Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Vikings and Buccaneers?

71 players were on both the Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Eddie Murray, Brad Johnson, Randall McDaniel and Tim Irwin. 37 of them were with the Vikings first and 33 with the Buccaneers first; 1 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Joe Blahak is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Vikings first, then the Buccaneers from 1976.
  • Teddy Bridgewater is the most recent: Vikings first, then the Buccaneers from 2025.
  • Randall McDaniel spent the most seasons across the two: 12 with the Vikings and 2 with the Buccaneers.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Brad Johnson.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (10), LB (9), DL (8), OL (7).

How many can you name?

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All 71 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosVikingsBuccaneers
Eddie MurraySPEC19971992
Brad JohnsonQB1992–1998, 2005–20062001–2004
Randall McDanielOL1988–19992000–2001
Tim IrwinOL1981–19931994
Todd SteussieT1994–20002004–2005
Andrew DePaolaLS2020–20262014–2016
Jimmy WilliamsLB1990–19911992–1993
Kyle RudolphTE2011–20202022
Teddy BridgewaterQB2014–20172025
Jason WhittleG20062003
Luke StockerTE20212011–2017
Mike StensrudDL19861987
Broderick ThomasLB19951989–1993
Chris HovanDT2000–20042005–2009
Dan FeeneyOL20242025–2026
Jeff ChristyC1993–19992000–2002
Joey BrownerDB1983–19911992
John ReavesQB19791987
Michael BennettRB2001–20052007–2008
Scott DillOL1996–19971990–1995
Anthony ParkerDB1992–19941997–1998
Brad CulpepperDL1992–19931994–1999
Charles MincyDB19951996–1998
Jeff BradyLB1995–19971994
Jesse SolomonLB1986–19891991
Robert GoffDL19961988–1989
Tavierre ThomasDB2025–20262024
Tim NewtonDL1985–19891990–1991
Andrew JordanTE1994–1997, 1999–20011997
Dwight SmithFS2006–20072001–2004
Ellis WymsDT20082001–2006
Josh RobinsonCB2012–20152016–2017
Justin SkuleOL20252022–2024, 2026
Patrick ChukwurahDE2001–20022007–2008
Vinny CiurciuMLB2007–20082003
Dwayne RuddOLB1997–20002003
George JohnsonDE20122010–2012, 2015–2016
Greg JosephK2021–20232020
John DavisTE20001997–1999
Josh FreemanQB20132009–2013
Sam AnnoLB1987–19881989–1991
Scott AdamsOL1991–19931996
Todd ScottDB1991–19941995–1996
Brad WhiteDL19871981–1983
Curtis RileyDB20202021
Dennis JohnsonLB1980–19851985
Donald IgwebuikeSPEC19901985–1989
Ifeadi OdenigboDL2019–20202022
John WardOL1970–1973, 19751976
Justin TrattouDE2013–20162017
Darrell FullingtonDB1988–19901991–1992
Eric EverettDB19921990–1991
Joe BlahakDB1974–1975, 19771976
John WolfordQB20252023
Marquis CooperOLB20062004–2005
Tavarres KingWR20182014
Manfred MooreRB19771976
Bob CobbDL19841982
Marcus McCauleyCB2007–20082009
Mitch PalmerLB20001998–1999
Pete NajarianLB19871988–1989
Ronyell WhitakerCB2006–20072003
Alonzo HamptonDB19901991
Greg RichardsonWR19871988
Hasson ArbubakrrDL19841983
Jay CarrollTE19851984
Paul HarrisLB19781977–1978
Todd HarrisonTE19931992
Tyrone McKenzieMLB20122010
Willie GillespieWR19871986
Yo MurphyWR19991999

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 Minnesota Vikings and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

71 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Eddie Murray, Brad Johnson, Randall McDaniel and Tim Irwin. 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?

Joe Blahak: Minnesota Vikings first, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976.

Who has played for both recently?

Andrew DePaola, Teddy Bridgewater, Dan Feeney, Tavierre Thomas, Justin Skule and John Wolford, 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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