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13 star defensive backs who have moved teams in their NFL careers

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Marcus Peters is a Baltimore Raven. Jalen Ramsey is a Los Angeles Ram. Another couple of big-time defensive backs who have played for multiple teams in their NFL careers.

Darrelle Revis

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The man who created his own space called Revis Island, Darrelle Revis played for the Jets (twice), Buccaneers, Patriots and Kansas City in a career that spanned 11 seasons. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro and was part of the Super Bowl XLIX Patriots.

Champ Bailey

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Champ Bailey played for the Washington Redskins before being dealt to Denver for Clinton Portis. Bailey had a Hall of Fame career. He also signed with the New Orleans Saints in 2014 but did not stick with the squad. Bailey had 52 picks in his career and was a 12-time Pro Bowler.

Mike Haynes

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Mike Haynes was one of the best DBs to play in any generation of the NFL. The nine-time Pro Bowler began his career as a New England Patriot before moving to the Raiders in 1983. Haynes was part of the team that won Super Bowl XVIII. He had 46 interceptions in a Hall-of-Fame career.

Ken Houston

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Ken Houston began his pro career as a Houston Oiler in 1967. He was traded to Washington for five players in 1973. Houston was a 12-time Pro Bowler and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

Willie Brown

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Willie Brown was undrafted out of Grambling State before signing with the Denver Broncos in 1963. He was traded to the Oakland Raiders in 1967. Brown was a three-time Super Bowl champ and four-time Pro Bowler. Brown, too, is a Pro Football Hall of Famer.

Landon Collins

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Landon Collins was a second-round pick of the New York Giants out of LSU in 2015. The three-time Pro Bowler left Big Blue as an unrestricted free agent for Washington in the offseason.

Paul Krause

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Another DB with a Washington connection. Paul Krause was a second-round pick out of Iowa in 1964. He remained with Washington through 1967 before being traded to Minnesota in 1968. Krause is a Hall of Famer, an eight-time Pro Bowler and has the most picks in NFL history (81).

Tyrann Mathieu

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Tyrann Mathieu gained fame at LSU as the Honey Badger. He’s on his third NFL team, having started with the Arizona in 2013, spent a year in Houston and is currently in his first season as a Kansas City Chief. He made the Pro Bowl in 2015.

Ronald Darby

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The Buffalo Bills was a second-round pick of the Buffalo Bills out of Florida State in 2015. He was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017 for Jordan Matthews and a draft pick. Darby was a part of the defense that won Super Bowl LII.

Aqib Talib

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Aqib Talib was Tampa Bay’s first-round pick out of Kansas in 2008. He’s played for the Patriots, Broncos and is currently on IR as a Ram. Talib is a five-time Pro Bowler and was a member of the Super Bowl 50 champs.

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

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A first-round pick out of Alabama by Green Bay, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is on his third team now, the Chicago Bears. Green Bay dealt him to Washington in the middle of last season before the one-time Pro Bowler signed with Chicago as a free agent.

Marcus Peters

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Marcus Peters was a first-round pick of the Chiefs in 2015. He played in KC through 2017. In March of 2018, he was dealt to the Los Angeles Rams. On Tuesday, Peters was sent to Baltimore. He’s a two-time Pro Bowler who has 24 interceptions.

Jalen Ramsey

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Jalen Ramsey’s time in Jacksonville after being a first-round pick in 2016, fifth overall out of Florida State. The two-time Pro Bowler was traded to the Los Angeles Rams Tuesday for two first-rounders and a fourth-round pick.

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