Players who played for both the Buffalo Bills and the New Orleans Saints

55 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

Legendary

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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 Bills player to a Saints player through Sammy Seamster and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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.

Anthony Thomas
RB · 2001–2007 · BUF 2006–2007, NO 2005
Common
Brandin Cooks
WR · 2014–2026 · BUF 2025, NO 2014–2016, 2025
Common
Reggie Bush
RB · 2006–2016 · BUF 2016, NO 2006–2010
Common
Emmanuel Sanders
WR · 2010–2021 · BUF 2021, NO 2020
Common
C.J. Spiller
RB · 2010–2017 · BUF 2010–2014, NO 2015–2016
Uncommon
Jairus Byrd
FS · 2009–2017 · BUF 2009–2013, NO 2014–2016
Uncommon
Antowain Smith
RB · 1997–2005 · BUF 1997–2000, NO 2005
Uncommon
Kiko Alonso
MLB · 2013–2019 · BUF 2013, NO 2019
Uncommon
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
DB · 2019–2026 · BUF 2026, NO 2019–2021
Uncommon
Bryan Scott
SS · 2003–2012 · BUF 2007–2012, NO 2006
Uncommon
Latavius Murray
RB · 2014–2023 · BUF 2023, NO 2019–2020, 2022
Uncommon

In the middle

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

Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR · 2018–2026 · BUF 2024, NO 2024
Rare
Kawika Mitchell
MLB · 2003–2010 · BUF 2008–2009, NO 2010
Rare
A.J. Klein
OLB · 2013–2023 · BUF 2020–2023, NO 2017–2019
Rare
Nyheim Hines
RB · 2018–2025 · BUF 2022, NO 2025
Rare
Anthony Hargrove
DE · 2004–2011 · BUF 2006–2007, NO 2009–2010
Rare
Pierson Prioleau
DB · 1999–2010 · BUF 2001–2004, NO 2009–2010
Rare
Chris Ivory
RB · 2010–2018 · BUF 2018, NO 2010–2012
Rare
Kurt Coleman
SS · 2010–2019 · BUF 2019, NO 2018
Rare
Mark Campbell
TE · 1999–2008 · BUF 2003–2005, NO 2006, 2008
Rare
Chris Hogan
WR · 2012–2021 · BUF 2012–2015, NO 2021
Rare
Brandon Tate
WR · 2009–2018 · BUF 2016–2017, NO 2018
Rare
Jabari Greer
CB · 2004–2013 · BUF 2004–2008, NO 2009–2013
Rare
Ken Irvin
DB · 1995–2005 · BUF 1995–2001, NO 2002
Rare
Mike Gillislee
RB · 2013–2018 · BUF 2015–2016, NO 2018
Rare
Deonte Harty
WR · 2019–2024 · BUF 2023, NO 2019–2022
Rare
Matt Flynn
QB · 2008–2016 · BUF 2013, NO 2015–2016
Rare
Ramon Humber
OLB · 2009–2018 · BUF 2016–2018, NO 2010–2015
Rare
Corey White
CB · 2012–2016 · BUF 2016, NO 2012–2014
Rare
Rafael Bush
DB · 2010–2018 · BUF 2018, NO 2012–2015, 2017
Rare
Billy Cundiff
K · 2002–2015 · BUF 2015, NO 2006
Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · BUF 2001, NO 2013–2014
Rare
Travaris Cadet
RB · 2012–2018 · BUF 2017, NO 2012–2016
Rare
Chris Oldham
DB · 1990–2001 · BUF 1991, NO 2000–2001
Rare
David Edwards
OL · 2019–2026 · BUF 2023–2025, NO 2026
Rare
Billy Joe Hobert
QB · 1993–2000 · BUF 1997, NO 1997–1999
Rare
Brandon Deaderick
DE · 2010–2016 · BUF 2016, NO 2014
Rare
Jordan Mills
T · 2013–2021 · BUF 2015–2018, NO 2021
Rare
Mickey Washington
DB · 1990–1997 · BUF 1993–1994, NO 1997
Rare
Trevor Graham
WR · 2012–2015 · BUF 2012–2013, NO 2015
Rare
Jonathan Williams
RB · 2016–2023 · BUF 2016, NO 2017–2018
Rare
Quinn Early
WR · 1990–1999 · BUF 1996–1998, NO 1991–1995
Rare
Will Clapp
OL · 2018–2024 · BUF 2024, NO 2018–2021
Rare
Marcus Murphy
RB · 2015–2018 · BUF 2017–2018, NO 2015–2016
Epic
Tutan Reyes
OL · 2000–2009 · BUF 2006, NO 2000–2002
Epic
Corey McIntyre
FB · 2005–2012 · BUF 2008–2012, NO 2006
Epic
Darian Barnes
FB · 2002–2008 · BUF 2008, NO 2008
Epic

The rarest links

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

Marcus Price
OL · 1995–2005 · BUF 2002–2004, NO 2000–2001
Epic
Richard Harvey
LB · 1990–2000 · BUF 1992–1993, NO 1995–1997
Epic
Kendal Vickers
DL · 2020–2024 · BUF 2023, NO 2024
Epic
Donovan Greer
DB · 1997–2002 · BUF 1998–2000, NO 1997
Epic
Michael Ola
G · 2014–2019 · BUF 2016, NO 2018–2019
Epic
Trae Elston
DB · 2016–2017 · BUF 2017, NO 2016
Epic
Kevin Reddick
ILB · 2013–2015 · BUF 2015, NO 2013
Epic
Sammy Seamster
CB · 2015 · BUF 2015, NO 2015
Legendary

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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