Players who played for both the Arizona Cardinals and the Detroit Lions
78 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
78
Players
9
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Lions player through Dave Little and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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
Adrian Peterson
RB · 2007–2021 · ARI 2017, DET 2020
- Common
Dwight Freeney
DE · 2002–2017 · ARI 2015, DET 2017
- Common
Anquan Boldin
WR · 2003–2016 · ARI 2003–2009, DET 2016
- Common
Kyle Vanden Bosch
DL · 2001–2012 · ARI 2001–2002, 2004, DET 2010–2012
- Uncommon
Josh McCown
QB · 2002–2019 · ARI 2002–2005, DET 2006
- Uncommon
Larry Foote
ILB · 2002–2014 · ARI 2014, DET 2009
- Uncommon
Bryant Johnson
WR · 2003–2011 · ARI 2003–2007, DET 2009–2010
- Uncommon
Cory Redding
DT · 2003–2016 · ARI 2015–2016, DET 2003–2008
- Uncommon
Andre Roberts
WR · 2010–2022 · ARI 2010–2013, DET 2016
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Tahir Whitehead
OLB · 2012–2021 · ARI 2021, DET 2012–2017
- Rare
Rob Fredrickson
LB · 1994–2002 · ARI 1999–2002, DET 1998
- Rare
Devon Kennard
OLB · 2014–2022 · ARI 2020–2022, DET 2018–2019
- Rare
Drew Stanton
QB · 2008–2019 · ARI 2013–2017, DET 2008–2011
- Rare
Josh Bynes
LB · 2011–2022 · ARI 2017–2018, DET 2014–2016
- Rare
Paris Lenon
OLB · 2002–2013 · ARI 2010–2012, DET 2006–2008
- Rare
Troy Walters
WR · 2000–2007 · ARI 2006, DET 2007
- Rare
Terrence Holt
FS · 2003–2008 · ARI 2007, DET 2003–2006
- Rare
Julian Okwara
DL · 2020–2024 · ARI 2024, DET 2020–2023
- Rare
Darren Fells
TE · 2014–2021 · ARI 2014–2016, DET 2017, 2021
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · ARI 2023, DET 2026
- Rare
Tramaine Brock
CB · 2010–2020 · ARI 2019, DET 2020
- Rare
Leonard Davis
OL · 2001–2012 · ARI 2001–2006, DET 2011
- Rare
Roy Lopez
DL · 2021–2026 · ARI 2023–2024, 2026, DET 2025
- Rare
Robert Massey
DB · 1990–1997 · ARI 1991–1993, DET 1994–1995
- Rare
Kareem Martin
DE · 2014–2020 · ARI 2014–2017, DET 2020
- Rare
Chris Jones
DB · 2018–2021 · ARI 2018–2019, DET 2020
- Rare
LeVar Woods
LB · 2001–2007 · ARI 2001–2004, DET 2005–2006
- Rare
Lomas Brown
OL · 1990–2002 · ARI 1996–1998, DET 1990–1995
- Rare
Matt Prater
K · 2007–2025 · ARI 2021–2024, DET 2014–2020
- Rare
Ben Niemann
LB · 2018–2024 · ARI 2022, DET 2024
- Rare
Terrelle Smith
RB · 2000–2009 · ARI 2007–2008, DET 2009
- Rare
Marcus Cooper
CB · 2013–2018 · ARI 2016, DET 2018
- Rare
Dave Krieg
QB · 1990–1998 · ARI 1995, DET 1994
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · ARI 2023, DET 2019
- Rare
Mario Bates
RB · 1994–2000 · ARI 1998–1999, DET 2000
- Rare
Logan Thomas
QB · 2014–2023 · ARI 2014, DET 2019
- Rare
Chris Oldham
DB · 1990–2001 · ARI 1991–1994, DET 1990
- Rare
Zach Zenner
RB · 2015–2019 · ARI 2019, DET 2015–2018
- Rare
David Blough
QB · 2019–2022 · ARI 2022, DET 2019–2021
- Rare
Kent Graham
QB · 1992–2002 · ARI 1996–1997, DET 1995
- Rare
Stoney Case
QB · 1995–2000 · ARI 1995–1998, DET 2000
- Rare
Ben Graham
P · 2005–2012 · ARI 2008–2011, DET 2011–2012
- Rare
Marcus Bell
DL · 2001–2006 · ARI 2001–2003, DET 2004–2006
- Rare
Josh Woods
LB · 2019–2026 · ARI 2023, DET 2021–2022
- Rare
Reggie Swinton
WR · 2001–2005 · ARI 2005, DET 2003–2004
- Rare
Oday Aboushi
T · 2013–2022 · ARI 2018, DET 2019–2020
- Rare
Anthony Bell
LB · 1990–1992 · ARI 1990, DET 1991
- Rare
Jacquies Smith
DE · 2014–2018 · ARI 2018, DET 2017
- Rare
Jeremy Ross
WR · 2012–2016 · ARI 2016, DET 2013–2014
- Rare
Bam Knight
RB · 2022–2026 · ARI 2025–2026, DET 2023
- Rare
Caraun Reid
DT · 2014–2021 · ARI 2019, DET 2014–2015, 2017
- Rare
Micheal Spurlock
KR · 2006–2014 · ARI 2006, DET 2013
- Rare
Ezekiel Turner
LB · 2018–2024 · ARI 2018–2023, DET 2024
- Rare
Langston Moore
DT · 2003–2008 · ARI 2005–2006, DET 2006–2008
- Epic
Matthew Mulligan
TE · 2009–2016 · ARI 2014, DET 2016
- Epic
Jermar Jefferson
RB · 2021–2025 · ARI 2025, DET 2021, 2024
- Epic
Kevin Strong
DL · 2019–2023 · ARI 2023, DET 2019–2021
- Epic
Ross Travis
TE · 2016–2021 · ARI 2021, DET 2021
- Epic
Evan Brown
OL · 2018–2026 · ARI 2024–2025, DET 2020–2022
- Epic
Darrell Daniels
TE · 2017–2023 · ARI 2018–2021, DET 2023
- Epic
Crezdon Butler
CB · 2010–2016 · ARI 2012, DET 2015–2016
- Epic
Derrick Moore
RB · 1992–1997 · ARI 1996–1997, DET 1993–1994
- Epic
Zaviar Gooden
OLB · 2013–2016 · ARI 2016, DET 2016
- Epic
Bernard Wilson
DL · 1993–1998 · ARI 1994–1998, DET 1993
- Epic
Tommy Bennett
DB · 1996–2001 · ARI 1996–2000, DET 2001
- Epic
Trystan Colon
OL · 2020–2025 · ARI 2023–2024, DET 2025
- Epic
Will Holden
OL · 2017–2021 · ARI 2017–2018, DET 2021
- Epic
Andre Chachere
DB · 2018–2024 · ARI 2023–2024, DET 2018
- Epic
Larry Foster
WR · 2000–2003 · ARI 2003, DET 2000–2002
- Epic
Ben Stille
DL · 2022–2026 · ARI 2023–2024, DET 2026
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Bobby Price
DB · 2020–2024 · ARI 2023, DET 2020–2022
- Epic
Charles Washington
DB · 2016–2022 · ARI 2019–2022, DET 2016–2018
- Epic
Matt Joyce
OL · 1995–2004 · ARI 1996–2000, DET 2001–2004
- Epic
Larry Tharpe
OL · 1992–2000 · ARI 1995, DET 1992–1994, 1997–1998
- Epic
Thurston Armbrister
LB · 2015–2018 · ARI 2018, DET 2016–2017
- Epic
Hakeem Valles
TE · 2016–2018 · ARI 2016, DET 2017–2018
- Epic
J.B. Brown
DB · 1990–2000 · ARI 1998, DET 1999–2000
- Legendary
Dave Little
TE · 1990–1991 · ARI 1990, DET 1991
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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