Players who played for both the Los Angeles Chargers and the Minnesota Vikings
50 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
50
Players
8
Easy to name
Epic
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 Vikings player through Jeff Brady 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
Kyle Van Noy
LB · 2014–2026 · LAC 2022, MIN 2026
- Common
Eric Kendricks
MLB · 2015–2025 · LAC 2023, MIN 2015–2022
- Common
Linval Joseph
DT · 2010–2024 · LAC 2020–2021, MIN 2014–2019
- Uncommon
Ben Leber
OLB · 2002–2011 · LAC 2002–2005, MIN 2006–2010
- Uncommon
Michael Bennett
RB · 2001–2010 · LAC 2008–2009, MIN 2001–2005
- Uncommon
Dalvin Tomlinson
DL · 2017–2026 · LAC 2026, MIN 2021–2022
- Uncommon
Tyler Conklin
TE · 2018–2026 · LAC 2025, MIN 2018–2021
- Uncommon
Jerry Tillery
DL · 2019–2026 · LAC 2019–2022, MIN 2024
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Tyrone Carter
DB · 2000–2010 · LAC 2010, MIN 2000–2002
- Rare
Ronnie Hillman
RB · 2012–2016 · LAC 2016, MIN 2016
- Rare
Jalen Reagor
WR · 2020–2024 · LAC 2024, MIN 2022
- Rare
Nick Vannett
TE · 2016–2026 · LAC 2023, MIN 2025
- Rare
Nick Vigil
LB · 2016–2024 · LAC 2020, MIN 2021, 2023
- Rare
Terrance Shaw
DB · 1995–2004 · LAC 1995–1999, MIN 2004
- Rare
Troy Dye
LB · 2020–2026 · LAC 2024–2026, MIN 2020–2023
- Rare
Darrin Nelson
RB · 1990–1992 · LAC 1990, MIN 1991–1992
- Rare
Taylor Heinicke
QB · 2015–2024 · LAC 2024, MIN 2015–2016
- Rare
Jason Fisk
DL · 1995–2006 · LAC 2002–2004, MIN 1995–1998
- Rare
Greg Camarillo
WR · 2006–2012 · LAC 2006, MIN 2010–2011
- Rare
Jordan Todman
RB · 2011–2017 · LAC 2011, MIN 2011
- Rare
Vencie Glenn
DB · 1990–1995 · LAC 1990, MIN 1992–1994
- Rare
Brian Davis
DB · 1990–1994 · LAC 1993, MIN 1994
- Rare
Bobby Houston
LB · 1990–1998 · LAC 1997, MIN 1998
- Rare
Sean Salisbury
QB · 1990–1996 · LAC 1996, MIN 1990–1994
- Rare
Isaac Davis
OL · 1994–1998 · LAC 1994–1997, MIN 1998
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · LAC 2010, MIN 2005
- Rare
Fuad Reveiz
SPEC · 1990–1995 · LAC 1990, MIN 1990–1995
- Rare
Frank Cornish
OL · 1990–1995 · LAC 1990–1991, MIN 1994
- Rare
Dan Feeney
OL · 2017–2026 · LAC 2017–2020, MIN 2024
- Rare
Richard Brown
LB · 1990–1996 · LAC 1990, MIN 1994–1996
- Rare
Darren Bennett
SPEC · 1995–2005 · LAC 1995–2003, MIN 2004–2005
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · LAC 2018–2019, MIN 2021
- Rare
Mike Remmers
T · 2013–2022 · LAC 2013, MIN 2013, 2017–2018
- Rare
Sean Vanhorse
DB · 1991–1996 · LAC 1992–1994, MIN 1996
- Rare
Skip McClendon
DL · 1990–1993 · LAC 1991, MIN 1992
- Rare
Blake Lynch
LB · 2020–2024 · LAC 2023–2024, MIN 2020–2021
- Rare
Donald Frank
DB · 1990–1995 · LAC 1990–1993, MIN 1995
- Rare
Greg Davis
SPEC · 1990–1998 · LAC 1997, MIN 1997
- Rare
Jeremiah Sirles
T · 2014–2018 · LAC 2014, MIN 2015–2017
- Rare
Storm Norton
OL · 2017–2024 · LAC 2020–2022, MIN 2018
- Epic
George Hinkle
DL · 1990–1993 · LAC 1990–1991, MIN 1992
- Epic
Jason Perry
DB · 1999–2002 · LAC 1999–2001, MIN 2002
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Cory Withrow
OL · 1999–2008 · LAC 2006–2007, MIN 1999–2005
- Epic
Nate Jacquet
WR · 1997–2001 · LAC 2000, MIN 2000–2001
- Epic
Joe Phillips
DL · 1990–1999 · LAC 1990–1991, MIN 1999
- Epic
David Herron
ILB · 2007–2010 · LAC 2010, MIN 2007–2008
- Epic
Michael Harris
T · 2012–2016 · LAC 2012–2013, MIN 2014–2016
- Epic
Jeff Baca
G · 2013–2014 · LAC 2014, MIN 2013
- Epic
Tony Darden
DB · 1998–2000 · LAC 2000, MIN 1998
- Epic
Jeff Brady
LB · 1991–1999 · LAC 1993, MIN 1995–1997
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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