New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Giants and Buccaneers?

79 players were on both the New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rosters between 1960 and 2026, including John Carney, Sean Landeta, Josh Johnson and Lomas Brown. 47 of them were with the Giants first and 26 with the Buccaneers first; 6 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Jimmy Gunn is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Giants first, then the Buccaneers from 1976.
  • David Sills is the most recent: Giants first, then the Buccaneers from 2026.
  • Jason Pierre-Paul spent the most seasons across the two: 8 with the Giants and 5 with the Buccaneers.
  • 5 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Jason Pierre-Paul.
  • Most common positions on this list: WR (14), DB (9), RB (7), OL (6).

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All 79 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosGiantsBuccaneers
John CarneyK20081988–1989
Sean LandetaP1985–19931997
Josh JohnsonQB20162008–2011
Lomas BrownT2000–20012002
Matt BryantK2002–20032005–2008
Jason Pierre-PaulDL2010–20172018–2021, 2025
Steve ChristieK20041990–1991
Ike HilliardWR1997–20042005–2008
Jameis WinstonQB2025–20262015–2019
Jason GarrettQB2000–20032004
Kyle RudolphTE20212022
Rakeem Nunez-RochesDL2023–20252018–2022, 2026
Ted LarsenG20212010–2013, 2020
A'Shawn RobinsonDL20232026
Jason WhittleG1998–2002, 2004–20052003
Logan RyanDB2020–20212022
Riley DixonP2018–20212025–2026
Roman ObenT1996–19992002–2003
Sterling ShepardWR2016–20232024–2025
Tom BlanchardP1971–19731979–1981
Doug RiesenbergOL1987–19951996
Joe JureviciusWR1998–20012002–2004
Mike GlennonQB20212013–2016
Aaron StinnieOL2024–20262019–2023
Beasley ReeceDB1977–19831983–1984
Jim ObradovichTE19751978–1983
Luke PetitgoutT1999–20062007
Patrick OmamehOL20182013–2014
Regan UpshawDE20041996–1999
Robert AyersDE2014–20152016–2017
Tanner HudsonTE20222018–2020
Tutan ReyesG20092002
Andrew AdamsDB2016–20172018–2021
Brandon MyersTE20132014–2016
Curtis BuckleyDB19981993–1995
David SillsWR2019–20222026
Derrick WardRB2004–20082009
Jamon MeredithT20102012–2013
John BootyDB19941995
Jonathan CasillasOLB2015–20172013–2014
Louis MurphyWR20132014–2015
Michael ClaytonWR2010–20112004–2009
Ross CockrellDB20172020–2021
Adam GettisG2014–20172017–2018
Ben BredesonOL2021–20232024–2026
Deone BucannonLB20192019–2020
Greg ComellaFB1998–20012004
Greg JosephK20242020
Jimmy GunnLB19751976
Lawrence DawseyWR19961991–1995
Peyton HillisRB2013–20142013
Russell ShepardWR2018–20192013–2016
Bobby RaineyRB20162013–2015
Curtis RileyDB20182021
Danny WareRB2007–20112012
Justin TrattouDE2011, 20132017
Kevin OgletreeWR20142013
Mark JonesWR20042005–2007
Alvin MaxsonRB19781978
Jerry GolsteynQB1977–19781982–1983
Leon BrightRB1981–19831984–1985
Rik BonnessLB19801977–1979
Tavarres KingWR2016–20172014
Wesly MallardOLB2002–20042005–2006
Kregg LumpkinRB20122010–2011
Ryan MillerWR20252023–2025
Wayne HaddixDB1987–19881990–1991
Brandon DixonCB20172014
Conrad GoodeOL1984–19851987
David JordanOL1984–19851987
Domonique JohnsonCB2009–20102010
Jack GoldenOLB2000–20012002
Ken WillisSPEC19921992
Mark DuckensDL19891992
Nigel HarrisLB20172017
Preston ParkerWR20142010–2011
Robb WhiteDL1988–19891990
Roscoe WordDB19761976
Solomon MillerWR19861987

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 New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

79 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including John Carney, Sean Landeta, Josh Johnson and Lomas Brown. 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?

Jimmy Gunn: New York Giants first, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976.

Who has played for both recently?

Jason Pierre-Paul, Jameis Winston, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, A'Shawn Robinson, Riley Dixon and Sterling Shepard and 4 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. Neither of these teams has moved since 1960.

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