Players who played for both the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints
73 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
73
Players
12
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 Bears player to a Saints player through Robert Newkirk 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
Anthony Thomas
RB · 2001–2007 · CHI 2001–2004, NO 2005
- Common
Andy Dalton
QB · 2011–2026 · CHI 2021, NO 2022
- Common
Ted Ginn
WR · 2007–2020 · CHI 2020, NO 2017–2019
- Common
Jimmy Graham
TE · 2010–2023 · CHI 2020–2021, NO 2010–2014, 2023
- Common
Brandon Marshall
WR · 2006–2018 · CHI 2012–2014, NO 2018
- Uncommon
Eddie Kennison
WR · 1996–2007 · CHI 2000, NO 1999
- Uncommon
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
DB · 2019–2026 · CHI 2025, NO 2019–2021
- Uncommon
Akiem Hicks
DT · 2012–2022 · CHI 2016–2021, NO 2012–2015
- Uncommon
Tracy Porter
CB · 2008–2016 · CHI 2015–2016, NO 2008–2011
- Uncommon
Alex Brown
DE · 2002–2010 · CHI 2002–2009, NO 2010
- Uncommon
Marcus Davenport
DL · 2018–2026 · CHI 2026, NO 2018–2022
- Uncommon
James Anderson
OLB · 2006–2016 · CHI 2013, NO 2015–2016
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Mario Edwards
DE · 2015–2026 · CHI 2020–2021, NO 2019
- Rare
A.J. Klein
OLB · 2013–2023 · CHI 2022, NO 2017–2019
- Rare
Jordan Howard
RB · 2016–2022 · CHI 2016–2018, NO 2022
- Rare
John Jenkins
NT · 2013–2026 · CHI 2017, 2020, NO 2013–2016
- Rare
Dante Pettis
WR · 2018–2025 · CHI 2022, NO 2024–2025
- Rare
Jonathan Bullard
DL · 2016–2026 · CHI 2016–2018, NO 2025
- Rare
Tanoh Kpassagnon
LB · 2017–2025 · CHI 2025, NO 2021–2024
- Rare
Al-Quadin Muhammad
DL · 2017–2026 · CHI 2022, NO 2017
- Rare
Josh Bullocks
FS · 2005–2010 · CHI 2009–2010, NO 2005–2008
- Rare
Jeff Blake
QB · 1992–2005 · CHI 2005, NO 2000–2001
- Rare
Craig Heyward
RB · 1990–1998 · CHI 1993, NO 1990–1992
- Rare
Margus Hunt
DE · 2013–2021 · CHI 2021, NO 2020
- Rare
Bryan Cox
LB · 1991–2002 · CHI 1996–1997, NO 2002
- Rare
Joique Bell
RB · 2010–2016 · CHI 2016, NO 2011
- Rare
Kentavius Street
DL · 2019–2026 · CHI 2026, NO 2022
- Rare
Terrence Holt
FS · 2003–2008 · CHI 2008, NO 2008
- Rare
Equanimeous St. Brown
WR · 2018–2024 · CHI 2022–2023, NO 2024
- Rare
Trevor Siemian
QB · 2015–2024 · CHI 2022, NO 2021
- Rare
Kevin White
WR · 2016–2022 · CHI 2016–2018, NO 2021–2022
- Rare
Olin Kreutz
OL · 1998–2011 · CHI 1998–2010, NO 2011
- Rare
Brad Muster
RB · 1990–1994 · CHI 1990–1992, NO 1993–1994
- Rare
Jalyn Holmes
DL · 2018–2025 · CHI 2022, NO 2021
- Rare
Velus Jones Jr.
WR · 2022–2026 · CHI 2022–2024, NO 2025
- Rare
D'Marco Jackson
LB · 2023–2026 · CHI 2025–2026, NO 2023–2024
- Rare
Doug Brien
SPEC · 1994–2005 · CHI 2005, NO 1995–2000
- Rare
Michael Burton
FB · 2015–2026 · CHI 2017–2018, NO 2020
- Rare
John Gilmore
TE · 2002–2011 · CHI 2002–2007, NO 2011
- Rare
Mitch Berger
SPEC · 1994–2009 · CHI 1995, NO 2003–2005
- Rare
Chase Daniel
QB · 2009–2022 · CHI 2018–2019, NO 2009–2012, 2017
- Rare
Cody Parkey
K · 2014–2021 · CHI 2018, NO 2021
- Rare
Tyrone Hughes
DB · 1993–1998 · CHI 1997, NO 1993–1996
- Rare
Jermon Bushrod
T · 2007–2018 · CHI 2013–2015, NO 2007–2012, 2018
- Rare
Olindo Mare
SPEC · 1997–2012 · CHI 2012, NO 2007
- Rare
Danny Wuerffel
QB · 1997–2002 · CHI 2001, NO 1997–1999
- Rare
Jay Hilgenberg
OL · 1990–1993 · CHI 1990–1991, NO 1993
- Rare
Cameron Meredith
WR · 2015–2018 · CHI 2015–2016, NO 2018
- Rare
Mike Stonebreaker
LB · 1991–1994 · CHI 1991, NO 1994
- Rare
Jerry Fontenot
OL · 1990–2004 · CHI 1990–1996, NO 1997–2003
- Rare
Ty Summers
LB · 2019–2025 · CHI 2025, NO 2022–2023
- Rare
John Owens
TE · 2002–2009 · CHI 2004, NO 2006–2007
- Epic
Jordan Mills
T · 2013–2021 · CHI 2013–2014, NO 2021
- Epic
Lucas Patrick
OL · 2017–2026 · CHI 2022–2023, NO 2024
- Epic
Steve Walsh
QB · 1990–1999 · CHI 1994–1995, NO 1990–1993
- Epic
Scott Adams
OL · 1991–1997 · CHI 1995, NO 1994
- Epic
Dirk Johnson
P · 2002–2009 · CHI 2007, NO 2002
- Epic
Cornelius Lucas
T · 2014–2025 · CHI 2019, NO 2018
- Epic
Tory Epps
DL · 1990–1995 · CHI 1993–1994, NO 1995
- Epic
Gene McGuire
OL · 1992–1996 · CHI 1993, NO 1992
- Epic
C.J. Wilson
DE · 2010–2016 · CHI 2016, NO 2016
- Epic
Scott Daly
LS · 2021–2026 · CHI 2024–2026, NO 2026
- Epic
Patrick Omameh
G · 2013–2021 · CHI 2015, NO 2019
- Epic
Keno Hills
OL · 1996–1999 · CHI 1999, NO 1996–1999
- Epic
Troy Wilson
DL · 1993–2001 · CHI 2000, NO 1998–1999
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Brian De La Puente
G · 2011–2014 · CHI 2014, NO 2011–2013
- Epic
J.P. Holtz
TE · 2016–2023 · CHI 2019–2021, NO 2022–2023
- Epic
Ricky Henry
G · 2011–2012 · CHI 2011, NO 2012
- Epic
Nick Becton
T · 2014–2017 · CHI 2015, NO 2014
- Epic
Michael Ola
G · 2014–2019 · CHI 2014, NO 2018–2019
- Epic
Vinson Smith
LB · 1990–1999 · CHI 1993–1996, NO 1998–1999
- Epic
Jerry Franklin
LB · 2012–2014 · CHI 2012–2013, NO 2014
- Legendary
Robert Newkirk
DL · 1999–2001 · CHI 2000–2001, NO 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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