Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs players: who played for both

Who played for both the Broncos and Chiefs?

78 players were on both the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Steve DeBerg, Casey Wiegmann, Keith Traylor and Ty Law. 39 of them were with the Broncos first and 33 with the Chiefs first; 6 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Bob Hudson is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Broncos first, then the Chiefs from 1960.
  • Geron Christian is the most recent: Chiefs first, then the Broncos from 2025.
  • Neil Smith spent the most seasons across the two: 3 with the Broncos and 9 with the Chiefs.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Casey Wiegmann.
  • Most common positions on this list: DL (11), RB (9), DT (8), OL (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Broncos and the Chiefs. The surname is enough. 0 / 78

All 78 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBroncosChiefs
Steve DeBergQB1981–19831988–1991
Casey WiegmannC2008–20092001–2007, 2010–2011
Keith TraylorDT1991–1992, 1997–20001993, 1995–1996
Ty LawCB20092006–2007
Vonnie HollidayDE20092003–2004
Ray CrockettCB1994–20002001–2002
Dale CarterCB1999–20001992–1998
Greg KragenDL1985–19931994
Neil SmithDL1997–19991988–1996
Reggie McElroyOL1995–19961993
Chester McGlocktonDT2001–20021998–2000
Eddie KennisonWR20012001–2007
Michael BurtonRB2023–20252021–2022
Russ HochsteinG2009–20112012
Todd SauerbrunP20052000
Glenn CadrezOLB1995–20002001–2002
Glenn HydeOL1976–1981, 1984–19851987
Jamaal CharlesRB20172008–2016
Wendell HayesRB1965–19671968–1974
Billy MastersTE1970–19741975–1976
Jacky LeeQB1964–19651967–1969
Jason BakerP20042003–2004
Kyle OrtonQB2009–20112011
Michael Dean PerryDL1995–19971997
Mike YoungWR1989–19921994
Ralph TammOL1995–19961997–1999
Ryan HarrisT2007–2011, 20152014
Samaje PerineRB20232024
Connor BarthK20142008
Frank ClarkDL20232019–2022
Joe MaysMLB2010–20122014
Kevin VickersonDT2010–20132014
Lional DaltonDT20022004–2006
Thomas GaffordLS20162008–2014
Tremon SmithDB2023–20242018–2019
Abner HaynesRB1965–19661960–1964
Dan WilliamsDL1993–19961997, 1999–2001
Darius HollandDT20031998
Geron ChristianOL20252022
Vance WalkerDT2015–20162014
Ben NiemannLB20232018–2021
Brady QuinnQB2010–20112012
Larry BrunsonWR19801974–1977
Peyton HillisRB2008–20092012
Reggie JohnsonTE1991–19931996
Tom GrahamLB1972–19741974
Bobby PlyDB19671962–1967
Donald StephensonT2016–20172012–2015
Jim FraserLB1962–19641965
Justin HamiltonDL20212017–2018
Kitrick TaylorWR19931988
Bo DickinsonRB1962–19631960–1961
Darrius JohnsonDB1996–19992003
Marc MunfordLB1987–19901991
Muhammad OliverDB19921993
Tom DrougasOL19741974
Tony ReedRB19811977–1980
Victor JonesRB19921994
Amon GordonDT20072011
Arland ThompsonOL19801987
Brian ParkerTE20182015
Goldie SellersDB1966–19671968–1969
Kit LathropDL19791986
Lenny WallsCB2002–20042006
Carl LarpenterOL1960–19611962
Hunter EnisQB19621960
Jack GehrkeWR19711968
Jim BartonOL1961–19621960
Montrell WashingtonWR20222023–2024
Scott BentleySPEC1997, 20001999
Stan DavidDB19871986
Antwon BurtonDT20062008
Bob HudsonDB1960–19611960
Dadi NicolasLB20192016
Jeff TupperDL19871987
Keondre CoburnDL20232023
Ron McLeanDL19871988
Ray WoodardDL19871987

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.Chiefs seasons include the Dallas Texans (1960–62).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs?

78 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Steve DeBerg, Casey Wiegmann, Keith Traylor and Ty Law. 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?

Bob Hudson: Denver Broncos first, then the Kansas City Chiefs from 1960.

Who has played for both recently?

Michael Burton and Geron Christian, 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. Chiefs seasons include the Dallas Texans (1960–62).

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