Players who played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts
47 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
47
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 Chiefs player to a Colts player through Mike Richardson 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
Carson Wentz
QB · 2016–2026 · KC 2024, IND 2021
- Common
Justin Houston
OLB · 2011–2023 · KC 2011–2018, IND 2019–2020
- Uncommon
Nick Foles
QB · 2012–2022 · KC 2016, IND 2022
- Uncommon
Jerry Tillery
DL · 2019–2026 · KC 2025, IND 2026
- Uncommon
Donnie Avery
WR · 2008–2014 · KC 2013–2014, IND 2012
- Uncommon
David Macklin
DB · 2000–2008 · KC 2008, IND 2000–2003
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Erik Walden
OLB · 2008–2017 · KC 2008, IND 2013–2016
- Rare
Gardner Minshew
QB · 2019–2026 · KC 2025, IND 2023
- Rare
Charvarius Ward
DB · 2018–2026 · KC 2018–2021, IND 2025–2026
- Rare
Rocky Boiman
OLB · 2002–2009 · KC 2008, IND 2006–2007
- Rare
Eric Fisher
T · 2013–2022 · KC 2013–2020, IND 2021
- Rare
Sio Moore
OLB · 2013–2016 · KC 2016, IND 2015–2016
- Rare
Greg Favors
LB · 1998–2005 · KC 1998, IND 2002
- Rare
Tremon Smith
DB · 2018–2026 · KC 2018–2019, IND 2020
- Rare
Tom Ricketts
OL · 1990–1994 · KC 1993, IND 1992
- Rare
Spencer Shrader
K · 2024–2026 · KC 2024, IND 2024–2026
- Rare
Jason Belser
DB · 1992–2002 · KC 2001–2002, IND 1992–2000
- Rare
Andy Studebaker
DE · 2008–2016 · KC 2008–2012, IND 2013–2016
- Rare
Neiko Thorpe
DB · 2012–2020 · KC 2012, IND 2016
- Rare
Steve Martin
DL · 1996–2004 · KC 2000, IND 1996–1998
- Rare
Tony Stargell
DB · 1990–1997 · KC 1996, IND 1992–1993
- Rare
Chris Lammons
DB · 2019–2025 · KC 2020–2022, IND 2023–2025
- Rare
Jason Baker
SPEC · 2001–2011 · KC 2003–2004, IND 2004
- Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · KC 2007, IND 2005
- Rare
Mike McGlynn
G · 2009–2016 · KC 2014, IND 2012–2013
- Rare
Joe Staysniak
OL · 1991–1996 · KC 1992, IND 1992–1995
- Rare
Casey Wiegmann
OL · 1996–2011 · KC 2001–2007, 2010–2011, IND 1996
- Rare
Jordan Lucas
DB · 2016–2021 · KC 2018–2019, IND 2021
- Rare
Tom Sims
DL · 1991–1996 · KC 1991–1992, 1996, IND 1993–1994
- Rare
Jalil Brown
CB · 2011–2016 · KC 2011–2012, IND 2013–2016
- Rare
Ross Travis
TE · 2016–2021 · KC 2016–2017, IND 2017, 2019
- Rare
Taylor Stallworth
DL · 2018–2023 · KC 2022, IND 2020–2021
- Rare
Craphonso Thorpe
WR · 2005–2007 · KC 2005, IND 2007
- Rare
Lake Dawson
WR · 1994–1999 · KC 1994–1997, IND 1999
- Rare
Ryan Lilja
G · 2004–2012 · KC 2010–2012, IND 2004–2007, 2009
- Rare
Nate Hobgood-Chittick
DL · 1998–2002 · KC 2001–2002, IND 1998
- Rare
Austin Blythe
OL · 2016–2022 · KC 2021, IND 2016
- Rare
Mike Person
T · 2011–2019 · KC 2016, IND 2012, 2017
- Rare
Daurice Fountain
WR · 2018–2021 · KC 2021, IND 2018, 2020
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Ike Boettger
OL · 2018–2023 · KC 2018, IND 2023
- Rare
DaJuan Morgan
SS · 2008–2010 · KC 2008–2009, IND 2010
- Rare
Bopete Keyes
DB · 2020–2021 · KC 2020, IND 2021
- Epic
D.J. White
DB · 2016–2019 · KC 2016–2017, IND 2017
- Epic
Carlton Gray
DB · 1993–2000 · KC 1999–2000, IND 1997
- Epic
Jeffrey Linkenbach
T · 2010–2015 · KC 2014, IND 2010–2013
- Epic
Rob Murphy
OL · 2000–2004 · KC 2000, IND 2002
- Epic
Mike Richardson
DB · 2008–2010 · KC 2009–2010, IND 2010
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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