Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs
48 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
48
Players
10
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Friendly. Compared with the other 495 team pairs, based on how many of these players are easy to name.
How this plays in The Chains
Every link in a puzzle is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect a 49ers player to a Chiefs player through Rob Murphy and the link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.
Play today's puzzleEasy to name
Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.
- Common
Joe Montana
QB · 1990–1994 · SF 1990–1992, KC 1993–1994
- Common
Alex Smith
QB · 2005–2020 · SF 2005–2007, 2009–2012, KC 2013–2017
- Common
Ronnie Lott
DB · 1990–1995 · SF 1990, KC 1995
- Uncommon
Johnnie Morton
WR · 1994–2005 · SF 2005, KC 2002–2004
- Uncommon
Dee Ford
OLB · 2014–2022 · SF 2019–2022, KC 2014–2018
- Uncommon
Jerick McKinnon
RB · 2014–2023 · SF 2020, KC 2021–2023
- Uncommon
Blaine Gabbert
QB · 2011–2023 · SF 2014–2016, KC 2023
- Uncommon
Demarcus Robinson
WR · 2016–2026 · SF 2025–2026, KC 2016–2021
- Uncommon
Chris Conley
WR · 2015–2024 · SF 2023–2024, KC 2015–2018
- Uncommon
Glenn Dorsey
DT · 2008–2016 · SF 2013, 2015–2016, KC 2008–2012
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR · 2018–2026 · SF 2025, KC 2022–2023
- Rare
Charvarius Ward
DB · 2018–2026 · SF 2022–2024, KC 2018–2021
- Rare
Charles Omenihu
DL · 2019–2026 · SF 2021–2022, KC 2023–2025
- Rare
Skyy Moore
WR · 2022–2026 · SF 2025, KC 2022–2024
- Rare
Blake Bell
TE · 2015–2023 · SF 2015–2016, KC 2019, 2021–2023
- Rare
Jon Baldwin
WR · 2011–2013 · SF 2013, KC 2011–2012
- Rare
Elvis Grbac
QB · 1993–2001 · SF 1993–1996, KC 1997–2000
- Rare
Elijah Mitchell
RB · 2021–2025 · SF 2021–2023, KC 2025
- Rare
Steve Wallace
OL · 1990–1997 · SF 1990–1996, KC 1997
- Rare
A.J. Jenkins
WR · 2012–2014 · SF 2012, KC 2013–2014
- Rare
Richie James
WR · 2018–2023 · SF 2018–2020, KC 2023
- Rare
Shaun Draughn
RB · 2011–2016 · SF 2015–2016, KC 2011–2012
- Rare
Todd Peterson
SPEC · 1994–2005 · SF 2003–2004, KC 2000–2001
- Rare
Elijah Lee
LB · 2017–2022 · SF 2017–2019, KC 2022
- Rare
Tyrell Adams
LB · 2016–2021 · SF 2021, KC 2016
- Rare
Jason Baker
SPEC · 2001–2011 · SF 2001–2002, KC 2003–2004
- Rare
Matthew Wright
K · 2020–2025 · SF 2024, KC 2022, 2024
- Rare
Sean Ryan
TE · 2004–2009 · SF 2008, KC 2009
- Rare
Kenneth Acker
CB · 2015–2017 · SF 2015, KC 2016–2017
- Rare
Daniel Kilgore
G · 2011–2020 · SF 2011–2017, KC 2020
- Rare
David Whitmore
DB · 1990–1995 · SF 1991–1992, KC 1993–1994
- Rare
Jaylon Moore
OL · 2021–2026 · SF 2021–2024, KC 2025–2026
- Rare
Jordan Devey
T · 2014–2020 · SF 2015, KC 2016–2018
- Rare
Mark McMillian
DB · 1992–1999 · SF 1999, KC 1997–1998
- Rare
Pat Barnes
QB · 1997–1999 · SF 1999, KC 1997
- Rare
Ricky Siglar
OL · 1990–1998 · SF 1990, KC 1993–1996, 1998
- Rare
Ted Popson
TE · 1994–1998 · SF 1994–1996, KC 1997–1998
- Rare
Nate Hobgood-Chittick
DL · 1998–2002 · SF 2000, KC 2001–2002
- Rare
Chris Thomas
WR · 1995–2001 · SF 1995, KC 2001
- Rare
Keith Reaser
CB · 2015–2017 · SF 2015–2017, KC 2017
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Mike Person
T · 2011–2019 · SF 2011, 2018–2019, KC 2016
- Epic
Justin March
LB · 2016–2021 · SF 2021, KC 2016
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · SF 1992–1994, KC 1997–1999
- Epic
Steve Bono
QB · 1990–1999 · SF 1990–1993, KC 1994–1996
- Epic
Robert Williams
DB · 1998–1999 · SF 1999, KC 1998–1999
- Epic
Chris Hannon
WR · 2006–2008 · SF 2008, KC 2006
- Epic
Sean Manuel
TE · 1996–1998 · SF 1996, KC 1998
- Epic
Rob Murphy
OL · 2000–2004 · SF 2003–2004, KC 2000
Teams are counted as franchises, so earlier cities and names are included (the Raiders in Oakland, the Rams in St. Louis, the Titans as the Oilers). Rarity tiers come from the same scoring The Chains uses in its daily puzzles. A small set of one-season 2002 entries that couldn't be verified is left out.
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