In 2013, Brandon Marshall caught 100 passes and 12 touchdowns for the Chicago Bears and made the Pro Bowl. His teammate, Matt Forte, also made the Pro Bowl on the basis of 1,933 yards from scrimmage and 12 scores of his own.
Marshall had 109 receptions and tied for the league-lead with 14 touchdowns last year as a member of the Jets, and earned another Pro Bowl nod. Forte had a down year, but is only one year removed from an 1,846 yards from scrimmage season. With Forte now in New York, the players are teammates again. And, if both make the Pro Bowl this year, they will join a pretty rare group: teammates who made the Pro Bowl for multiple franchises. In fact, only four players of teammates have ever done it.
Reggie White made the Pro Bowl 13 times in his career, including in 1988, 1989, and 1990 for the Eagles. In those years, his teammate, tight end Keith Jackson, also earned trips to Honolulu. White went to Green Bay in ’93 and made the Pro Bowl in each of his six seasons with the Packers. In ’95, Jackson reunited with White in Green Bay, and the duo made the Pro Bowl together again in 1996.
Guard Randall McDaniel made 12 Pro Bowls in his career; every year of his 14 year career, in fact, other than his first and last seasons. In ’98 and ’99, he was joined by the man playing next to him on the line, Vikings center Jeff Christy. After the ’99 season, both players left for Tampa Bay, and the duo made the Pro Bowl their first season with the Bucs, too.
Maxie Baughan made 9 Pro Bowls in his career, while offensive tackle Bob Brown made 6 Pro Bowls and is in the Hall of Fame. Baughan was drafted by the Eagles in 1960, while Brown was the 2nd pick in the ’64 draft by Philadelphia. The duo made the Pro Bowl in ’65, but Baughan was traded to the Rams after the season. Three years later, Brown was traded to the Rams, too, and the stars again made the Pro Bowl as teammates in 1969.
Finally, there’s one other pair of teammates that made the Pro Bowl for multiple teams. And, like Marshall and Forte, this duo was a wide receiver and a running back. Can you guess?
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So, do you think Marshall and Forte will become the 5th duo this year?