Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Broncos and Steelers?

50 players were on both the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Mitch Berger, Bobby Maples, Bubby Brister and Russell Wilson. 19 of them were with the Broncos first and 30 with the Steelers first; 1 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Frank Atkinson is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Steelers first, then the Broncos from 1964.
  • Russell Wilson is the most recent: Broncos first, then the Steelers from 2024.
  • Tom Rouen spent the most seasons across the two: 10 with the Broncos and 1 with the Steelers.
  • 3 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Ryan Harris.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (9), LB (7), WR (6), OL (5).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Broncos and the Steelers. The surname is enough. 0 / 50

All 50 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBroncosSteelers
Mitch BergerP20092008
Bobby MaplesOL1972–19781971
Bubby BristerQB1997–19991986–1992
Russell WilsonQB2022–20232024
Tom RouenP1993–20022002
Emmanuel SandersWR2014–20192010–2013
Tim McKyerDB19971994
Gene MingoRB1960–19641969–1970
John RowserDB1974–19761970–1973
Nick VannettTE20202019
Ryan HarrisT2007–2011, 20152016
J.T. ThomasDB19821973–1977, 1979–1981
Jerry SimmonsWR1971–19741965–1966
Kwon AlexanderLB20242023
Lloyd VossDL19721966–1971
Mark BarronLB20202019
Ray MayLB1973–19751967–1969
Tommy MaddoxQB1992–19932001–2005
Coty SensabaughCB20192017–2018
Ken WoodardLB1982–19861987
Tony HillsT20112008–2010
Bob AdamsTE19751969–1971
Calvin AndersonOL2019–20222024–2025
George TarasovicDL19661960–1963
Levi WallaceDB20242022–2023
Paul MarthaDB19701964–1969
Anthony ChickilloLB20202015–2019
Chris DoeringWR1999–20002003
Dan LaRoseOL19661964
Quincy MorganWR20062005
Randy FullerDB19941995–1997
Shamarko ThomasSS20182013–2016
Steven JohnsonMLB2012–20142016–2017
Corliss WaitmanP20222021, 2024–2025
Eric OlsenG20102013
Glenn GlassDB19661962–1963
Malik ReedLB2019–20212022
Richard SheltonDB19891990–1993
Victor JonesRB19921993–1994
Ryan McBeanDE2009–20112007
Bob WadeDB19701968
Brandon JohnsonWR2022–20232024
Derrek TuszkaLB20202021
Jason JohnsonWR19881989
Jim SzymanskiDL1990–19911993
Paxton LynchQB2016–20172019
Rick SharpOL19721970–1971
Adrian RobinsonOLB20132012
Frank AtkinsonDL19641963
Patrick MorrisOL2019–20202019

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 Pittsburgh Steelers?

50 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Mitch Berger, Bobby Maples, Bubby Brister and Russell Wilson. 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?

Frank Atkinson: Pittsburgh Steelers first, then the Denver Broncos from 1964.

Who has played for both recently?

Calvin Anderson and Corliss Waitman, 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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