Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams
31 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
31
Players
12
Easy to name
Epic
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 Bengals player to a Rams player through Ron Carpenter 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.
- Uncommon
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · CIN 2007–2008, RAM 2005–2006
- Uncommon
Brian Leonard
RB · 2007–2014 · CIN 2009–2012, RAM 2007–2008
- Uncommon
Kim Herring
DB · 1997–2004 · CIN 2004, RAM 2001–2002
- Uncommon
Gus Frerotte
QB · 1994–2008 · CIN 2002, RAM 2006–2007
- Uncommon
Andrew Whitworth
T · 2006–2021 · CIN 2006–2016, RAM 2017–2021
- Uncommon
Troy Hill
CB · 2015–2024 · CIN 2015, RAM 2015–2020, 2022
- Uncommon
Nick Scott
DB · 2019–2026 · CIN 2023, RAM 2019–2022
- Uncommon
Pharoh Cooper
WR · 2016–2022 · CIN 2019, RAM 2016–2018
- Uncommon
Harold Green
RB · 1990–1998 · CIN 1990–1995, RAM 1996
- Uncommon
Josh Brown
K · 2003–2016 · CIN 2012, RAM 2008–2011
- Uncommon
Bryan Robinson
DL · 1997–2010 · CIN 2005–2007, RAM 1997
- Uncommon
Brandon Allen
QB · 2016–2025 · CIN 2020–2022, RAM 2017–2018
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Kasim Edebali
OLB · 2014–2018 · CIN 2018, RAM 2017
- Rare
Victor Adeyanju
DE · 2006–2010 · CIN 2010, RAM 2006–2009
- Rare
Jonathan Wade
CB · 2007–2010 · CIN 2010, RAM 2007–2009
- Rare
Russ Yeast
DB · 2022–2026 · CIN 2026, RAM 2022–2024
- Rare
Leon White
LB · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1991, RAM 1992–1993
- Rare
Joe Germaine
QB · 1999–2002 · CIN 2002, RAM 1999–2000
- Rare
Brett Rypien
QB · 2019–2025 · CIN 2025, RAM 2023
- Rare
Brett Wallerstedt
LB · 1993–1997 · CIN 1994–1996, RAM 1997
- Rare
Clifton Crosby
DB · 1999–2003 · CIN 1999, RAM 1999
- Rare
Ron Edwards
OL · 1994 · CIN 1994, RAM 1994
- Rare
Mike Thomas
WR · 2016–2022 · CIN 2020–2022, RAM 2016–2019
- Rare
Rod Jones
OL · 1996–2001 · CIN 1996–2000, RAM 2001
- Rare
Mitchell Price
DB · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1993, RAM 1993
- Rare
Paul Justin
QB · 1995–2001 · CIN 1998, RAM 1999–2001
- Epic
Damon Griffin
WR · 1999–2001 · CIN 1999–2000, RAM 2001
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Scott Covington
QB · 1999–2003 · CIN 1999–2001, RAM 2002–2003
- Epic
Larry Turner
G · 2004–2006 · CIN 2005, RAM 2004–2006
- Epic
Will Brice
SPEC · 1997–1999 · CIN 1999, RAM 1997
- Epic
Ron Carpenter
DB · 1993–1999 · CIN 1993, RAM 1998–1999
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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