Players who played for both the Chicago Bears and the New England Patriots
56 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
56
Players
13
Easy to name
Ball-knower
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 Bears player to a Patriots player through Bill Murray and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 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
Kevin Byard
DB · 2016–2026 · CHI 2024–2025, NE 2026
- Common
Martellus Bennett
TE · 2008–2017 · CHI 2013–2015, NE 2016–2017
- Common
Yannick Ngakoue
DL · 2016–2024 · CHI 2023, NE 2024
- Uncommon
Cordarrelle Patterson
WR · 2013–2024 · CHI 2019–2020, NE 2018
- Uncommon
Brandon Meriweather
SS · 2007–2016 · CHI 2011, NE 2007–2010
- Uncommon
Akiem Hicks
DT · 2012–2022 · CHI 2016–2021, NE 2015
- Uncommon
Brandon Lloyd
WR · 2003–2014 · CHI 2008, NE 2012
- Uncommon
Duron Harmon
FS · 2013–2023 · CHI 2023, NE 2013–2019
- Uncommon
Barkevious Mingo
OLB · 2013–2020 · CHI 2020, NE 2016
- Uncommon
Ted Washington
DL · 1991–2007 · CHI 2001–2002, NE 2003
- Uncommon
Rosevelt Colvin
LB · 1999–2008 · CHI 1999–2002, NE 2003–2008
- Uncommon
Keith Traylor
LB · 1991–2007 · CHI 2001–2003, NE 2004
- Uncommon
Jon Bostic
MLB · 2013–2022 · CHI 2013–2015, NE 2015
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Marc Edwards
RB · 1997–2005 · CHI 2005, NE 2001–2002
- Rare
Cassius Marsh
DE · 2014–2021 · CHI 2021, NE 2017
- Rare
Mark Anderson
DE · 2006–2012 · CHI 2006–2010, NE 2011
- Rare
Shea McClellin
DE · 2012–2016 · CHI 2012–2015, NE 2016
- Rare
Jim Miller
QB · 1994–2004 · CHI 1998–2002, NE 2004
- Rare
N'Keal Harry
WR · 2019–2023 · CHI 2022, NE 2019–2021
- Rare
Brian Hoyer
QB · 2009–2023 · CHI 2016, NE 2009–2011, 2017–2018, 2020–2022
- Rare
Bryan Cox
LB · 1991–2002 · CHI 1996–1997, NE 2001
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · CHI 2017, NE 2019
- Rare
DeAndre Carter
WR · 2016–2025 · CHI 2020, 2024, NE 2016
- Rare
Garrett Bradbury
OL · 2019–2026 · CHI 2026, NE 2025
- Rare
Todd Sauerbrun
SPEC · 1995–2007 · CHI 1995–1999, NE 2006
- Rare
Kindle Vildor
DB · 2020–2026 · CHI 2020–2022, NE 2026
- Rare
Damiere Byrd
WR · 2016–2023 · CHI 2021, NE 2020
- Rare
Joe Thuney
OL · 2016–2026 · CHI 2025–2026, NE 2016–2020
- Rare
Riley Reiff
T · 2012–2023 · CHI 2022, NE 2023
- Rare
Trevor Scott
DE · 2008–2014 · CHI 2014, NE 2012
- Rare
Marv Cook
TE · 1990–1995 · CHI 1994, NE 1990–1993
- Rare
Joejuan Williams
DB · 2019–2023 · CHI 2023, NE 2019–2021
- Rare
Michael Timpson
WR · 1990–1997 · CHI 1995–1996, NE 1990–1994
- Rare
Larry Whigham
DB · 1994–2002 · CHI 2001–2002, NE 1994–2000
- Rare
Fred Baxter
TE · 1993–2003 · CHI 2001–2002, NE 2002–2003
- Rare
Greg McMurtry
WR · 1990–1994 · CHI 1994, NE 1990–1993
- Rare
Byron Cowart
DL · 2019–2024 · CHI 2024, NE 2019–2020
- Rare
Derrick Martin
CB · 2006–2013 · CHI 2013, NE 2012
- Rare
Khyiris Tonga
DL · 2021–2026 · CHI 2021, NE 2025
- Rare
Brandon McGowan
SS · 2005–2009 · CHI 2005–2008, NE 2009
- Rare
Lousaka Polite
RB · 2004–2012 · CHI 2007, NE 2011
- Rare
Matt Pryor
OL · 2018–2026 · CHI 2024, NE 2026
- Rare
Matthew Mulligan
TE · 2009–2016 · CHI 2014, NE 2013
- Rare
Pat O'Neill
SPEC · 1994–1995 · CHI 1995, NE 1994–1995
- Rare
Rabih Abdullah
RB · 1998–2004 · CHI 2002–2003, NE 2004
- Rare
Brock Williams
DB · 2001–2004 · CHI 2003, NE 2001
- Epic
Greg Scruggs
DE · 2012–2016 · CHI 2015–2016, NE 2016
- Epic
Tony Carter
RB · 1994–2002 · CHI 1994–1997, NE 1998–2000
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Ameer Speed
DB · 2023–2026 · CHI 2024, NE 2023
- Epic
Landon Cohen
DT · 2008–2013 · CHI 2013, NE 2010–2011
- Epic
Breon Borders
DB · 2017–2023 · CHI 2022, NE 2023
- Epic
Raymont Harris
RB · 1994–2000 · CHI 1994–1997, NE 2000
- Epic
Steve Maneri
T · 2011–2014 · CHI 2013, NE 2014
- Epic
Brooks Barnard
P · 2003 · CHI 2003, NE 2003
- Epic
Andre President
TE · 1995–1997 · CHI 1995, NE 1995
- Ball-knower
Bill Murray
DL · 2022–2026 · CHI 2024, NE 2022
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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