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Who are some notable players that were on more than one team in a lengthy-enough career who never was on a team finishing the regular season at .500-or-below (all winning seasons)? Of course the playing on more than one team is installed to limit those who spent their entire career within eras such as '66-thru-'85 Cowboys (Staubach) or '83-thru-'98 Niners (Jesse Sapolu).

Roger Craig - who played on 3 teams - was never on a .500-or-below squad. After '90 he went to the 9-7 Raiders, and then the 11-5 & 9-7 Vikes in '92 & '93 respectively. Not only that...but every year he ever played, he was on a...playoff team!

If not for '68, Herb Adderley would be on this list!

Paul Warfield for one.

Saban wrote:Paul Warfield for one.

The Browns were 6-8 in his final season in 1977--after losing Brian Sipe, they lost four of their last five games.

Terrell Buckley played on six different teams (GB, Mia, Den, NE, Mia again, NYJ, NYG) and never had a losing season.) It wasn't like he was joining loaded teams, either. Every team (except both stints in Miami) he joined had been below .500 the prior year.

If not for the 2015 season, James Ihedigbo would be in this club which would be pretty amazing since he has bounced around so much.

2008 Jets: 9-7
2009 Jets: 9-7
2010 Jets: 11-5
2011 NE: 13-3
2012 Ravens: 10-6
2013 Ravens: 8-8
2014 Lions: 11-5
2015 Lions: 7-9

conace21 wrote:Terrell Buckley played on six different teams (GB, Mia, Den, NE, Mia again, NYJ, NYG) and never had a losing season.) It wasn't like he was joining loaded teams, either. Every team (except both stints in Miami) he joined had been below .500 the prior year.

Good one. One of my favorite players in college and NFL. We had a thread once about players who never went to the Pro Bowl but had at least one - if not more - Pro Bowl season and I said Buckley and someone flipped out like he was the worst player in football history.

Always thought he made his teams better, especially after he got knocked down a peg in GB - the Jim Thorpe comment, having unrealistic expectations put on him after his debut, and so on ...

Buckley was a very good player for nearly a decade. He broke my heart twice, with the two longest interception returns of his career against Buffalo. Andre Reed has burned him badly in 1996 and appeared to be on his way for the game tying TD. But Reed, instead of running full speed, tried to stiff arm Buckley, who dragged him down at the 2. On 4th and goal from the 12 Buckley intercepted Jim Kelly and took it back 91 yards for a clinching touchdown. It would have been 99 yards if he hadn't bobble the ball.
7 years later, the Bills were down 13-3 against the Dolphins. Drew Bledsoe threw it right to Buckley, we took it back 74 yards for a touchdown. That would hurt less because Buffalo was out of the playoff picture.

The one thing about Buckley was his tendency to run east-west on interception returns, despite his inability to outrun his tacklers. I remember one when he was with Miami where he ran 20 yards to gain 1.

Regarding the original topic, Steve Wallace fit the wording of the criteria, if not the spirit. Wallace played 10 games for the 1997 Chiefs after leaving SF.

Frank Pitts, a WR that played with the Chiefs (65-70), Browns (71-73) and Raiders (74). Oddball fact: He played for three teams (65,70 Chiefs and 73 Browns) that each finished 7-5-2.

Franco Harris never finished below .500, as he had a .500 season with the Steelers in 1981 and his season in Seattle in 1984 the Seahawks finished 12-4.

BD Sullivan wrote:

Saban wrote:Paul Warfield for one.

The Browns were 6-8 in his final season in 1977--after losing Brian Sipe, they lost four of their last five games.

I forgot about him returning to Cleveland.