Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings players: who played for both

Who played for both the Broncos and Vikings?

57 players were on both the Denver Broncos and the Minnesota Vikings rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Mike Horan, Gus Frerotte, Mitch Berger and Bubby Brister. 22 of them were with the Broncos first and 33 with the Vikings first; 2 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Don Joyce is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Vikings first, then the Broncos from 1962.
  • Trent Sherfield is the most recent: Vikings first, then the Broncos from 2025.
  • Gary Zimmerman spent the most seasons across the two: 5 with the Broncos and 7 with the Vikings.
  • 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Gus Frerotte.
  • Most common positions on this list: OL (11), QB (9), DB (8), RB (5).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Broncos and the Vikings. The surname is enough. 0 / 57

All 57 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBroncosVikings
Mike HoranSPEC1986–19921986
Gus FrerotteQB2000–20012003–2004, 2008
Mitch BergerP20091996–2001
Bubby BristerQB1997–19992000
Case KeenumQB20182017
Dale CarterCB1999–20002001
Reggie McElroyOL1995–19961994
Britton ColquittP2009–20152019–2020
Charlie WestDB1978–19791968–1973
Dale HackbartDB19731966–1970
Gary ZimmermanOL1993–19971986–1992
Teddy BridgewaterQB20212014–2017
Brian HabibOL1993–19971989–1992
Tom ComptonOL20222018
Tramaine BrockCB20182017
Fabian MoreauDB20232024–2025
Keith WashingtonDE2001–20021995
Latavius MurrayRB20222017–2018
Nick VannettTE20202025
Ronnie BradfordFS1993–19952002
Trevor SiemianQB2015–20172018
Byron ChamberlainTE1995–20002001–2002
Denard WalkerCB2001–20022003
Mike RuetherOL1988–19891994
Patrick RamseyQB2007–20082010
Rich KarlisSPEC1982–19881989
Al DensonWR1964–19701971
Andy MaurerOL19771974–1975
Anthony HarrisDB20222015–2020
Artie UlmerOLB19991997
Austin SchlottmannOL2019–20212022–2023
Dalton RisnerOL2019–20222023–2024
Darius HollandDT20032002
Patrick ChukwurahDE2004–20062001–2002
Shamar StephenDL20212014–2017, 2019–2020
Trent SherfieldWR20252024
Wymon HendersonDB1989–19921987–1988
Brett RypienQB2019–20222024–2025
Gene WashingtonWR19731967–1972
Mike BooneRB2021–20222018–2020
Scott AdamsOL19971991–1993
Stephen WeatherlyDL20212016–2019, 2021
Todd DavisLB2014–20192020
Brett JonesOL20212018–2020
Karl PaymahCB2005–20082009
Bob BreitensteinOL1965–19661967
John McCormickQB1963, 1965–1966, 19681962
Ronnie HillmanRB2012–20152016
Dave GarnettLB19951993–1994, 1996
Randy PoltlDB1975–19771974
Darrell LesterRB1965–19661964
Dave TobeyLB19681966–1967
Don JoyceDL19621961
George ShawQB19621961
John AveryRB19992003
Justin RowlandDB19621961
Horace RichardsonDB2018–20192018

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 Denver Broncos and the Minnesota Vikings?

57 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Mike Horan, Gus Frerotte, Mitch Berger and Bubby Brister. 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?

Don Joyce: Minnesota Vikings first, then the Denver Broncos from 1962.

Who has played for both recently?

Fabian Moreau, Nick Vannett, Trent Sherfield and Brett Rypien, 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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