Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Green Bay Packers

41 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

Players

Easy to name

Epic

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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 Bengals player to a Packers player through Scott Jones and the link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

A.J. Hawk
OLB · 2006–2016 · CIN 2015–2016, GB 2006–2014
Common
Ahmad Brooks
MLB · 2006–2017 · CIN 2006–2007, GB 2017
Common
Cedric Benson
RB · 2005–2012 · CIN 2008–2011, GB 2012
Common
Mark Roman
DB · 2000–2009 · CIN 2000–2003, GB 2004–2005
Uncommon
Mike Daniels
DE · 2012–2021 · CIN 2020–2021, GB 2012–2018
Uncommon
Oren Burks
LB · 2018–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, GB 2018–2021
Uncommon
Donald Lee
TE · 2003–2011 · CIN 2011, GB 2005–2010
Uncommon
Marquand Manuel
SS · 2002–2009 · CIN 2002–2003, GB 2006
Uncommon

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

Mike Pennel
NT · 2014–2025 · CIN 2025, GB 2014–2016
Rare
Hannibal Navies
LB · 1999–2007 · CIN 2005, GB 2003–2004
Rare
Kevin Zeitler
G · 2012–2026 · CIN 2012–2016, GB 2026
Rare
Tedarrell Slaton
DL · 2021–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, GB 2021–2024
Rare
Lewis Billups
DB · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990–1991, GB 1992
Rare
Jeff Thomason
TE · 1992–2002 · CIN 1992–1993, GB 1995–1999
Rare
Antonio Chatman
WR · 2003–2008 · CIN 2006–2008, GB 2003–2005
Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · CIN 2009, GB 2004
Rare
Jake Kumerow
WR · 2016–2022 · CIN 2016, GB 2018–2019
Rare
Jeff Query
WR · 1990–1995 · CIN 1992–1995, GB 1990–1991
Rare
Roosevelt Blackmon
DB · 1998–1999 · CIN 1998–1999, GB 1998
Rare
Alfred Oglesby
DL · 1990–1995 · CIN 1995, GB 1992
Rare
Abdul Hodge
MLB · 2006–2010 · CIN 2008–2009, GB 2006
Rare
Marshall Newhouse
T · 2011–2020 · CIN 2014, GB 2011–2013
Rare
Mike Arthur
OL · 1991–1996 · CIN 1991–1992, GB 1995–1996
Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · CIN 2008, GB 2006
Rare
Lucas Patrick
OL · 2017–2026 · CIN 2025, GB 2017–2021
Rare
Vaughn Booker
DL · 1994–2002 · CIN 2000–2002, GB 1998–1999
Rare
David Grant
DL · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1991, GB 1993
Rare
Tony Brown
DB · 2018–2024 · CIN 2020, GB 2018–2019
Rare
Christian Ringo
DL · 2016–2022 · CIN 2017–2018, GB 2016
Rare
Lamont Hollinquest
LB · 1993–1998 · CIN 1994, GB 1996–1998
Rare
KeiVarae Russell
DB · 2016–2021 · CIN 2016–2018, GB 2020
Rare
Nicolas Luchey
RB · 1999–2006 · CIN 1999–2002, 2005, GB 2003–2004
Rare
Roy Manning
OLB · 2005–2007 · CIN 2007, GB 2005
Rare
Marcus Wilkins
OLB · 2002–2007 · CIN 2004–2006, GB 2002–2003
Rare

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

Jamon Meredith
T · 2009–2016 · CIN 2014, GB 2014
Rare
Carl Carter
DB · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990–1991, GB 1992
Rare
Craig Heimburger
OL · 1999–2001 · CIN 2000, GB 1999
Rare
Tra Carson
RB · 2016–2019 · CIN 2016, 2018, GB 2018–2019
Epic
Forey Duckett
DB · 1993–1994 · CIN 1993–1994, GB 1994
Epic
Michael Blair
RB · 1998 · CIN 1998, GB 1998
Epic
Scott Jones
OL · 1990–1991 · CIN 1991, GB 1991
Epic

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.

Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Green Bay Packers

Easy to name

In the middle

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