Denver Broncos and Washington Commanders players: who played for both

Who played for both the Broncos and Commanders?

95 players were on both the Denver Broncos and the Washington Commanders rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Josh Johnson, Von Miller, Champ Bailey and Gus Frerotte. 47 of them were with the Broncos first and 43 with the Commanders first; 5 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Bill Roehnelt is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Commanders first, then the Broncos from 1961.
  • Michael Deiter is the most recent: Commanders first, then the Broncos from 2026.
  • Champ Bailey spent the most seasons across the two: 10 with the Broncos and 5 with the Commanders.
  • 4 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Josh Johnson.
  • Most common positions on this list: RB (12), DB (11), DL (8), OL (8).

How many can you name?

Name players who were on both the Broncos and the Commanders. The surname is enough. 0 / 95

All 95 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBroncosCommanders
Josh JohnsonQB20222018, 2025
Von MillerLB2011–20212025
Champ BaileyCB2004–20131999–2003
Gus FrerotteQB2000–20011994–1998
Vonnie HollidayDE20092010
Case KeenumQB20182019
Jumpy GeathersDL1996–19971990–1992
Marco ColemanDE2004–20051999–2001
Vernon DavisTE20152016–2019
Paul SmithDL1968–19781979–1980
Dale HackbartDB19731961–1963
David BowensOLB19992001
Dominique Rodgers-CromartieCB20132019
Mark SchlerethOL1995–20001989–1994
Michael BurtonRB2023–20252019
Brandon LloydWR2009–20112006–2007
Tom ComptonOL20222012–2015
Will MontgomeryC20142008–2013
Fabian MoreauDB20232017–2020, 2026
Flipper AndersonWR19971996
Gene MingoRB1960–19641967
Jabar GaffneyWR2009–20102011
Jeff DriskelQB20202024–2025
Kenard LangDE20061997–2001
Ralph TammOL1995–19961991
Ronald DarbyDB2021–20222020
Samaje PerineRB20232017–2018
Stephen AlexanderTE2005–20071998–2001
Byron ChamberlainTE1995–20002003
Chris BakerDE20092011–2016
Clinton PortisRB2002–20032004–2010
DeMarcus WalkerDL2017–20202025
Isaac YiadomDB2018–20192026
Jacob MartinDL20222025
Jim KiickRB1976–19771977
John SawyerTE1983–19841983
Lennie FriedmanC1999–20022003–2005
Lional DaltonDT20022003
Patrick RamseyQB2007–20082002–2005
Tracy PorterCB20122014
Tyler PolumbusT2008–2009, 2015–20162011–2014
Chase EdmondsRB20222025
Cody BartonLB20242023
Coty SensabaughCB20192019
Daryl GardenerDT20032002
David BrutonSS2009–20152016
Geron ChristianOL20252018–2020
Kory LichtensteigerG20082010–2016
Michael DeiterOL20262024–2025
River CracraftWR2018–20192025
Scott TurnerCB20031995–1997
Terrance KnightonDT2013–20142015
Vernon FoxSS2008–20092006–2007
Ha Ha Clinton-DixDB20212018
J.D. WaltonC2010–20132013
Jeff BrohmQB19991995
Jeff SeversonDB19751972
Kayvon WebsterCB2013–20162019
Orlando FranklinT2011–20142017
Chris DoeringWR1999–20002002
D'Anthony BatisteT20102008
Darryl PoundsDB20001995–1999
Walt BarnesDL1969–19711966–1968
Bobby AndersonRB1970–19731975
Jamie BrownOL1995–19971999
Muhammad OliverDB19921995–1996
Taylor JacobsWR20072003–2005
Temarrick HemingwayTE20182020–2021
Tito PaulDB19981999
Bill LarsonTE19801977
Cliff RussellWR20082003
Duke IhenachoSS20132014–2016
John HoffmanDL19721969–1970
Kit LathropDL19791987
Lonnie PerrinRB1976–19781979
Martin ImhofDL19761974
Michael MooreG20012000
Richard QuinnTE2009–20102011
Sam PaulescuP20072009–2010
Taylor WhitleyG20052006
Vinston PainterOL20132016
Andre BrownRB20102010
Bill RoehneltLB1961–19621960
Bob WadeDB19701969
Brandon WineyT20012003
David JonesOL19871987
Johnny OlszewskiRB19621960
Kapri BibbsRB20162017–2018
Ryan TorainRB20082010
Scott BentleySPEC1997, 20002000
Todd HusakQB20012000
Adrian RobinsonOLB20132013
Jack WeilSPEC19861987
Nic ClemonsDE20082005
Su'a CravensDB20182016

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.Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Denver Broncos and the Washington Commanders?

95 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Josh Johnson, Von Miller, Champ Bailey and Gus Frerotte. 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?

Bill Roehnelt: Washington Commanders first, then the Denver Broncos from 1961.

Who has played for both recently?

Josh Johnson, Von Miller, Michael Burton, Fabian Moreau, Jeff Driskel and DeMarcus Walker and 6 more, 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. Washington seasons are listed under today’s team name for every year.

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