Players who played for both the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants
54 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
54
Players
8
Easy to name
Epic
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 Bears player to a Giants player through Jaret Holmes 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
Antrel Rolle
CB · 2005–2015 · CHI 2015, NYG 2010–2014
- Common
Tremaine Edmunds
LB · 2018–2026 · CHI 2023–2025, NYG 2026
- Common
Martellus Bennett
TE · 2008–2017 · CHI 2013–2015, NYG 2012
- Common
Brandon Marshall
WR · 2006–2018 · CHI 2012–2014, NYG 2017
- Uncommon
Prince Amukamara
CB · 2011–2019 · CHI 2017–2019, NYG 2011–2015
- Uncommon
Alec Ogletree
OLB · 2013–2021 · CHI 2021, NYG 2018–2019
- Uncommon
Brandon Meriweather
SS · 2007–2016 · CHI 2011, NYG 2015–2016
- Uncommon
R.W. McQuarters
DB · 1998–2008 · CHI 2000–2004, NYG 2006–2008
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Mario Edwards
DE · 2015–2026 · CHI 2020–2021, NYG 2018
- Rare
Darnell Mooney
WR · 2020–2026 · CHI 2020–2023, NYG 2026
- Rare
John Jenkins
NT · 2013–2026 · CHI 2017, 2020, NYG 2018
- Rare
Dante Pettis
WR · 2018–2025 · CHI 2022, NYG 2020–2021
- Rare
Quintin Demps
FS · 2008–2017 · CHI 2017, NYG 2014
- Rare
Mike Glennon
QB · 2013–2022 · CHI 2017, NYG 2021
- Rare
Kalif Raymond
WR · 2016–2026 · CHI 2026, NYG 2017
- Rare
Jimmy Kennedy
DT · 2003–2011 · CHI 2007, NYG 2011
- Rare
Roy Robertson-Harris
LB · 2016–2025 · CHI 2016–2020, NYG 2025
- Rare
Dwayne Harris
WR · 2011–2020 · CHI 2020, NYG 2015–2017
- Rare
Zack Bowman
DB · 2008–2015 · CHI 2008–2013, NYG 2014
- Rare
Ryan Mundy
DB · 2009–2014 · CHI 2014, NYG 2013
- Rare
Terry Cousin
DB · 1997–2008 · CHI 1997–1999, NYG 2004
- Rare
Matt Barkley
QB · 2013–2023 · CHI 2016, NYG 2023
- Rare
Russell Davis
DL · 1999–2007 · CHI 1999, NYG 2007
- Rare
Brad Maynard
SPEC · 1997–2011 · CHI 2001–2010, NYG 1997–2000
- Rare
Collin Johnson
WR · 2020–2024 · CHI 2023–2024, NYG 2021
- Rare
Jay Feely
SPEC · 2001–2014 · CHI 2014, NYG 2005–2006
- Rare
Armon Watts
DL · 2019–2024 · CHI 2022, NYG 2024
- Rare
Robbie Gould
K · 2005–2022 · CHI 2005–2016, NYG 2016
- Rare
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
WR · 2021–2024 · CHI 2022, NYG 2024
- Rare
Christian Peter
DL · 1997–2002 · CHI 2002, NYG 1997–2000
- Rare
Lewis Tillman
RB · 1990–1995 · CHI 1994–1995, NYG 1990–1993
- Rare
Nick McCloud
DB · 2021–2026 · CHI 2025–2026, NYG 2022–2024
- Rare
Trumaine McBride
CB · 2007–2016 · CHI 2007–2008, NYG 2013–2016
- Rare
Derrick Martin
CB · 2006–2013 · CHI 2013, NYG 2011
- Rare
Adrian Colbert
DB · 2017–2024 · CHI 2022, 2024, NYG 2020
- Rare
Maurice Douglass
DB · 1990–1996 · CHI 1990–1994, NYG 1995–1996
- Rare
Matthew Adams
LB · 2018–2024 · CHI 2022, NYG 2024
- Rare
Chris Maumalanga
DL · 1994–1997 · CHI 1997, NYG 1994
- Rare
Tim Boyle
QB · 2018–2024 · CHI 2022, NYG 2024
- Rare
Duke Shelley
DB · 2019–2024 · CHI 2019–2021, NYG 2024
- Rare
Greg Stroman
DB · 2018–2024 · CHI 2022–2023, NYG 2024
- Rare
Ty Summers
LB · 2019–2025 · CHI 2025, NYG 2024
- Rare
Justin Layne
DB · 2019–2022 · CHI 2022, NYG 2022
- Rare
David Tate
DB · 1990–1997 · CHI 1990–1992, NYG 1993
- Rare
Nick Williams
DE · 2014–2023 · CHI 2018–2019, NYG 2022
- Rare
J.T. Thomas
OLB · 2012–2017 · CHI 2012, NYG 2015–2017
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Daryl Jones
WR · 2002–2004 · CHI 2003–2004, NYG 2002
- Epic
Patrick Omameh
G · 2013–2021 · CHI 2015, NYG 2018
- Epic
Jeremy Lincoln
DB · 1992–2000 · CHI 1992–1995, NYG 1998–1999
- Epic
Nick Becton
T · 2014–2017 · CHI 2015, NYG 2017
- Epic
Mike Horan
SPEC · 1990–1999 · CHI 1998, NYG 1993–1996
- Epic
Steve Edwards
T · 2002–2006 · CHI 2002–2005, NYG 2006
- Epic
Terrell Manning
ILB · 2012–2014 · CHI 2014, NYG 2014
- Epic
Jaret Holmes
SPEC · 1999–2001 · CHI 1999, NYG 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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