Players who played for both the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs
66 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
66
Players
7
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 Chargers player to a Chiefs player through Kent Sullivan 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
Melvin Ingram
OLB · 2012–2023 · LAC 2012–2020, KC 2021
- Common
Chris Chambers
WR · 2001–2010 · LAC 2007–2009, KC 2009–2010
- Uncommon
Donnie Edwards
LB · 1996–2008 · LAC 2002–2006, KC 1996–2001, 2007–2008
- Uncommon
Brandon Flowers
CB · 2008–2016 · LAC 2014–2016, KC 2008–2013
- Uncommon
Michael Bennett
RB · 2001–2010 · LAC 2008–2009, KC 2006–2007
- Uncommon
Drue Tranquill
LB · 2019–2026 · LAC 2019–2022, KC 2023–2026
- Uncommon
Jerry Tillery
DL · 2019–2026 · LAC 2019–2022, KC 2025
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR · 2018–2026 · LAC 2026, KC 2022–2023
- Rare
Leslie O'Neal
LB · 1990–1999 · LAC 1990–1995, KC 1998–1999
- Rare
Dexter McCluster
WR · 2010–2016 · LAC 2016, KC 2010–2013
- Rare
Trent Green
QB · 1993–2008 · LAC 1993, KC 2001–2006
- Rare
Demorrio Williams
OLB · 2004–2012 · LAC 2012, KC 2008–2011
- Rare
Kristian Fulton
DB · 2020–2026 · LAC 2024, KC 2025–2026
- Rare
Alohi Gilman
DB · 2020–2026 · LAC 2020–2025, KC 2026
- Rare
Le'Ron McClain
FB · 2007–2013 · LAC 2012–2013, KC 2011
- Rare
Kendall Reyes
DE · 2012–2016 · LAC 2012–2015, KC 2016
- Rare
Webster Slaughter
WR · 1990–1998 · LAC 1998, KC 1995
- Rare
Mikhael Ricks
WR · 1998–2003 · LAC 1998–2000, KC 2000–2001
- Rare
Neil Smith
DL · 1990–2000 · LAC 2000, KC 1990–1996
- Rare
Kris Wilson
TE · 2004–2011 · LAC 2008–2010, KC 2004–2007
- Rare
Brandon Siler
ILB · 2007–2012 · LAC 2007–2010, KC 2012
- Rare
Cam Thomas
DT · 2010–2017 · LAC 2010–2013, KC 2017
- Rare
Jackie Battle
RB · 2007–2014 · LAC 2012, KC 2007–2011
- Rare
Alfonso Boone
DL · 2000–2009 · LAC 2009, KC 2007–2008
- Rare
Mike Goff
OL · 1998–2009 · LAC 2004–2008, KC 2009
- Rare
Billy Joe Tolliver
QB · 1990–2000 · LAC 1990, KC 1997
- Rare
Martin Bayless
DB · 1990–1996 · LAC 1990–1991, KC 1992–1993, 1995–1996
- Rare
Joe Mays
MLB · 2008–2016 · LAC 2015–2016, KC 2014
- Rare
John Carney
SPEC · 1990–2010 · LAC 1990–2000, KC 2007
- Rare
Bobby Houston
LB · 1990–1998 · LAC 1997, KC 1997
- Rare
Kevin Ross
DB · 1990–1997 · LAC 1996, KC 1990–1993, 1997
- Rare
Mark Vlasic
QB · 1990–1993 · LAC 1990, KC 1991–1992
- Rare
Lewis Bush
LB · 1993–2002 · LAC 1993–1999, KC 2000–2002
- Rare
Jared Gaither
T · 2007–2012 · LAC 2011–2012, KC 2011
- Rare
Chase Daniel
QB · 2009–2022 · LAC 2021–2022, KC 2013–2015
- Rare
Damion Square
DE · 2013–2021 · LAC 2014–2020, KC 2014
- Rare
Jerrol Williams
LB · 1990–1996 · LAC 1993, KC 1994
- Rare
Shaun Draughn
RB · 2011–2016 · LAC 2014, KC 2011–2012
- Rare
Nick Novak
K · 2005–2017 · LAC 2011–2014, 2017, KC 2008
- Rare
Damion McIntosh
OL · 2000–2009 · LAC 2000–2003, KC 2007–2008
- Rare
Darren Mickell
DL · 1992–2001 · LAC 2000, KC 1992–1995
- Rare
Cedric Mack
DB · 1990–1993 · LAC 1991, KC 1992
- Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · LAC 2007, KC 2007
- Rare
Sean McGrath
TE · 2012–2017 · LAC 2015–2017, KC 2013
- Rare
Mike Remmers
T · 2013–2022 · LAC 2013, KC 2020–2021
- Rare
Nick Williams
DE · 2014–2023 · LAC 2023, KC 2014–2016
- Rare
Blake Lynch
LB · 2020–2024 · LAC 2023–2024, KC 2024
- Rare
Brian Roche
TE · 1996–1998 · LAC 1996–1997, KC 1998
- Epic
Chris Penn
WR · 1994–1999 · LAC 1999, KC 1994–1996
- Epic
Mike Dyal
TE · 1990–1993 · LAC 1993, KC 1992–1993
- Epic
Eric Downing
DL · 2001–2004 · LAC 2004, KC 2001–2003
- Epic
Reggie Jones
WR · 1995–2001 · LAC 2000–2001, KC 1997, 2001
- Epic
Derrick Walker
TE · 1990–1999 · LAC 1990–1993, KC 1994–1997
- Epic
Dicaprio Bootle
DB · 2021–2024 · LAC 2024, KC 2021–2022
- Epic
Tamarick Vanover
WR · 1995–2002 · LAC 2002, KC 1995–1999
- Epic
Sammy Williams
OL · 1998–2003 · LAC 2002, KC 1999
- Epic
Joe Phillips
DL · 1990–1999 · LAC 1990–1991, KC 1992–1997
- Epic
Jeffrey Linkenbach
T · 2010–2015 · LAC 2015, KC 2014
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Cole Christiansen
LB · 2020–2026 · LAC 2020–2021, KC 2022–2026
- Epic
Alfred Pupunu
TE · 1992–2000 · LAC 1992–1997, 1999, KC 1997
- Epic
David Herron
ILB · 2007–2010 · LAC 2010, KC 2009
- Epic
Tracy Simien
LB · 1991–1999 · LAC 1999, KC 1991–1997
- Epic
Cortez Broughton
DL · 2019–2021 · LAC 2019–2020, KC 2021
- Epic
Arnold Ale
LB · 1994–1996 · LAC 1996, KC 1994
- Epic
Billy Baber
TE · 2001–2004 · LAC 2004, KC 2001–2003
- Epic
Kent Sullivan
SPEC · 1991–1993 · LAC 1993, KC 1992
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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