Players who played for both the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys
54 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
54
Players
3
Easy to name
Epic
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 Cardinals player to a Cowboys player through Jamaica Rector 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
Emmitt Smith
RB · 1990–2004 · ARI 2003–2004, DAL 1990–2002
- Uncommon
Jordan Phillips
DT · 2015–2025 · ARI 2020–2021, DAL 2024
- Uncommon
Alfred Morris
RB · 2012–2020 · ARI 2019, DAL 2016–2017, 2019
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Jonathan Bullard
DL · 2016–2026 · ARI 2019, DAL 2026
- Rare
Steve Beuerlein
QB · 1991–2003 · ARI 1993–1994, DAL 1991–1992
- Rare
Nick Vigil
LB · 2016–2024 · ARI 2022, DAL 2024
- Rare
Craig Kupp
QB · 1991 · ARI 1991, DAL 1991
- Rare
Jalen Thompson
DB · 2019–2026 · ARI 2019–2025, DAL 2026
- Rare
Trayvon Mullen
DB · 2019–2022 · ARI 2022, DAL 2022
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · ARI 2009, 2020, DAL 2017
- Rare
Benson Mayowa
DE · 2013–2021 · ARI 2018, DAL 2016–2017
- Rare
Alan Ball
DB · 2007–2016 · ARI 2016, DAL 2007–2011
- Rare
Leonard Davis
OL · 2001–2012 · ARI 2001–2006, DAL 2007–2010
- Rare
Emari Demercado
RB · 2023–2026 · ARI 2023–2025, DAL 2026
- Rare
Carlos Watkins
DL · 2017–2025 · ARI 2023, DAL 2021–2022, 2024
- Rare
Corey Clement
RB · 2017–2023 · ARI 2022–2023, DAL 2021
- Rare
Geoff Swaim
TE · 2015–2024 · ARI 2023, DAL 2015–2018
- Rare
Derek Kennard
OL · 1990–1996 · ARI 1990, DAL 1994–1996
- Rare
Troy Hambrick
RB · 2000–2004 · ARI 2004, DAL 2000–2003
- Rare
Adrian Murrell
RB · 1993–2003 · ARI 1998–1999, DAL 2003
- Rare
Peppi Zellner
DL · 1999–2004 · ARI 2004, DAL 1999–2002
- Rare
Corey White
CB · 2012–2016 · ARI 2015, DAL 2015
- Rare
John Phillips
TE · 2009–2018 · ARI 2018, DAL 2009, 2011–2012
- Rare
C.J. Goodwin
DB · 2016–2025 · ARI 2017, DAL 2018–2025
- Rare
Jonathan Cooper
G · 2014–2019 · ARI 2014–2015, DAL 2017
- Rare
Trysten Hill
DL · 2019–2024 · ARI 2022, DAL 2019–2022
- Rare
Jalen Brooks
WR · 2023–2026 · ARI 2025–2026, DAL 2023–2025
- Rare
Reggie Swinton
WR · 2001–2005 · ARI 2005, DAL 2001–2003
- Rare
Simi Fehoko
WR · 2021–2026 · ARI 2025–2026, DAL 2021–2022
- Rare
Caraun Reid
DT · 2014–2021 · ARI 2019, DAL 2018
- Rare
Micheal Spurlock
KR · 2006–2014 · ARI 2006, DAL 2013
- Rare
Chris Cooper
DL · 2001–2007 · ARI 2006–2007, DAL 2004
- Rare
Bene' Benwikere
CB · 2014–2018 · ARI 2018, DAL 2017
- Rare
Jordan Mills
T · 2013–2021 · ARI 2019, DAL 2015, 2020
- Rare
Oliver Ross
OL · 1998–2006 · ARI 2005–2006, DAL 1998
- Rare
Robert Williams
DB · 1990–1993 · ARI 1992, DAL 1990–1993
- Rare
Eric Smith
OL · 2017–2022 · ARI 2021, DAL 2020
- Rare
Antwaun Woods
DL · 2016–2022 · ARI 2022, DAL 2018–2020
- Rare
David Carter
NT · 2011–2013 · ARI 2011–2012, DAL 2013
- Rare
Derek Ware
TE · 1992–1996 · ARI 1992–1994, DAL 1996
- Rare
Al Johnson
C · 2004–2008 · ARI 2007, DAL 2004–2006
- Rare
Sean Harlow
OL · 2017–2023 · ARI 2021–2022, DAL 2023
- Rare
Zach Moore
DE · 2014–2018 · ARI 2018, DAL 2016
- Rare
Marcus Henry
OL · 2016–2021 · ARI 2021, DAL 2020
- Epic
Nick Leverett
OL · 2021–2026 · ARI 2024–2025, DAL 2025–2026
- Epic
Bryan McCann
CB · 2010–2013 · ARI 2013, DAL 2010–2011
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Pat McQuistan
T · 2006–2012 · ARI 2012, DAL 2006–2009
- Epic
Matt Wile
P · 2016–2019 · ARI 2016, DAL 2016
- Epic
Kevin R. Williams
WR · 1993–2000 · ARI 1997, DAL 1993–1996
- Epic
Darryl Hardy
LB · 1994–1997 · ARI 1994–1995, DAL 1995, 1997
- Epic
Teddy Williams
WR · 2010–2016 · ARI 2013, DAL 2010
- Epic
Brandon Williams
OLB · 2010–2011 · ARI 2011, DAL 2010
- Epic
Chris Greisen
QB · 1999–2011 · ARI 1999–2001, DAL 2010–2011
- Epic
Jamaica Rector
WR · 2006–2007 · ARI 2007, DAL 2006
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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