Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers

69 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

Players

Easy to name

Epic

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Chains matchup: Balanced. Compared with the other 495 team pairs, based on how many of these players are easy to name.

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Every link in a puzzle is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect a 49ers player to a Panthers player through Damane Duckett and the link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

Christian McCaffrey
RB · 2017–2026 · SF 2022–2026, CAR 2017–2022
Common
Ted Ginn
WR · 2007–2020 · SF 2010–2012, CAR 2013, 2015–2016
Common
Sam Darnold
QB · 2018–2026 · SF 2023, CAR 2021–2022
Common
David Carr
QB · 2002–2012 · SF 2010, CAR 2007
Uncommon
Torrey Smith
WR · 2011–2018 · SF 2015–2016, CAR 2018
Uncommon
Eric Reid
FS · 2013–2019 · SF 2013–2017, CAR 2018–2019
Uncommon
Eli Apple
DB · 2016–2025 · SF 2025, CAR 2020
Uncommon
DeShaun Foster
RB · 2003–2008 · SF 2008, CAR 2003–2007
Uncommon
Kevin Greene
LB · 1990–1999 · SF 1997, CAR 1996, 1998–1999
Uncommon
Josh Norman
CB · 2012–2023 · SF 2021, CAR 2012–2015, 2022
Uncommon
Jordan Matthews
WR · 2014–2024 · SF 2019–2021, CAR 2023–2024
Uncommon
Wesley Walls
TE · 1990–2003 · SF 1990–1993, CAR 1996–2002
Uncommon

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

Brentson Buckner
DL · 1994–2005 · SF 1998–2000, CAR 2001–2005
Rare
Yetur Gross-Matos
DL · 2020–2025 · SF 2024–2025, CAR 2020–2023
Rare
Mike Davis
RB · 2015–2022 · SF 2015–2016, CAR 2019–2020
Rare
Chris Draft
LB · 1998–2009 · SF 1999, CAR 2005–2006
Rare
Eric Davis
DB · 1990–2002 · SF 1990–1995, CAR 1996–2000
Rare
Louis Murphy
WR · 2009–2017 · SF 2017, CAR 2012
Rare
Ray-Ray McCloud
WR · 2018–2025 · SF 2022–2023, CAR 2019
Rare
Willie Snead
WR · 2015–2023 · SF 2022–2023, CAR 2021
Rare
Chris Weinke
QB · 2001–2007 · SF 2007, CAR 2001–2006
Rare
Trevis Gipson
LB · 2020–2026 · SF 2025, CAR 2025–2026
Rare
Hannibal Navies
LB · 1999–2007 · SF 2006–2007, CAR 1999–2002
Rare
Mike Adams
DB · 2004–2019 · SF 2004–2006, CAR 2017–2018
Rare
Jeff Posey
DL · 1998–2006 · SF 1998–2000, CAR 2001
Rare
William Floyd
RB · 1994–2000 · SF 1994–1997, CAR 1998–2000
Rare
Lee Woodall
LB · 1994–2001 · SF 1994–1999, CAR 2000
Rare
Andy Lee
P · 2004–2022 · SF 2004–2014, CAR 2016
Rare
Eddy Pineiro
K · 2019–2026 · SF 2025–2026, CAR 2022–2024
Rare
Colin Jones
FS · 2011–2019 · SF 2011, CAR 2012–2019
Rare
Zach Kerr
DT · 2014–2021 · SF 2021, CAR 2020
Rare
Tony Brown
DE · 2003–2010 · SF 2004, CAR 2006
Rare
Joey Slye
K · 2019–2026 · SF 2021, CAR 2019–2020
Rare
Deke Cooper
FS · 2002–2007 · SF 2006, CAR 2002, 2007
Rare
Randy Baldwin
RB · 1991–1996 · SF 1995, CAR 1995
Rare
Travaris Cadet
RB · 2012–2018 · SF 2015, CAR 2018
Rare
Mark Thomas
DL · 1992–2001 · SF 1992–1994, CAR 1995–1996
Rare
Toi Cook
DB · 1990–1997 · SF 1994–1995, CAR 1996–1997
Rare
Ronald Fields
DT · 2005–2011 · SF 2005–2008, CAR 2011
Rare
Joe Nedney
SPEC · 1996–2010 · SF 2005–2010, CAR 2000
Rare
Jason Baker
SPEC · 2001–2011 · SF 2001–2002, CAR 2005–2011
Rare
Matthew Wright
K · 2020–2025 · SF 2024, CAR 2023
Rare
Brett Maxie
DB · 1990–1997 · SF 1997, CAR 1995–1996
Rare
Chris Hetherington
RB · 1996–2006 · SF 2005–2006, CAR 1999–2001
Rare
Trenton Cannon
RB · 2018–2022 · SF 2021, CAR 2020
Rare
Marcus Hudson
FS · 2006–2010 · SF 2006–2009, CAR 2010
Rare
Jason Kyle
LB · 1995–2010 · SF 2000, CAR 2001–2008
Rare
Drew Olson
QB · 2007 · SF 2007, CAR 2007
Epic
Austen Pleasants
OL · 2021–2025 · SF 2024–2025, CAR 2021
Epic
Jeff Chandler
K · 2002–2004 · SF 2002–2003, CAR 2004
Epic
Ricky Siglar
OL · 1990–1998 · SF 1990, CAR 1998
Epic
Zach Moore
DE · 2014–2018 · SF 2016, CAR 2017
Epic
Brett Faryniarz
LB · 1990–1995 · SF 1993, CAR 1995
Epic
Dwayne Ledford
OL · 1999–2005 · SF 1999–2000, 2003, CAR 2001
Epic
Jamal Robertson
RB · 2002–2006 · SF 2002–2004, CAR 2004–2005
Epic
John Theus
OL · 2016–2017 · SF 2016–2017, CAR 2017
Epic
DeAndrew White
WR · 2015–2019 · SF 2015, CAR 2019
Epic
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
WR · 1996–2000 · SF 1996–1998, CAR 2000
Epic
Atiyyah Ellison
DT · 2005–2009 · SF 2007, CAR 2005
Epic
Marcus Ball
SS · 2014–2016 · SF 2016, CAR 2016
Epic
Cedric Killings
DL · 2000–2007 · SF 2000, CAR 2001
Epic

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

Matt Cole
WR · 2020–2021 · SF 2020, CAR 2021
Epic
Matt Willig
DL · 1992–2004 · SF 2000–2002, CAR 2003–2004
Epic
Steve Bono
QB · 1990–1999 · SF 1990–1993, CAR 1999
Epic
Jamal Fountaine
DL · 1995–1997 · SF 1995, CAR 1995–1996
Epic
John Milem
DL · 2000–2001 · SF 2000–2001, CAR 2001
Epic
Ryan Delaire
DE · 2015–2018 · SF 2018, CAR 2015–2016
Epic
Jason Childs
OL · 1993–1996 · SF 1993, CAR 1995
Epic
Damane Duckett
DT · 2004–2007 · SF 2006–2007, CAR 2004
Epic

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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Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers

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