Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans players: who played for both

Who played for both the Buccaneers and Titans?

66 players were on both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tennessee Titans rosters between 1960 and 2026, including Nick Folk, Chris Chandler, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Lorenzo Neal. 32 of them were with the Buccaneers first and 33 with the Titans first; 1 joined both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Council Rudolph is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Titans first, then the Buccaneers from 1976.
  • Kindle Vildor is the most recent: Titans first, then the Buccaneers from 2025.
  • Jimmie Giles spent the most seasons across the two: 9 with the Buccaneers and 1 with the Titans.
  • 6 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as George Yarno.
  • Most common positions on this list: DB (13), DL (7), TE (6), WR (6).

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All 66 players, most seasons first

Seasons on each roster (1960–2026). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosBuccaneersTitans
Nick FolkK20172023–2024
Chris ChandlerQB1990–19911995–1996
Ryan FitzpatrickQB2017–20182013
Lorenzo NealFB19981999–2000
Reggie RobySPEC19951996–1997
Al WoodsDL20102014–2016
Kevin CarterDE2007–20082001–2004
Ryan SuccopK2020–20222014–2019
Blaine GabbertQB2019–20222018
Cairo SantosK20182019
Jimmie GilesTE1978–19861977
Julio JonesWR20222021
Jackie HarrisTE1994–19971998–1999
Logan RyanDB20222017–2019
Luke StockerTE2011–20172017–2018
Mike StensrudDL19871979–1985
George YarnoOL1979–1983, 1985–19871989
Jamie WinbornOLB20062009–2010
John ReavesQB19871981
Lonnie MartsLB1994–19961997–1998
Aaron StinnieOL2019–20232018–2019
Albert HaynesworthDT20112002–2008
Blidi Wreh-WilsonDB20212013–2016
Bradley McDougaldDB2013–20162021
Jerry GrayDB19931992
Leonard HarrisWR19861987–1993
Mark CotneyDB1976–1980, 1982–19841975
Willie DrewreyWR1989–19921985–1988, 1993
Alterraun VernerCB2014–20162010–2013
Andrew AdamsDB2018–20212022
Barrett RuudMLB2005–20102011
Chris SimmsQB2003–20072008, 2010
Jamon MeredithT2012–20132014–2016
Odie HarrisDB1988–19901995
Tracy JohnsonRB19961989
Adam HumphriesWR2015–20182019–2020
Greg ComellaFB20042002
Greg JosephK20202019
Jovan HayeDT2006–2008, 20112009–2010
Kindle VildorDB20252023
Mike EdwardsDB2019–2022, 20242024
Roger JonesDB1991–19931997
Sean Murphy-BuntingDB2019–20222023
Adger ArmstrongRB1983–19851980–1982
Alonzo HighsmithRB1991–19921987–1989
Corey LynchSS2009–20112013
Council RudolphDL1976–19771972
Curtis RileyDB20212016–2017
Dave GreenP1976–19781973
Keith McCantsDL1990–19921993–1994
Kevin PamphileOL2014–20172018–2019
Mark JonesWR2005–20072009
Zach DilesOLB20112012
Alvin MaxsonRB19781978
Joe BlahakDB19761973
Scott SolomonDE2013–20142012
Herkie WallsWR19871983–1985
Bryant MixDL19981996–1997
Conrad RuckerTE19801978–1979
Jeff ParksTE19881986–1987
Josh SavageDE20042006
Karl MorganDL1984–19861986
Mark StudawayDL19851984
Nigel HarrisLB20172018–2019
Al DarbyTE19781976
Anthony DavisRB19771978

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.Titans seasons include the Houston Oilers (1960–96) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–98).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tennessee Titans?

66 in the nflverse roster files from 1960 to 2026, including Nick Folk, Chris Chandler, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Lorenzo Neal. 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?

Council Rudolph: Tennessee Titans first, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976.

Who has played for both recently?

Kindle Vildor, 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. Titans seasons include the Houston Oilers (1960–96) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997–98).

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