Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Packers and Buccaneers?

48 players were on both the Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Sean Landeta, Hardy Nickerson, Mike Prior and Jackie Harris. 25 of them were with the Packers first and 19 with the Buccaneers first; 4 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Barry Smith is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Packers first, then the Buccaneers from 1976.
  • Royce Newman is the most recent: Packers first, then the Buccaneers from 2024.
  • Evan Smith spent the most seasons across the two: 5 with the Packers and 5 with the Buccaneers.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (7), WR (6), DL (6), TE (5).

How many can you name?

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All 48 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosPackersBuccaneers
Sean LandetaP19981997
Hardy NickersonMLB20021993–1999
Mike PriorDB1993–19981985
Jackie HarrisTE1990–19931994–1997
Jim ZornQB19851987
Josh BidwellP1999–20032004–2008
David MooreWR20212023
Evan SmithG2009–20132014–2018
Santana DotsonDL1996–20011992–1995
David LoganDL19871979–1986
Jeff BradyLB19921994
Juran BoldenCB19982005–2006
Mike McGruderDB19891994–1995
Jamon MeredithT20142012–2013
Vince WorkmanRB1989–19921993–1994
Blair KielQB1988–19911984
Carl CarterDB19921991
Dwayne O'SteenDB1983–19841983
Maurice HarveyDB1981–19831984
Reggie CobbRB19941990–1993
Terdell MiddletonRB1977–19811982–1983
Charles WilsonWR1990–19911992–1994
David GrantDL19931992
Jerel WorthyDL2012–20132018
Charles LeeWR2000–20012002–2004
Scott FrostDB20012003
Shawn CollinsWR19931993
Barry SmithWR1973–19751976
Bob NelsonDL1988–19901986
Byron BraggsDL1981–19831984
Chuck FusinaQB19861979–1981
Danny LansanahOLB20082013–2015
Jesse AndersonTE19931990–1992
Kregg LumpkinRB20082010–2011
Royce NewmanOL2021–20232024
Tom CrabtreeTE2010–20122013
David GreenwoodDB19861985
Dominique DafneyTE2020–20212023
Jacob SchumP2016–20172015
Mark WilliamsLB19941996
Reggie BurnetteLB19911992–1993
Steve YoungOL19791976
William HarrisTE19901989
Alan RisherQB19871985
Ishmael HymanWR20222019
Lance ZenoOL19931993
Michael HillRB20132013
Miles TurpinLB19861987

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 Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

48 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Sean Landeta, Hardy Nickerson, Mike Prior and Jackie Harris. 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?

Barry Smith: Green Bay Packers first, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976.

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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