Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys
61 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
61
Players
11
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 Cowboys player through DeVone Claybrooks 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
Terrell Owens
WR · 1996–2010 · SF 1996–2003, DAL 2006–2008
- Common
Deion Sanders
DB · 1990–2005 · SF 1994, DAL 1995–1999
- Common
Brandin Cooks
WR · 2014–2026 · SF 2026, DAL 2023–2024
- Common
Eric Kendricks
MLB · 2015–2025 · SF 2025, DAL 2024
- Common
Aldon Smith
OLB · 2011–2020 · SF 2011–2014, DAL 2020
- Uncommon
Larry Allen
OL · 1994–2007 · SF 2006–2007, DAL 1994–2001, 2003–2005
- Uncommon
Maliek Collins
DL · 2016–2026 · SF 2024, DAL 2016–2019
- Uncommon
Solomon Thomas
DL · 2017–2026 · SF 2017–2020, DAL 2025
- Uncommon
Antonio Bryant
WR · 2002–2009 · SF 2006, DAL 2002–2004
- Uncommon
Tony Parrish
DB · 1998–2006 · SF 2002–2006, DAL 2006
- Uncommon
Alfred Morris
RB · 2012–2020 · SF 2018, DAL 2016–2017, 2019
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Osa Odighizuwa
DL · 2021–2026 · SF 2026, DAL 2021–2025
- Rare
Randy Gregory
DE · 2015–2023 · SF 2023, DAL 2015–2016, 2018, 2020–2021
- Rare
Malcolm Smith
OLB · 2011–2021 · SF 2018, DAL 2019
- Rare
Anthony Brown
DB · 2016–2023 · SF 2023, DAL 2016–2022
- Rare
Charles Haley
LB · 1990–1999 · SF 1990–1991, 1998–1999, DAL 1992–1996
- Rare
Blake Bell
TE · 2015–2023 · SF 2015–2016, DAL 2020
- Rare
Allen Rossum
DB · 1998–2009 · SF 2008–2009, DAL 2009
- Rare
Datone Jones
DE · 2013–2020 · SF 2017, DAL 2017–2018
- Rare
Ken Norton
LB · 1990–2000 · SF 1994–2000, DAL 1990–1993
- Rare
Damontre Moore
DE · 2013–2020 · SF 2019, DAL 2017
- Rare
Eric Saubert
TE · 2017–2026 · SF 2024, DAL 2023
- Rare
Dee Winters
LB · 2023–2026 · SF 2023–2025, DAL 2026
- Rare
Leonard Davis
OL · 2001–2012 · SF 2012, DAL 2007–2010
- Rare
Trey Lance
QB · 2021–2026 · SF 2021–2022, DAL 2024
- Rare
Kerry Hyder
DT · 2015–2023 · SF 2020, 2022–2023, DAL 2019
- Rare
Ron Stone
OL · 1993–2005 · SF 2002–2003, DAL 1993–1995
- Rare
Dekoda Watson
OLB · 2010–2019 · SF 2017–2018, DAL 2014
- Rare
Rashard Robinson
DB · 2016–2021 · SF 2016–2017, DAL 2020
- Rare
Ray-Ray Armstrong
OLB · 2013–2020 · SF 2015–2017, DAL 2019
- Rare
Demetric Evans
DL · 2001–2010 · SF 2009–2010, DAL 2001–2002
- Rare
Luke Gifford
LB · 2019–2026 · SF 2025–2026, DAL 2019–2022
- Rare
Dakoda Shepley
OL · 2020–2024 · SF 2020, DAL 2022, 2024
- Rare
C.J. Spillman
FS · 2009–2014 · SF 2010–2013, DAL 2014
- Rare
Malik Turner
WR · 2018–2026 · SF 2022, 2025–2026, DAL 2020–2021
- Rare
Jim Schwantz
LB · 1992–1998 · SF 1997, DAL 1994–1996
- Rare
Micheal Spurlock
KR · 2006–2014 · SF 2009, DAL 2013
- Rare
Sean Ryan
TE · 2004–2009 · SF 2008, DAL 2004–2005
- Rare
Artie Smith
DL · 1993–1998 · SF 1993–1994, DAL 1998
- Rare
Chris Cooper
DL · 2001–2007 · SF 2004, DAL 2004
- Rare
Jose Cortez
SPEC · 1999–2005 · SF 2001–2002, 2005, DAL 2005
- Rare
Jake Brendel
OL · 2016–2026 · SF 2021–2026, DAL 2016
- Rare
James Parrish
OL · 1991–1996 · SF 1993, DAL 1993–1994
- Rare
Leon McFadden
CB · 2013–2017 · SF 2014, DAL 2016
- Rare
Kevin Gogan
OL · 1990–2000 · SF 1997–1998, DAL 1990–1993
- Epic
Kyle Kosier
T · 2002–2011 · SF 2002–2004, DAL 2006–2011
- Epic
Mark Nzeocha
LB · 2015–2021 · SF 2017–2021, DAL 2015–2016
- Epic
Duane Hawthorne
DB · 1999–2002 · SF 2002, DAL 1999–2002
- Epic
Curtis Robinson
LB · 2021–2026 · SF 2021–2025, DAL 2026
- Epic
Bruce Thornton
CB · 2004–2005 · SF 2005, DAL 2004
- Epic
Zach Moore
DE · 2014–2018 · SF 2016, DAL 2016
- Epic
Sam Young
T · 2010–2020 · SF 2019, DAL 2010
- Epic
Phillip Tanner
RB · 2011–2014 · SF 2014, DAL 2011–2013
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Kevin R. Williams
WR · 1993–2000 · SF 2000, DAL 1993–1996
- Epic
Justin March
LB · 2016–2021 · SF 2021, DAL 2017–2020
- Epic
Joe Looney
G · 2012–2020 · SF 2012–2014, DAL 2016–2020
- Epic
Daleroy Stewart
DL · 2001–2004 · SF 2004, DAL 2001–2004
- Epic
Saivion Smith
DB · 2020–2022 · SF 2021, DAL 2020
- Epic
Ryan Seymour
G · 2013–2016 · SF 2013, DAL 2016
- Epic
Tyree Robinson
DB · 2018 · SF 2018, DAL 2018
- Epic
DeVone Claybrooks
DL · 2001–2004 · SF 2003, DAL 2004
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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