Players who played for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings
51 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
51
Players
8
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. 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 Vikings player through Martin Harrison and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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
Randy Moss
WR · 1998–2012 · SF 2012, MIN 1998–2004, 2010
- Common
Roger Craig
RB · 1990–1993 · SF 1990, MIN 1992–1993
- Common
Eric Kendricks
MLB · 2015–2025 · SF 2025, MIN 2015–2022
- Common
Sam Darnold
QB · 2018–2026 · SF 2023, MIN 2024
- Uncommon
Javon Hargrave
DL · 2016–2026 · SF 2023–2024, MIN 2025
- Uncommon
Chris Doleman
DL · 1990–1999 · SF 1996–1998, MIN 1990–1993, 1999
- Uncommon
Jerick McKinnon
RB · 2014–2023 · SF 2020, MIN 2014–2017
- Uncommon
Madieu Williams
CB · 2004–2012 · SF 2011, MIN 2008–2010
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Christian Ponder
QB · 2011–2016 · SF 2016, MIN 2011–2014
- Rare
Jerome Simpson
WR · 2008–2015 · SF 2015, MIN 2012–2013
- Rare
Jauan Jennings
WR · 2021–2026 · SF 2021–2025, MIN 2026
- Rare
Blake Bell
TE · 2015–2023 · SF 2015–2016, MIN 2017
- Rare
Desmond Bishop
MLB · 2007–2014 · SF 2014, MIN 2013
- Rare
Jordan Mason
RB · 2022–2026 · SF 2022–2024, MIN 2025–2026
- Rare
Sheldon Day
DL · 2016–2025 · SF 2017–2019, MIN 2023
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · SF 2024, MIN 2023
- Rare
Tramaine Brock
CB · 2010–2020 · SF 2010–2016, MIN 2017
- Rare
Gerald Hodges
OLB · 2013–2018 · SF 2015–2016, MIN 2013–2015
- Rare
Aldrick Robinson
WR · 2011–2018 · SF 2017, MIN 2018
- Rare
Trent Sherfield
WR · 2018–2026 · SF 2021, MIN 2024
- Rare
Nick Mullens
QB · 2018–2026 · SF 2018–2020, MIN 2022–2024
- Rare
Shaun Hill
QB · 2002–2016 · SF 2006–2009, MIN 2002–2005, 2015–2016
- Rare
Gino Torretta
QB · 1993–1997 · SF 1995–1996, MIN 1993
- Rare
Doug Brien
SPEC · 1994–2005 · SF 1994–1995, MIN 2002
- Rare
Randy Baldwin
RB · 1991–1996 · SF 1995, MIN 1991
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · SF 2008, MIN 2005
- Rare
Adrian Cooper
TE · 1991–1996 · SF 1996, MIN 1994–1995
- Rare
Maurice Hicks
RB · 2004–2008 · SF 2004–2007, MIN 2008
- Rare
Antone Exum
SS · 2014–2019 · SF 2017–2019, MIN 2014–2015, 2017
- Rare
Chris Cook
DB · 2010–2014 · SF 2014, MIN 2010–2013
- Rare
Keith Henderson
RB · 1990–1992 · SF 1990–1992, MIN 1992
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · SF 2022–2024, MIN 2021
- Rare
Vederian Lowe
OL · 2022–2026 · SF 2026, MIN 2022
- Rare
Jose Cortez
SPEC · 1999–2005 · SF 2001–2002, 2005, MIN 2003–2004
- Rare
Tom Compton
T · 2012–2022 · SF 2020–2021, MIN 2018
- Rare
Alex Boone
T · 2010–2020 · SF 2010–2015, MIN 2016
- Rare
Artie Ulmer
LB · 1997–2005 · SF 2000, MIN 1997
- Rare
Justin Skule
OL · 2019–2026 · SF 2019–2020, MIN 2025
- Rare
Ross Kolodziej
DL · 2001–2006 · SF 2002, MIN 2006
- Rare
Brandon Fusco
C · 2011–2018 · SF 2017, MIN 2011–2016
- Rare
Gary Anderson
SPEC · 1990–2004 · SF 1997, MIN 1998–2002
- Rare
Amp Lee
RB · 1992–2001 · SF 1992–1993, MIN 1994–1996
- Rare
Zach Moore
DE · 2014–2018 · SF 2016, MIN 2015
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Roy Barker
DL · 1992–2000 · SF 1996–1998, MIN 1992–1995, 2000
- Epic
Wasswa Serwanga
DB · 1999–2001 · SF 1999, MIN 2000–2001
- Epic
Cedric Killings
DL · 2000–2007 · SF 2000, MIN 2002
- Epic
Nick Easton
C · 2015–2020 · SF 2015, MIN 2015–2017
- Epic
Kevin McDermott
LS · 2013–2018 · SF 2013, MIN 2015–2018
- Epic
Ramos McDonald
DB · 1998–2000 · SF 1999, MIN 1998–1999
- Epic
Ben Lynch
OL · 1997–2002 · SF 1999–2002, MIN 1997
- Legendary
Martin Harrison
LB · 1990–1999 · SF 1990, 1992–1993, MIN 1994–1996, 1999
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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