Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Bears and Buccaneers?

71 players were on both the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Josh McCown, Chris Chandler, Tommy Barnhardt and Cairo Santos. 36 of them were with the Bears first and 28 with the Buccaneers first; 7 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Fred Pagac is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Bears first, then the Buccaneers from 1976.
  • Al-Quadin Muhammad is the most recent: Bears first, then the Buccaneers from 2026.
  • Noah Jackson spent the most seasons across the two: 9 with the Bears and 1 with the Buccaneers.
  • 7 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Cairo Santos.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (9), DB (8), QB (7), OL (6).

How many can you name?

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All 71 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBearsBuccaneers
Josh McCownQB2011–20132014
Chris ChandlerQB2002–20031990–1991
Tommy BarnhardtSPEC19871996–1998
Cairo SantosK2017, 2020–20262018
Keith BurnsOLB19992004
Andrew DePaolaLS20172014–2016
Ted LarsenG2016, 20192010–2013, 2020
Thomas JonesRB2004–20062003
Akiem HicksDL2016–20212022
Brian GrieseQB2006–20072004–2005, 2008
Marty CarterDB1995–19981991–1994
Shawn LeeDL19981988–1989
Steve WalshQB1994–19951997–1998
Dan FeeneyOL20232025–2026
David MooreWR20222023
John GilmoreTE2002–20072008–2010
Mike GlennonQB20172013–2016
Noah JacksonOL1975–19831984
Al-Quadin MuhammadDL20222026
Brad CulpepperDL20001994–1999
Connor BarthK2016–20172009–2012, 2015
Patrick OmamehOL20152013–2014
Sam AchoOLB2015–20182019
Breshad PerrimanWR20212019, 2021–2022
Chris ConteFS2011–20142015–2018
Craig EricksonQB19991992–1994
Eric KushOL2016–2018, 20202015
Jacquizz RodgersRB2015–20162016–2018
Mitch UnreinDT2015–20172018
Tony StargellDB19971994–1995
Gary HuffQB1973–19761977–1978
Geno HayesOLB20122008–2011
Jimmy GunnLB1970–19751976
John DavisTE2001–20021997–1999
Kevin DoginsC2001–20021996–2000
Kindle VildorDB2020–20222025
Major WrightSS2010–20132014–2016
Rabih AbdullahRB2002–20031998–2001
Scott AdamsOL19951996
Wally ChambersDL1973–19771978–1979
Devante BondLB2019–20202016–2019
Henry MeltonDT2010–20132015
John WardOL19761976
Tyrone KeysDL1983–19851986–1987
Alvin MaxsonRB19781978
Dallis FlowersDB2025–20262024
Joe Tryon-ShoyinkaLB20252021–2024
Johnthan BanksCB20162013–2016
Marcus WilliamsDB20182018
Mark BradleyWR2005–20082009
Markus PaulDB1989–19931993
Rod WilsonMLB2006–2007, 20102008–2009
Dan BuenningG20082005–2007
Gabe CarimiT2011–20122013
Gary ButlerTE19751977
Trenton GillP2022–20232024
Clifton AbrahamDB19961995
Derrick StraitCB20062006
Evan RodriguezFB20122014
Howard JonesDL20172015–2016
Isaiah FreyCB2013–20142014
Kyle AdamsTE2011–20132013
Lars TateRB19901988–1989
Mirro RoderK1973–19741976
Ryan BenjaminC20012002–2003
Sean SmithDL1987–19881989
Fred PagacTE19741976
Marq CerquaLB20022001
Nick ReedDE20112011
Greg JohnsonDL19771977
Marcus HamiltonDB20082008

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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

71 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Josh McCown, Chris Chandler, Tommy Barnhardt and Cairo Santos. 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?

Fred Pagac: Chicago Bears first, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976.

Who has played for both recently?

Cairo Santos, Dan Feeney, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Kindle Vildor, Dallis Flowers and Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, 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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