Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Jets
50 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
50
Players
4
Easy to name
Ball-knower
Best link
Chains matchup: Tough. 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 Jets player through Lawrence Hamilton 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
Joe Flacco
QB · 2008–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, NYJ 2020–2022
- Common
Boomer Esiason
QB · 1990–1997 · CIN 1990–1992, 1997, NYJ 1993–1995
- Common
Laveranues Coles
WR · 2000–2009 · CIN 2009, NYJ 2000–2002, 2005–2008
- Common
Sheldon Rankins
DL · 2016–2026 · CIN 2024, NYJ 2021–2022
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · CIN 2007–2008, NYJ 2015–2016
- Rare
C.J. Uzomah
TE · 2015–2024 · CIN 2015–2021, NYJ 2022–2023
- Rare
Lorenzo Neal
RB · 1993–2008 · CIN 2001–2002, NYJ 1997
- Rare
Carl Lawson
DL · 2017–2025 · CIN 2017–2020, NYJ 2022–2023
- Rare
Tyler Kroft
TE · 2015–2023 · CIN 2015–2018, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Joseph Ossai
DL · 2022–2026 · CIN 2022–2025, NYJ 2026
- Rare
Kimo von Oelhoffen
DL · 1994–2007 · CIN 1994–1999, NYJ 2006
- Rare
Jeff Blake
QB · 1992–2005 · CIN 1994–1999, NYJ 1992–1993
- Rare
Victor Hobson
OLB · 2003–2008 · CIN 2008, NYJ 2003–2007
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · CIN 2010–2016, NYJ 2005–2008
- Rare
Khalil Herbert
RB · 2021–2025 · CIN 2024, NYJ 2025
- Rare
Mike Pennel
NT · 2014–2025 · CIN 2025, NYJ 2017–2018
- Rare
Neil O'Donnell
QB · 1990–2003 · CIN 1998, NYJ 1996–1997
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CIN 2013, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Jordan Willis
DL · 2017–2022 · CIN 2017–2019, NYJ 2019–2020
- Rare
Randy Bullock
K · 2013–2023 · CIN 2016–2020, NYJ 2015
- Rare
Dave Cadigan
OL · 1990–1994 · CIN 1994, NYJ 1990–1993
- Rare
Erik Wilhelm
QB · 1990–1997 · CIN 1990–1991, 1993–1997, NYJ 1995
- Rare
Anthony Schlegel
MLB · 2006–2007 · CIN 2007, NYJ 2006
- Rare
Eric Thomas
DB · 1990–1995 · CIN 1990–1992, NYJ 1993–1994
- Rare
Eric Ogbogu
DL · 1998–2005 · CIN 2002, NYJ 1998–2001
- Rare
Craig Yeast
WR · 1999–2001 · CIN 1999–2000, NYJ 2001
- Rare
Austin Seibert
K · 2019–2024 · CIN 2020, NYJ 2023
- Rare
Matt O'Dwyer
OL · 1995–2004 · CIN 1999–2003, NYJ 1995–1998
- Rare
Cedric Ogbuehi
T · 2015–2022 · CIN 2015–2018, NYJ 2022
- Rare
Michael Brim
DB · 1990–1995 · CIN 1993–1995, NYJ 1991–1992
- Rare
Emmanuel Lamur
LB · 2012–2018 · CIN 2012, 2014–2015, NYJ 2018
- Rare
Scottie Graham
RB · 1992–1997 · CIN 1997, NYJ 1992
- Rare
Jay Tufele
DL · 2021–2025 · CIN 2022–2024, NYJ 2025
- Rare
Alfred Oglesby
DL · 1990–1995 · CIN 1995, NYJ 1993–1995
- Rare
John Conner
RB · 2010–2014 · CIN 2012, NYJ 2010–2012, 2014
- Rare
Troy Sadowski
TE · 1990–1998 · CIN 1994–1996, NYJ 1992–1993
- Rare
LaRoy Reynolds
MLB · 2013–2021 · CIN 2019, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Eric Kattus
TE · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990–1991, NYJ 1992
- Rare
Brett Rypien
QB · 2019–2025 · CIN 2025, NYJ 2023
- Rare
Josh Malone
WR · 2017–2020 · CIN 2017–2018, NYJ 2019–2020
- Epic
Tom Barndt
OL · 1996–2001 · CIN 2000, NYJ 2001
- Epic
Isaiah Williams
WR · 2024–2026 · CIN 2024, NYJ 2025–2026
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Daniel Pope
SPEC · 1999–2001 · CIN 2000, NYJ 2001
- Epic
Corey Sawyer
DB · 1994–1999 · CIN 1994–1998, NYJ 1999
- Epic
R.J. Kors
DB · 1991–1993 · CIN 1993, NYJ 1991–1992
- Epic
Freedom Akinmoladun
DL · 2019–2021 · CIN 2019–2020, NYJ 2021
- Epic
Scott Jones
OL · 1990–1991 · CIN 1991, NYJ 1990
- Legendary
Ron Carpenter
DB · 1993–1999 · CIN 1993, NYJ 1995–1996
- Legendary
Brady Sheldon
LB · 2017–2020 · CIN 2019, NYJ 2020
- Ball-knower
Lawrence Hamilton
WR · 2003–2004 · CIN 2003, NYJ 2003
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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