Players who played for both the Los Angeles Chargers and the New Orleans Saints
63 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
63
Players
8
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 Chargers player to a Saints player through Israel Stanley 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
Drew Brees
QB · 2001–2020 · LAC 2001–2005, NO 2006–2020
- Common
Jared Cook
TE · 2009–2021 · LAC 2021, NO 2019–2020
- Uncommon
Darren Sproles
RB · 2005–2019 · LAC 2005, 2007–2010, NO 2011–2013
- Uncommon
Eli Apple
DB · 2016–2025 · LAC 2024, NO 2018–2019
- Uncommon
Marcus Maye
DB · 2017–2025 · LAC 2024–2025, NO 2022–2023
- Uncommon
Chris Harris
CB · 2011–2022 · LAC 2020–2021, NO 2022
- Uncommon
Robert Meachem
WR · 2007–2014 · LAC 2012, NO 2007–2011, 2013–2014
- Uncommon
Patrick Robinson
CB · 2010–2020 · LAC 2015, NO 2010–2014, 2018–2020
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR · 2018–2026 · LAC 2026, NO 2024
- Rare
Az-Zahir Hakim
WR · 1998–2006 · LAC 2006, NO 2005
- Rare
Marcus Williams
DB · 2017–2025 · LAC 2025, NO 2017–2021
- Rare
Manti Te'o
ILB · 2013–2019 · LAC 2013–2016, NO 2017–2019
- Rare
Nyheim Hines
RB · 2018–2025 · LAC 2025, NO 2025
- Rare
Lorenzo Neal
RB · 1993–2008 · LAC 2003–2007, NO 1993–1996
- Rare
Nick Vannett
TE · 2016–2026 · LAC 2023, NO 2021–2022
- Rare
Jim Everett
QB · 1990–1997 · LAC 1997, NO 1994–1996
- Rare
Alex Molden
DB · 1996–2003 · LAC 2001–2002, NO 1996–2000
- Rare
Chris Carr
CB · 2005–2013 · LAC 2012, NO 2013
- Rare
Aubrayo Franklin
NT · 2003–2013 · LAC 2012, NO 2011
- Rare
Stan Brock
OL · 1990–1995 · LAC 1993–1995, NO 1990–1992
- Rare
Norman Hand
DL · 1995–2004 · LAC 1997–1999, NO 2000–2002
- Rare
Trevor Penning
OL · 2022–2026 · LAC 2025–2026, NO 2022–2025
- Rare
Fakhir Brown
DB · 1999–2008 · LAC 1999–2000, NO 2002–2005
- Rare
Greg Camarillo
WR · 2006–2012 · LAC 2006, NO 2012
- Rare
Chris Rumph II
LB · 2021–2026 · LAC 2021–2023, NO 2025–2026
- Rare
Jimmy Spencer
DB · 1992–2003 · LAC 1998–1999, NO 1992–1995
- Rare
Tyeler Davison
DT · 2015–2022 · LAC 2022, NO 2015–2018
- Rare
Jerry Wilson
DB · 1995–2005 · LAC 2002–2005, NO 2001–2002
- Rare
Vencie Glenn
DB · 1990–1995 · LAC 1990, NO 1991
- Rare
Billy Joe Tolliver
QB · 1990–2000 · LAC 1990, NO 1998–2000
- Rare
John Carney
SPEC · 1990–2010 · LAC 1990–2000, NO 2001–2006, 2009–2010
- Rare
John Phillips
TE · 2009–2018 · LAC 2013–2015, NO 2016–2017
- Rare
Chase Daniel
QB · 2009–2022 · LAC 2021–2022, NO 2009–2012, 2017
- Rare
Orlando Ruff
LB · 1999–2005 · LAC 1999–2002, NO 2003–2004
- Rare
Fred McCrary
RB · 1995–2007 · LAC 1999–2002, NO 1997
- Rare
Isaac Davis
OL · 1994–1998 · LAC 1994–1997, NO 1997
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · LAC 2010, NO 2002–2004
- Rare
Michael Davis
DB · 2017–2025 · LAC 2017–2023, NO 2025
- Rare
Forrest Lamp
OL · 2018–2021 · LAC 2018–2020, NO 2021
- Rare
Darren Mickell
DL · 1992–2001 · LAC 2000, NO 1996–1997, 1999
- Rare
Cedric Mack
DB · 1990–1993 · LAC 1991, NO 1992–1993
- Rare
Austin Deculus
OL · 2022–2025 · LAC 2025, NO 2024
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · LAC 2018–2019, NO 2019
- Rare
Greg Jackson
DB · 1990–2000 · LAC 1997–2000, NO 1996
- Rare
Les Miller
DL · 1990–1998 · LAC 1990, 1994, NO 1991–1994
- Rare
Roderic Teamer
DB · 2019–2024 · LAC 2019, NO 2024
- Rare
Anthony Waters
ILB · 2007–2010 · LAC 2007–2008, NO 2009–2010
- Rare
Quinn Early
WR · 1990–1999 · LAC 1990, NO 1991–1995
- Epic
Will Clapp
OL · 2018–2024 · LAC 2022–2023, NO 2018–2021
- Epic
Johnny Patrick
CB · 2011–2013 · LAC 2013, NO 2011–2012
- Epic
Chris McCain
OLB · 2014–2017 · LAC 2017, NO 2016
- Epic
Senio Kelemete
G · 2012–2021 · LAC 2021, NO 2014–2017
- Epic
Aaron Craver
RB · 1991–1999 · LAC 1997, NO 1998–1999
- Epic
Kendyl Jacox
OL · 1998–2006 · LAC 1998–2001, NO 2002–2005
- Epic
Edwin Baker
RB · 2012–2014 · LAC 2012, NO 2014
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Marcus Price
OL · 1995–2005 · LAC 1997–1999, NO 2000–2001
- Epic
Richard Harvey
LB · 1990–2000 · LAC 2000, NO 1995–1997
- Epic
Cameron Tom
OL · 2017–2023 · LAC 2023, NO 2017–2018, 2020
- Epic
Michael Ola
G · 2014–2019 · LAC 2015, 2017, NO 2018–2019
- Epic
Charlie Jones
WR · 1996–2000 · LAC 1996–1999, NO 2000
- Epic
Kevin Reddick
ILB · 2013–2015 · LAC 2014, NO 2013
- Legendary
Kaleb Eulls
DT · 2015–2016 · LAC 2016, NO 2015
- Ball-knower
Israel Stanley
LB · 1993–1999 · LAC 1993, 1999, NO 1995
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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