Players who played for both the Los Angeles Chargers and the Detroit Lions
55 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
55
Players
6
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 Lions player through Mike Pringley 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
Dwight Freeney
DE · 2002–2017 · LAC 2013–2014, DET 2017
- Common
Kyle Van Noy
LB · 2014–2026 · LAC 2022, DET 2014–2016
- Uncommon
Drayton Florence
CB · 2003–2013 · LAC 2003–2007, DET 2012
- Uncommon
DJ Chark
WR · 2018–2024 · LAC 2024, DET 2022
- Uncommon
Andre Roberts
WR · 2010–2022 · LAC 2021, DET 2016
- Uncommon
Tyler Conklin
TE · 2018–2026 · LAC 2025, DET 2026
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Az-Zahir Hakim
WR · 1998–2006 · LAC 2006, DET 2002–2004, 2006
- Rare
Stephen Alexander
TE · 1998–2006 · LAC 2002–2003, DET 2004
- Rare
Ryan McNeil
DB · 1993–2003 · LAC 2001–2002, DET 1993–1996
- Rare
Jamar Fletcher
DB · 2001–2008 · LAC 2004–2005, DET 2006
- Rare
Alex Molden
DB · 1996–2003 · LAC 2001–2002, DET 2003
- Rare
Sylvester Williams
NT · 2013–2020 · LAC 2019, DET 2018
- Rare
Da'Shawn Hand
DL · 2018–2026 · LAC 2025, DET 2018–2021
- Rare
Tyrell Williams
WR · 2015–2021 · LAC 2015–2018, DET 2021
- Rare
Shawn Jefferson
WR · 1991–2003 · LAC 1991–1995, DET 2003
- Rare
Mikhael Ricks
WR · 1998–2003 · LAC 1998–2000, DET 2002–2003
- Rare
Justin Jackson
RB · 2018–2022 · LAC 2018–2021, DET 2022
- Rare
Darren Carrington
DB · 1990–1996 · LAC 1991–1994, DET 1990
- Rare
Kassim Osgood
WR · 2003–2014 · LAC 2003–2009, DET 2012
- Rare
David Richards
OL · 1990–1996 · LAC 1990–1992, DET 1993
- Rare
John Kidd
SPEC · 1990–1998 · LAC 1990–1994, DET 1998
- Rare
Michael Schofield
T · 2014–2023 · LAC 2017–2019, 2021, DET 2023
- Rare
Glyn Milburn
RB · 1993–2001 · LAC 2001, DET 1996–1997
- Rare
Chase Daniel
QB · 2009–2022 · LAC 2021–2022, DET 2020
- Rare
Mike Badgley
K · 2018–2025 · LAC 2018–2020, DET 2022–2023
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · LAC 2010, DET 2007
- Rare
Dean Marlowe
SS · 2015–2023 · LAC 2023, DET 2021
- Rare
Cassius Vaughn
CB · 2010–2015 · LAC 2015, DET 2014
- Rare
Dave Dickenson
QB · 2001–2002 · LAC 2001, DET 2002
- Rare
Scott McGarrahan
DB · 1998–2005 · LAC 2005, DET 2005
- Rare
Oday Aboushi
T · 2013–2022 · LAC 2021, DET 2019–2020
- Rare
Caraun Reid
DT · 2014–2021 · LAC 2016, DET 2014–2015, 2017
- Rare
Vernon Fox
SS · 2002–2009 · LAC 2002–2003, DET 2004–2005
- Rare
Micheal Spurlock
KR · 2006–2014 · LAC 2012, DET 2013
- Rare
Dennis Gibson
LB · 1990–1995 · LAC 1994–1995, DET 1990–1993
- Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · LAC 2007, DET 2010
- Rare
Bob Gagliano
QB · 1990–1995 · LAC 1991–1992, DET 1990
- Rare
Amen Ogbongbemiga
LB · 2021–2026 · LAC 2021–2023, DET 2026
- Rare
Sean Vanhorse
DB · 1991–1996 · LAC 1992–1994, DET 1991, 1995
- Rare
Nick Williams
DE · 2014–2023 · LAC 2023, DET 2020–2021
- Rare
Erik Kramer
QB · 1991–1999 · LAC 1999, DET 1991–1993
- Rare
Crezdon Butler
CB · 2010–2016 · LAC 2013, DET 2015–2016
- Rare
Don Sasa
DL · 1995–1998 · LAC 1995–1996, DET 1998
- Rare
Greg Engel
OL · 1994–1999 · LAC 1994–1997, DET 1999
- Epic
Kayode Awosika
OL · 2021–2026 · LAC 2026, DET 2022–2025
- Epic
Storm Norton
OL · 2017–2024 · LAC 2020–2022, DET 2017
- Epic
Jessie Lemonier
DL · 2020–2021 · LAC 2020, DET 2021
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Roman Fortin
OL · 1991–2001 · LAC 1998–2001, DET 1991
- Epic
Kenny Wiggins
T · 2013–2020 · LAC 2013–2017, DET 2018–2020
- Epic
Ogemdi Nwagbuo
DT · 2009–2012 · LAC 2009–2011, DET 2012
- Epic
Michael Ola
G · 2014–2019 · LAC 2015, 2017, DET 2015–2016
- Epic
Alfred Pupunu
TE · 1992–2000 · LAC 1992–1997, 1999, DET 2000
- Epic
Mark Rodenhauser
OL · 1990–1999 · LAC 1990–1991, DET 1993–1994
- Epic
Dwayne Harper
DB · 1990–1999 · LAC 1994–1998, DET 1999
- Epic
Mike Pringley
DL · 1999–2001 · LAC 2000–2001, DET 1999–2000
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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