Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins
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
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 Bengals player to a Dolphins player through Marshall Koehn 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
Karlos Dansby
OLB · 2004–2017 · CIN 2016, MIA 2010–2012
- Common
Mike Gesicki
TE · 2018–2026 · CIN 2024–2026, MIA 2018–2022
- Common
Larry Johnson
RB · 2003–2011 · CIN 2009, MIA 2011
- Uncommon
Eli Apple
DB · 2016–2025 · CIN 2021–2022, MIA 2023
- Uncommon
Rey Maualuga
OLB · 2009–2017 · CIN 2009–2016, MIA 2017
- Uncommon
Michael Thomas
DB · 2013–2022 · CIN 2021–2022, MIA 2013–2017
- Uncommon
Dan Wilkinson
DL · 1994–2006 · CIN 1994–1997, MIA 2006
- Uncommon
Samaje Perine
RB · 2017–2026 · CIN 2019–2022, 2025–2026, MIA 2019
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · CIN 2007–2008, MIA 2019–2020
- Rare
Chris Crocker
FS · 2003–2013 · CIN 2008–2013, MIA 2008
- Rare
Jason Allen
FS · 2006–2012 · CIN 2012, MIA 2006–2010
- Rare
Lamont Thompson
FS · 2002–2007 · CIN 2002, MIA 2007
- Rare
Gibril Wilson
SS · 2004–2011 · CIN 2011, MIA 2009
- Rare
Tyler Kroft
TE · 2015–2023 · CIN 2015–2018, MIA 2023
- Rare
Jamar Fletcher
DB · 2001–2008 · CIN 2008, MIA 2001–2003
- Rare
Donald Lee
TE · 2003–2011 · CIN 2011, MIA 2003–2004
- Rare
Gus Frerotte
QB · 1994–2008 · CIN 2002, MIA 2005
- Rare
Louis Oliver
DB · 1990–1996 · CIN 1994, MIA 1990–1993, 1995–1996
- Rare
Danny Stubbs
DL · 1990–1998 · CIN 1991–1993, MIA 1996–1998
- Rare
James Lynch
FB · 2004 · CIN 2004, MIA 2004
- Rare
Eric Moore
OL · 1990–1995 · CIN 1994, MIA 1995
- Rare
Bracy Walker
DB · 1994–2005 · CIN 1994–1996, MIA 1997
- Rare
Shane Matthews
QB · 1993–2006 · CIN 2003, MIA 2006
- Rare
Richmond Webb
OL · 1990–2002 · CIN 2001–2002, MIA 1990–2000
- Rare
Bryan Robinson
DL · 1997–2010 · CIN 2005–2007, MIA 2004
- Rare
Mark Walton
RB · 2018–2019 · CIN 2018, MIA 2019
- Rare
Brandon Bennett
RB · 1996–2004 · CIN 1998–2003, MIA 1996
- Rare
Jackson Carman
OL · 2021–2024 · CIN 2021–2023, MIA 2024
- Rare
Evan Mathis
G · 2005–2016 · CIN 2008–2010, MIA 2008
- Rare
John Jerry
G · 2010–2019 · CIN 2019, MIA 2010–2013
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · CIN 2003–2009, MIA 2011
- Rare
Scott Mitchell
QB · 1991–2001 · CIN 2000–2001, MIA 1991–1993
- Rare
Clayton Fejedelem
DB · 2016–2022 · CIN 2016–2019, MIA 2020–2022
- Rare
Alfred Oglesby
DL · 1990–1995 · CIN 1995, MIA 1990–1992
- Rare
Ted Karras
OL · 2016–2026 · CIN 2022–2026, MIA 2020
- Rare
Jalen Davis
DB · 2018–2026 · CIN 2020–2026, MIA 2018
- Rare
Keaton Sutherland
OL · 2019–2021 · CIN 2019–2021, MIA 2019
- Rare
Mark Dennis
OL · 1990–1996 · CIN 1994, MIA 1990–1993
- Rare
Isaiah Prince
OL · 2019–2024 · CIN 2021, MIA 2019
- Rare
Reid Sinnett
QB · 2020–2023 · CIN 2023, MIA 2020–2021
- Rare
Shaka Heyward
LB · 2024–2026 · CIN 2024–2025, MIA 2026
- Epic
Cethan Carter
TE · 2017–2022 · CIN 2017, 2019–2020, MIA 2021–2022
- Epic
Cliff Russell
WR · 2003–2008 · CIN 2004, MIA 2005–2006
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Kyle Richardson
SPEC · 1997–2005 · CIN 2003, MIA 1997
- Epic
Casey Bramlet
QB · 2004–2007 · CIN 2004, MIA 2007
- Epic
Armon Binns
WR · 2011–2012 · CIN 2011–2012, MIA 2012
- Epic
Jim Maxwell
LB · 2004–2008 · CIN 2007–2008, MIA 2006
- Epic
Torry McTyer
DB · 2017–2021 · CIN 2019–2020, MIA 2017–2018
- Epic
Shaq Calhoun
OL · 2019–2021 · CIN 2020, MIA 2019
- Epic
Mario Monds
DL · 2001–2004 · CIN 2001, MIA 2004
- Epic
Marshall Koehn
K · 2016–2017 · CIN 2017, MIA 2016
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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