I have a trivia question... (1 Viewer)

[Raider Nation]

You'd think this would be pretty easy to find, but I've had no luck.

I'm wondering which individual has played for the most teams in NFL history.

I don't mean being signed to a practice squad or whatever. I mean having actually PLAYED at least one down in the most different uniforms. My guess is it's either a kicker or a journeyman QB. Any help?

 

[ooofffaaa]

Jeff Van Note played for 18 season with the Falcons. He retired in 1986.

He played in 246 games over this stretch and missed only 4 games.

Not sure if that's the right answer but it's my guess.

 

[baronson]

Jeff Van Note played for 18 season with the Falcons. He retired in 1986.He played in 246 games over this stretch and missed only 4 games.Not sure if that's the right answer but it's my guess.

i thnk you're answering exactly the OPPOSITE of what he's asking.my guess with positively no basis is Gary Anderson. the guy's been around forever and switched teams a bunch from what i can remember.ETA - just looked it up. only 5 teams. i'm guessing that's not enough.

 

[Raider Nation]

Jeff Van Note played for 18 season with the Falcons. He retired in 1986.

He played in 246 games over this stretch and missed only 4 games.

Not sure if that's the right answer but it's my guess.

Thanks, but...

I mean having actually PLAYED at least one down in the most different uniforms.

 

[Raider Nation]

my guess with positively no basis is Gary Anderson. the guy's been around forever and switched teams a bunch from what i can remember.ETA - just looked it up. only 5 teams. i'm guessing that's not enough.

Definitely not. I would say the winner would have played for maybe 10 teams.I'd also be curious to see the answer for NBA player. THAT has to be 15 teams or so.

 

[The Man With No Name]

This is the answer for quarterbacks http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/61380

 

[baronson]

my guess with positively no basis is Gary Anderson. the guy's been around forever and switched teams a bunch from what i can remember.ETA - just looked it up. only 5 teams. i'm guessing that's not enough.

Definitely not. I would say the winner would have played for maybe 10 teams.I'd also be curious to see the answer for NBA player. THAT has to be 15 teams or so.

well one things for sure, its got to be since free agency was introduced. additionally, i think your estimates are a bit off. in the NFL, i'm thinking the guy probably has 8 teams or so. tops. 7 is a possibility. you forget the league didn't always have 32 teams. 7 back in the day would have been over 25%. as for hoops, 15 is way off, dude. that's half the league. i don't care if you play for 20 years, you're not switching teams each year. that's probably more like 10.naturally, this is all conjecture on my part, but good luck on your search. i'll look forward to the correct answer(s).

 

[dozer]

Found this on Jeff George:

Jeff George has "played" for 7 different teams: Colts - 4 Seasons Falcons - 3 Raiders - 2 Vikings - 1 Redskins - 2 Seahawks - 2 (no game stats though) Bears - 2 (no game stats though)

link

 

[Blue-Kun]

Well... the best I could do were the following:

Steve DeBerg, 6 teams: 49ers, KC, Broncos, Tampa Bay, Dolphins and the Falcons.

Jeff Blake, 7 teams: Jets, Bengals, Saints, Ravens, Cardinals, Eagles, Bears

 

[Couch Potato]

No idea what the record is, but it's at least 7.

That's how many Jeff George played for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_George

 

[Couch Potato]

According to this, it's Jeff Brady with 8. But it looks far from official, just a trivia site.

http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question17118.html

Jeff Brady played for 8 NFL teams:

1991 Pittsburgh

1992 Green Bay

1993 Rams - San Diego

1994 Tampa Bay

1995 Minnesota

1996 Minnesota

1997 Minnesota

1998 Carolina

1999 Indianapolis

 

[baronson]

just a note in regards to the NBA note i put above. with the all-too-common 10-day contracts, it could easily be up around 15. but now i'm totally consumed with this. still looking::::

 

[fatkid]

Joe Nedney played for 7 teams also.

Miami Dolphins

Arizona Cardinals

Oakland Raiders

Denver Broncos

Carolina Panthers

Tennessee Titans

San Francisco 49ers

From Wikipedia

 

[The_Borg]

This comes from the NFL Fact and Record Book

http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/service

Sean Landeta, N.Y. Giants, 1985-93; L.A. Rams, 1993-94; St. Louis, 1995-96; Tampa Bay, 1997; Green Bay, 1998; Philadelphia, 1999-2002; St. Louis, 2003-04; Philadelphia, 2005

 

[Raider Nation]

According to this, it's Jeff Brady with 8. But it looks far from official, just a trivia site.

http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question17118.html

Jeff Brady played for 8 NFL teams:

1991 Pittsburgh

1992 Green Bay

1993 Rams - San Diego

1994 Tampa Bay

1995 Minnesota

1996 Minnesota

1997 Minnesota

1998 Carolina

1999 Indianapolis

This brings up another question. W(ho)TF is Jeff Brady?!?!?!

 

[Raider Nation]

This comes from the NFL Fact and Record Book

http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/service

Sean Landeta, N.Y. Giants, 1985-93; L.A. Rams, 1993-94; St. Louis, 1995-96; Tampa Bay, 1997; Green Bay, 1998; Philadelphia, 1999-2002; St. Louis, 2003-04; Philadelphia, 2005

Nice find, but that is simply "most seasons"... it doesn't mean he's played for the most teams.

 

[Vikes1184]

IIRC Jeff Brady was a MLB

 

[The_Borg]

It looks like Jeff Brady and Sean Landeta each have 8 years. Here is the bio on Jeff Brady:

Jeff Brady

Jeffrey Thomas Brady

Position: LB

Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 224

Born: 11/9/1968, in Cincinnati, OH, USA

High School: Central Catholic (Newport, KY)

College: Kentucky

Regular Season Stats

DEF INTS FUMBLES

Year AGE Team LG GP SK SFY INT YDS LNG TD TOT OWR OPR YDS TD

1991 22 PIT NFL 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1992 23 GNB NFL 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1993 24 LAM NFL 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1993 24 SDG NFL 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

1994 25 TAM NFL 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1995 26 MIN NFL 16 3.0 0 2 7 9 0 0 0 2 0 0

1996 27 MIN NFL 16 1.5 0 3 20 8 0 0 0 3 0 0

1997 28 MIN NFL 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 1

1998 29 CAR NFL 16 4.0 0 4 85 43 0 1 1 0 0 0

1999 30 IND NFL 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 NFL Season Totals 115 8.5 0 9 112 0 0 1 1 9 30 1

 

[Couch Potato]

This comes from the NFL Fact and Record Book

http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/service

Sean Landeta, N.Y. Giants, 1985-93; L.A. Rams, 1993-94; St. Louis, 1995-96 ; Tampa Bay, 1997; Green Bay, 1998; Philadelphia, 1999-2002; St. Louis, 2003-04; Philadelphia, 2005

I would consider this 7 teams, not 8, since LA/StL was the same team, just one that moved.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Bryan Wagner.

Edit: nope. He was with nine different teams at one time or another, but had regular season punts with only five different teams.

 

[Couch Potato]

Bryan Wagner

CHI, CLE, NE, GB, SD, NE (again) makes just 5 different teams.http://www.databasefootball.com/players/pl...lkid=WAGNEBRY01

(ignore NYG on the linked page. It's an error - he obviously didn't play in 1941)

 

[thatguy]

This comes from the NFL Fact and Record Book

http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/service

Sean Landeta, N.Y. Giants, 1985-93; L.A. Rams, 1993-94; St. Louis, 1995-96 ; Tampa Bay, 1997; Green Bay, 1998; Philadelphia, 1999-2002; St. Louis, 2003-04; Philadelphia, 2005

I would consider this 7 teams, not 8, since LA/StL was the same team, just one that moved.

Well, not to mention he played for both Philly and St. Louis twice.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Bryan Wagner

CHI, CLE, NE, GB, SD, NE (again) makes just 5 different teams.

Yep. See edit.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Chris Chandler played for seven teams (counting the LA Rams and the StL Rams just once).

 

[Couch Potato]

RAIDERNATION is right that this isn't a well-known fact, whether it turns out to be Jeff Brady or someone else. Surprising that it's apparently not officially documented as a record by the NFL or someone who can be relied on as an authority.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Jeff Van Note played for 18 season with the Falcons. He retired in 1986.He played in 246 games over this stretch and missed only 4 games.Not sure if that's the right answer but it's my guess.

i thnk you're answering exactly the OPPOSITE of what he's asking.

I think Jackie Slater wins that one -- 20 seasons with the Rams.

 

[buccosfan]

This comes from the NFL Fact and Record Book

http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/service

Sean Landeta, N.Y. Giants, 1985-93; L.A. Rams, 1993-94; St. Louis, 1995-96; Tampa Bay, 1997; Green Bay, 1998; Philadelphia, 1999-2002; St. Louis, 2003-04; Philadelphia, 2005

We can add another team since Landeta played in the USFL.

 

[wharf rat]

Don't forget about Andre "Bad Moon" Rison

(7) IND, ATL, CLV, GB, JAX, KC, OAK

 

[redman]

Don't forget about Andre "Bad Moon Left Eye" Rison

(7) IND, ATL, CLV, GB, JAX, KC, OAK

Fixed.

 

[Bri]

Jeff Van Note played for 18 season with the Falcons. He retired in 1986.

He played in 246 games over this stretch and missed only 4 games.

Not sure if that's the right answer but it's my guess.

Thanks, but...

I mean having actually PLAYED at least one down in the most different uniforms.

boy did you hold back ther

 

[Bri]

7 and 8 don't seem high enough. I can't find any though.

Herschel IIRC was 2 USFL teams and 5 NFL teams so that's 7 too.

Still looking

 

[wharf rat]

7 and 8 don't seem high enough. I can't find any though.Herschel IIRC was 2 USFL teams and 5 NFL teams so that's 7 too. Still looking

You are going to have to dig deep. The usual suspects are cutting it.Steve Beuerlein (6) Raiders, Cowboys, Cardinals, Jaguars, Panthers, Broncos

 

[Utter Chaos]

Steve Bono - 7 Teams

Min 1985-86

Pit 1987-88

SF 1989-93

KC 1994-96

GB 1997

STL 1998

CAR 1999

Eric Metcalf - 7 Teams

CLE 1989-1994

ATL 1995-96

SD 1997

ARI 1998

CAR 1999

WAS 2001

GB 2002

 

[In The Zone]

With the signing in NE, that will be 6 for Vinny.

Not the answer I know but interesting none the less.

 

[wharf rat]

With the signing in NE, that will be 6 for Vinny. Not the answer I know but interesting none the less.

I doubt he will get to "play" much.

 

[Utter Chaos]

So this is what we have so far, right?

8 teams

Jeff Brady

7 teams

Jeff Blake

Steve Bono

Chris Chandler

Jeff George (only appeared in a game for 5 teams)

Eric Metcalf

Joe Nedney

Andre Rison

 

[baronson]

FAQFarm says Jeff George at 7:

http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/Which_player_has_...erent_NFL_teams

so that's got to be wrong

 

[Bri]

Matt Bahr was 7 I think, couldn't find more than 7 this morning

 

[Akkum]

Doug Flutie?

At least 4 NFL teams and 1 USFL team. Not sure of how many CFL teams he played for....

 

[Two Deep]

It seems like Rob Johnson has played for a #### load of teams.

I was wrong it is only 4.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

I don't think we should be counting USFL teams.

There's an arena league guy who's played for nine teams in eight years, but I think it makes sense to limit this to NFL only. (JMHO.)

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

It would also be interesting to know who's coached for the largest number of NFL teams. The number will be much greater for coaching than for playing.

 

[GregR_2]

It would also be interesting to know who's coached for the largest number of NFL teams. The number will be much greater for coaching than for playing.

The answer to that one comes up quickly in searching for the answer to the player. From ESPN:The record for the most different teams coached in NFL history is 6 by Roy Andrews (1923-31).

 

[Bri]

With the signing in NE, that will be 6 for Vinny.

He and David Krieg had enough fumbles and INTs that I'm sure they were playing for the other team certain weeks.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

It would also be interesting to know who's coached for the largest number of NFL teams. The number will be much greater for coaching than for playing.

The answer to that one comes up quickly in searching for the answer to the player. From ESPN:The record for the most different teams coached in NFL history is 6 by Roy Andrews (1923-31).

That's got to be just for head coaches. I was thinking of coaching in any capacity. I'd think there are plenty of guys who've coached for ten teams, but I could be wrong.

 

[BEARMAN31]

just a note in regards to the NBA note i put above. with the all-too-common 10-day contracts, it could easily be up around 15. but now i'm totally consumed with this. still looking::::

I find Chucky Brown and Tony Massenburg with a cool dozen each - http://members.aol.com/bradleyrd/mostteam.html

 

[hpnepon]

Bump

just cause i think the thread is funny, and now i'm interested in finding out the answer.

 

[Raider Nation]

I don't think we should be counting USFL teams.There's an arena league guy who's played for nine teams in eight years, but I think it makes sense to limit this to NFL only. (JMHO.)

This was my intent, yes.I couldn't care less if someone has played for EVERY team in the CFL, USFL or Arena League.

 

[stevegamer]

Dang - somebody beat me to Massenburg. I'm pretty sure he's got that record, although a tie isn't shocking. I have a freind who is a SPurs fan, and when I told him I was a big fan of one of the Spurs - he started guessing. After the normal guesses, he went straight for Massenburg.

MLB I'm pretty sure is Gaylord Perry.

NHL: ???

 

[BEARMAN31]

Dang - somebody beat me to Massenburg. I'm pretty sure he's got that record, although a tie isn't shocking. I have a freind who is a SPurs fan, and when I told him I was a big fan of one of the Spurs - he started guessing. After the normal guesses, he went straight for Massenburg.

MLB I'm pretty sure is Gaylord Perry.

NHL: ???

MLB: Pitcher Mike Morgan - another cool dozen - http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_ten1.shtml

NHL: Mike Sillinger - there seems to be a pattern here: 12 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Sillinger