Players who played for both the Los Angeles Chargers and the Indianapolis Colts
52 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
52
Players
9
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. 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 Colts player through Jeff Brady 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
Philip Rivers
QB · 2004–2025 · LAC 2004–2019, IND 2020, 2025
- Common
Dwight Freeney
DE · 2002–2017 · LAC 2013–2014, IND 2002–2012
- Common
Bob Sanders
FS · 2004–2011 · LAC 2011, IND 2004–2009
- Common
Antonio Cromartie
CB · 2006–2016 · LAC 2006–2009, IND 2016
- Common
Keenan Allen
WR · 2013–2026 · LAC 2013–2023, 2025, IND 2026
- Uncommon
Shaun Phillips
OLB · 2004–2014 · LAC 2004–2012, IND 2014
- Uncommon
Patrick Robinson
CB · 2010–2020 · LAC 2015, IND 2016
- Uncommon
Donald Brown
RB · 2009–2016 · LAC 2014–2015, IND 2009–2013
- Uncommon
Jerry Tillery
DL · 2019–2026 · LAC 2019–2022, IND 2026
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Nyheim Hines
RB · 2018–2025 · LAC 2025, IND 2018–2022
- Rare
Dwight Lowery
CB · 2008–2016 · LAC 2016, IND 2015
- Rare
Lawrence Guy
DE · 2012–2024 · LAC 2013–2014, IND 2012–2013
- Rare
Jim Harbaugh
QB · 1990–2001 · LAC 1999–2000, IND 1994–1997
- Rare
Pierre Desir
CB · 2014–2021 · LAC 2016, IND 2017–2019
- Rare
Jahleel Addae
FS · 2013–2021 · LAC 2013–2018, 2020, IND 2021
- Rare
Donald Strickland
CB · 2003–2011 · LAC 2010, IND 2003–2005
- Rare
Rodney Culver
RB · 1992–1995 · LAC 1994–1995, IND 1992–1993
- Rare
Aubrayo Franklin
NT · 2003–2013 · LAC 2012, IND 2013
- Rare
Charlie Whitehurst
QB · 2006–2016 · LAC 2006–2009, 2012–2013, IND 2015
- Rare
Isaac Rochell
DL · 2017–2023 · LAC 2017–2020, IND 2021
- Rare
Dontrelle Inman
WR · 2014–2020 · LAC 2014–2017, 2019, IND 2018–2019
- Rare
Joshua Perry
LB · 2016–2017 · LAC 2016, IND 2017
- Rare
Corey Lynch
FS · 2008–2013 · LAC 2012, IND 2013
- Rare
Jordan Todman
RB · 2011–2017 · LAC 2011, IND 2016
- Rare
Chase McLaughlin
K · 2019–2026 · LAC 2019, IND 2019, 2022
- Rare
Kavell Conner
OLB · 2010–2016 · LAC 2014–2015, IND 2010–2013
- Rare
Mike Badgley
K · 2018–2025 · LAC 2018–2020, IND 2021, 2025
- Rare
Cassius Vaughn
CB · 2010–2015 · LAC 2015, IND 2012–2013
- Rare
Dante Hughes
CB · 2007–2011 · LAC 2009–2011, IND 2007–2008
- Rare
Griff Whalen
WR · 2013–2017 · LAC 2016, IND 2013–2015
- Rare
Ricardo Mathews
DE · 2010–2016 · LAC 2014–2015, IND 2010–2013
- Rare
Brandon Facyson
DB · 2018–2023 · LAC 2018–2020, IND 2022
- Rare
Albert Fontenot
DL · 1993–2001 · LAC 1999–2001, IND 1997–1998
- Rare
Caraun Reid
DT · 2014–2021 · LAC 2016, IND 2017
- Rare
Cedric Figaro
LB · 1990–1996 · LAC 1990, IND 1991
- Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · LAC 2007, IND 2005
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · LAC 2018–2019, IND 2015–2016
- Rare
Matt Slauson
G · 2009–2018 · LAC 2016–2017, IND 2018
- Rare
Skip McClendon
DL · 1990–1993 · LAC 1991, IND 1992–1993
- Rare
Matt Overton
LS · 2012–2024 · LAC 2021, IND 2012–2016
- Rare
Drake Nevis
DT · 2011–2013 · LAC 2013, IND 2011–2012
- Rare
Malik Jefferson
LB · 2018–2023 · LAC 2020, IND 2021
- Epic
Kyle Nelson
LS · 2012–2021 · LAC 2012, IND 2021
- Epic
Van Tuinei
DL · 1997–2000 · LAC 1997, IND 1998
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Nate Jacquet
WR · 1997–2001 · LAC 2000, IND 1997
- Epic
Deon King
LB · 2016–2017 · LAC 2016, IND 2016
- Epic
Mitchell Benson
DL · 1990–1991 · LAC 1991, IND 1990
- Epic
Jeffrey Linkenbach
T · 2010–2015 · LAC 2015, IND 2010–2013
- Epic
Drew Haddad
WR · 2001–2005 · LAC 2005, IND 2001–2002
- Epic
Tyreek Burwell
T · 2015–2017 · LAC 2015–2016, IND 2017
- Epic
Nate Triplett
LB · 2010–2011 · LAC 2011, IND 2010–2011
- Legendary
Jeff Brady
LB · 1991–1999 · LAC 1993, IND 1999
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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