Players who played for both the Los Angeles Chargers and the Washington Commanders
80 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
80
Players
6
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 Chargers player to a Commanders player through Carlos Fields 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
Thomas Davis
SS · 2005–2020 · LAC 2019, WAS 2020
- Uncommon
Odafe Oweh
LB · 2021–2026 · LAC 2025, WAS 2026
- Uncommon
Clelin Ferrell
DL · 2019–2026 · LAC 2025, WAS 2024
- Uncommon
Randall Godfrey
LB · 1996–2007 · LAC 2004–2006, WAS 2007
- Uncommon
Marco Coleman
DL · 1992–2005 · LAC 1996–1998, WAS 1999–2001
- Uncommon
Andre Roberts
WR · 2010–2022 · LAC 2021, WAS 2014–2015
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Derek M. Smith
LB · 1997–2008 · LAC 2008, WAS 1997–2000
- Rare
Austin Ekeler
RB · 2017–2026 · LAC 2017–2023, WAS 2024–2026
- Rare
Trent Green
QB · 1993–2008 · LAC 1993, WAS 1995–1998
- Rare
Stephen Alexander
TE · 1998–2006 · LAC 2002–2003, WAS 1998–2001
- Rare
Reche Caldwell
WR · 2002–2007 · LAC 2002–2005, WAS 2007
- Rare
Benjamin St-Juste
DB · 2021–2026 · LAC 2025, WAS 2021–2024
- Rare
Keenan McCardell
WR · 1991–2007 · LAC 2004–2006, WAS 1991, 2007
- Rare
Kendall Reyes
DE · 2012–2016 · LAC 2012–2015, WAS 2016
- Rare
DeAndre Carter
WR · 2016–2025 · LAC 2022, WAS 2021
- Rare
Taylor Heinicke
QB · 2015–2024 · LAC 2024, WAS 2020–2022
- Rare
Keith Lyle
DB · 1994–2002 · LAC 2002, WAS 2001
- Rare
Joe Salave'a
DL · 1998–2006 · LAC 2003, WAS 2004–2006
- Rare
Alex Erickson
WR · 2016–2024 · LAC 2023, WAS 2022
- Rare
Stanley Richard
DB · 1991–1998 · LAC 1991–1994, WAS 1995–1998
- Rare
Dontrelle Inman
WR · 2014–2020 · LAC 2014–2017, 2019, WAS 2020
- Rare
Everette Brown
DE · 2009–2014 · LAC 2011, WAS 2014
- Rare
Stan Humphries
QB · 1990–1997 · LAC 1992–1997, WAS 1990–1991
- Rare
Dustin Hopkins
K · 2015–2024 · LAC 2021–2022, WAS 2015–2021
- Rare
Eric Metcalf
RB · 1990–2002 · LAC 1997, WAS 2001
- Rare
Orlando Franklin
T · 2011–2017 · LAC 2015–2016, WAS 2017
- Rare
Brian Davis
DB · 1990–1994 · LAC 1993, WAS 1990
- Rare
Martin Bayless
DB · 1990–1996 · LAC 1990–1991, WAS 1994
- Rare
Trai Turner
G · 2014–2022 · LAC 2020, WAS 2022
- Rare
Jaret Patterson
RB · 2021–2025 · LAC 2024–2025, WAS 2021–2022
- Rare
Nick Novak
K · 2005–2017 · LAC 2011–2014, 2017, WAS 2005–2006
- Rare
Adrian Robinson
OLB · 2012–2013 · LAC 2013, WAS 2013
- Rare
Michael Davis
DB · 2017–2025 · LAC 2017–2023, WAS 2024
- Rare
Bobby Hart
T · 2015–2025 · LAC 2025, WAS 2024
- Rare
Ron Middleton
TE · 1990–1995 · LAC 1995, WAS 1990–1993
- Rare
Cory Raymer
OL · 1995–2005 · LAC 2002–2003, WAS 1995–2001, 2004–2005
- Rare
Caraun Reid
DT · 2014–2021 · LAC 2016, WAS 2017
- Rare
Vernon Fox
SS · 2002–2009 · LAC 2002–2003, WAS 2006–2007
- Rare
Ben Coleman
OL · 1993–2001 · LAC 2000, WAS 2001
- Rare
Terry Orr
RB · 1990–1993 · LAC 1990, WAS 1990–1993
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · LAC 2018–2019, WAS 2019
- Rare
J.D. Walton
C · 2010–2016 · LAC 2015–2016, WAS 2013
- Rare
Rick Lovato
LS · 2015–2025 · LAC 2025, WAS 2016
- Rare
Johnny Thomas
DB · 1990–1997 · LAC 1997, WAS 1990, 1992–1994
- Rare
Vaughn Parker
OL · 1994–2004 · LAC 1994–2003, WAS 2004
- Rare
David Sharpe
OL · 2017–2025 · LAC 2025, WAS 2020
- Rare
Walter Stanley
WR · 1990–1992 · LAC 1992, WAS 1990
- Rare
Andre Lott
FS · 2002–2006 · LAC 2006, WAS 2002–2004
- Rare
Chad Rinehart
G · 2008–2014 · LAC 2013–2014, WAS 2008
- Epic
Darryl Grant
DL · 1990–1991 · LAC 1991, WAS 1990
- Epic
A.J. Johnson
DB · 1990–1995 · LAC 1995, WAS 1990–1994
- Epic
Trent Scott
OL · 2018–2025 · LAC 2018–2019, WAS 2023–2025
- Epic
Jeff Brohm
QB · 1994–2000 · LAC 1994, WAS 1995
- Epic
Crezdon Butler
CB · 2010–2016 · LAC 2013, WAS 2012
- Epic
Don Sasa
DL · 1995–1998 · LAC 1995–1996, WAS 1997
- Epic
Ed Ellis
OL · 1997–2003 · LAC 2001–2003, WAS 2000
- Epic
Chris Mims
DL · 1992–1999 · LAC 1992–1996, 1998–1999, WAS 1997
- Epic
John Friesz
QB · 1990–2000 · LAC 1990–1993, WAS 1994
- Epic
Lloyd Harrison
DB · 2000–2001 · LAC 2001, WAS 2000
- Epic
Kyle Nelson
LS · 2012–2021 · LAC 2012, WAS 2013
- Epic
Nick Rose
K · 2016–2017 · LAC 2017, WAS 2017
- Epic
Raleigh McKenzie
OL · 1990–2000 · LAC 1997–1998, WAS 1990–1994
- Epic
Anthony Lanier
DL · 2016–2018 · LAC 2018, WAS 2016–2017
- Epic
Richard Crawford
CB · 2012–2016 · LAC 2016, WAS 2012
- Epic
Scott Turner
DB · 1995–2003 · LAC 1998–2001, WAS 1995–1997
- Epic
Otis Leverette
DL · 2001–2004 · LAC 2002–2003, WAS 2001–2002
- Epic
Willie Smith
T · 2011–2014 · LAC 2013–2014, WAS 2011
- Epic
Casey Weldon
QB · 1992–1999 · LAC 1997, WAS 1998–1999
- Epic
Terry Crews
LB · 1991–1996 · LAC 1993, WAS 1995
- Epic
Randy Kirk
LB · 1990–1999 · LAC 1991, WAS 1990
- Epic
David Brandt
OL · 2001–2004 · LAC 2003–2004, WAS 2001
- Epic
Tim Denton
DB · 1996–2000 · LAC 2000, WAS 1998–1999
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Kurt Gouveia
LB · 1990–1999 · LAC 1996–1998, WAS 1990–1994, 1999
- Epic
Wilbert Brown
OL · 1999–2003 · LAC 1999, WAS 2002–2003
- Epic
Greg Ducre
CB · 2014–2016 · LAC 2014–2016, WAS 2014
- Epic
Josh Keyes
LB · 2015–2018 · LAC 2017, WAS 2018
- Epic
Marc Raab
OL · 1993–1998 · LAC 1998, WAS 1993
- Epic
Joe Mickles
RB · 1990–1992 · LAC 1990, WAS 1992
- Legendary
James Tuthill
SPEC · 2001–2002 · LAC 2002, WAS 2002
- Legendary
Carlos Fields
LB · 2015–2016 · LAC 2016, WAS 2015
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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