–2016
Paul GrasmanisDT1996–19981999
Trevor SiemianQB20222015–2017
Antonio CarterFB1994–19972001
Blake BrockermeyerT1999–20012002–2003
Connor BarthK2016–20172014
Corey LevinOL20192019
DeMarcus WalkerDL2023–20242017–2020
Eddie RoyalWR2015–20162008–2011
Glyn MilburnRB1998–20011993–1995
Jacob MartinDL20242022
Jeremiah AttaochuLB2021–20222019–2020
Jerry SimmonsWR19691971–1974
Kyle FullerDB2014–20202021
Lennie FriedmanC20051999–2002
Randy HilliardDB19981994–1997
Thomas GaffordLS20152016
Tracy PorterCB2015–20162012
Bryce CallahanDB2015–20182019–2021
Dante JonesLB1988–19941995
Dante RosarioTE2013–20142011
Mitch UnreinDT2015–20172011–2014
Roger LeClercLB1960–19661967
Bill SchultzOL19971995
Calvin ThomasRB1982–19881988
Ha Ha Clinton-DixDB20192021
Sam MustipherOL2020–20222025
Scott AdamsOL19951997
Troy WilsonDL20001995
Brian IwuhMLB2010–20112011
Evan PilgrimOL1995–19971999
Jonathan HarrisDL20192019–2023
Mark MerrillLB19791981–1982
Raymont HarrisRB1994–19972000
Shelley SmithG20162015
Will FurrerQB19921994
Caleb HanieQB2008–20112012
David TerrellWR2001–20042005
De'Vante BausbyDB20162019–2020
Lamar JacksonDB20222022
Marlon BrownWR20182016
Stan FanningOL1960–19621964
Stefan HumphriesOL1984–19861987–1988
Glenell SandersLB19901994
Jim JonesWR1965–19671968
John HoffmanDL19711972
Lamin BarrowMLB2015–20162014
Lonnie PerrinRB19791976–1978
Randy MontgomeryDB19741971–1973
Steve TrimbleDB19871981–1983
Justin RowlandDB19601962
Kevin ToliverDB2018–20192020
Michael OjemudiaDB20222020–2022
Chris BrewerRB19871984
Roosevelt WilliamsCB20022003

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 Chicago Bears and the Denver Broncos?

85 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Marcedes Lewis, Ted Washington, Casey Wiegmann and Keith Traylor. 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?

Justin Rowland: Chicago Bears first, then the Denver Broncos from 1962.

Who has played for both recently?

Marcedes Lewis, Case Keenum, Michael Burton, Kalif Raymond and Sam Mustipher, 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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