Players who played for both the Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints
57 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
57
Players
5
Easy to name
Ball-knower
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 Saints player through J.J. McCleskey and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 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, NO 2017
- Common
Ted Ginn
WR · 2007–2020 · ARI 2014, NO 2017–2019
- Common
Tyrann Mathieu
FS · 2013–2024 · ARI 2013–2017, NO 2022–2024
- Uncommon
David Johnson
RB · 2015–2022 · ARI 2015–2019, NO 2022
- Uncommon
D.J. Swearinger
FS · 2013–2020 · ARI 2015–2016, 2018–2019, NO 2019–2020
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Alex Okafor
OLB · 2013–2021 · ARI 2013–2016, NO 2017–2018
- Rare
Jonathan Bullard
DL · 2016–2026 · ARI 2019, NO 2025
- Rare
Tim Hightower
RB · 2008–2016 · ARI 2008–2010, NO 2015–2016
- Rare
Jeff Blake
QB · 1992–2005 · ARI 2003, NO 2000–2001
- Rare
Matt Shaughnessy
DE · 2009–2016 · ARI 2013–2014, NO 2016
- Rare
Terrence Holt
FS · 2003–2008 · ARI 2007, NO 2008
- Rare
Ronald McKinnon
LB · 1996–2005 · ARI 1996–2004, NO 2005
- Rare
Randal Hill
WR · 1991–1997 · ARI 1991–1994, NO 1997
- Rare
Gerald Hodges
OLB · 2013–2018 · ARI 2018, NO 2017
- Rare
Timm Rosenbach
QB · 1990–1995 · ARI 1990–1992, NO 1995
- Rare
Wyatt Davis
OL · 2021–2022 · ARI 2022, NO 2022
- Rare
Kendrick Clancy
DL · 2000–2009 · ARI 2006, NO 2007–2009
- Rare
Robert Massey
DB · 1990–1997 · ARI 1991–1993, NO 1990
- Rare
Derek Kennard
OL · 1990–1996 · ARI 1990, NO 1991–1993
- Rare
Terrelle Smith
RB · 2000–2009 · ARI 2007–2008, NO 2000–2003
- Rare
Chris Banjo
FS · 2013–2022 · ARI 2019–2022, NO 2016–2018
- Rare
Dan Arnold
WR · 2018–2022 · ARI 2019–2020, NO 2018–2019
- Rare
Karl Dunbar
DL · 1993–1995 · ARI 1994–1995, NO 1993
- Rare
Khalif Barnes
T · 2005–2017 · ARI 2017, NO 2016
- Rare
Mario Bates
RB · 1994–2000 · ARI 1998–1999, NO 1994–1997
- Rare
Corey White
CB · 2012–2016 · ARI 2015, NO 2012–2014
- Rare
John Phillips
TE · 2009–2018 · ARI 2018, NO 2016–2017
- Rare
Mitch Berger
SPEC · 1994–2009 · ARI 2007, NO 2003–2005
- Rare
Eno Benjamin
RB · 2021–2022 · ARI 2021–2022, NO 2022
- Rare
Cedric Smith
RB · 1990–1998 · ARI 1996–1998, NO 1991
- Rare
Chris Oldham
DB · 1990–2001 · ARI 1991–1994, NO 2000–2001
- Rare
Zach Zenner
RB · 2015–2019 · ARI 2019, NO 2019
- Rare
Ben Graham
P · 2005–2012 · ARI 2008–2011, NO 2008
- Rare
Mike Buck
QB · 1990–1995 · ARI 1995, NO 1990–1993
- Rare
Tony Jones
RB · 2020–2024 · ARI 2023–2024, NO 2020–2023
- Rare
Blake Gillikin
P · 2021–2026 · ARI 2023–2026, NO 2021–2022
- Rare
Cedric Mack
DB · 1990–1993 · ARI 1990, NO 1992–1993
- Rare
Max Garcia
G · 2015–2023 · ARI 2019–2022, NO 2023
- Rare
Fred McAfee
RB · 1991–2006 · ARI 1994, NO 1991–1993, 2000–2006
- Rare
Jordan Mills
T · 2013–2021 · ARI 2019, NO 2021
- Rare
PJ Mustipher
DL · 2023–2025 · ARI 2025, NO 2023
- Rare
Dirk Johnson
P · 2002–2009 · ARI 2008, NO 2002
- Rare
Nate Poole
WR · 2002–2005 · ARI 2002–2004, NO 2005
- Rare
Evan Hull
RB · 2023–2026 · ARI 2026, NO 2025
- Rare
Senio Kelemete
G · 2012–2021 · ARI 2012, NO 2014–2017
- Rare
Jeff Faulkner
DL · 1990–1996 · ARI 1991–1992, NO 1993
- Rare
Cecil Gray
DL · 1990–1995 · ARI 1995, NO 1993
- Rare
Cary Blanchard
SPEC · 1992–2001 · ARI 2000–2001, NO 1992
- Epic
Nick Leckey
C · 2004–2009 · ARI 2004–2007, NO 2009
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Marcus Henry
OL · 2016–2021 · ARI 2021, NO 2016
- Epic
Pat McQuistan
T · 2006–2012 · ARI 2012, NO 2011
- Epic
Brian Dixon
CB · 2014–2016 · ARI 2016, NO 2014–2016
- Epic
Eku Leota
LB · 2023–2026 · ARI 2026, NO 2025
- Epic
Marcus Dowdell
WR · 1992–1996 · ARI 1995–1996, NO 1992–1993
- Epic
Justin Drescher
LS · 2010–2017 · ARI 2017, NO 2010–2016
- Epic
Willie Williams
OL · 1991–1994 · ARI 1991, NO 1994
- Ball-knower
J.J. McCleskey
WR · 1993–2000 · ARI 1996–2000, NO 1993–1996
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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