Players who played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Washington Commanders
72 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
72
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 Chiefs player to a Commanders player through Curtis Gatewood 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
Rich Gannon
QB · 1990–2004 · KC 1995–1998, WAS 1993
- Common
Alex Smith
QB · 2005–2020 · KC 2013–2017, WAS 2018, 2020
- Common
Carson Wentz
QB · 2016–2026 · KC 2024, WAS 2022
- Common
Larry Johnson
RB · 2003–2011 · KC 2003–2009, WAS 2010
- Uncommon
Vonnie Holliday
DL · 1998–2012 · KC 2003–2004, WAS 2010
- Uncommon
Kendall Fuller
DB · 2016–2024 · KC 2018–2019, WAS 2016–2017, 2020–2023
- Uncommon
Rod Gardner
WR · 2001–2006 · KC 2006, WAS 2001–2004
- Uncommon
Samaje Perine
RB · 2017–2026 · KC 2024, WAS 2017–2018
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Bashaud Breeland
CB · 2014–2021 · KC 2019–2020, WAS 2014–2017
- Rare
Trent Green
QB · 1993–2008 · KC 2001–2006, WAS 1995–1998
- Rare
David Macklin
DB · 2000–2008 · KC 2008, WAS 2007
- Rare
Shawn Barber
LB · 1998–2007 · KC 2003–2005, WAS 1998–2001
- Rare
Charles Omenihu
DL · 2019–2026 · KC 2023–2025, WAS 2026
- Rare
Leo Chenal
LB · 2022–2026 · KC 2022–2025, WAS 2026
- Rare
Kevin Lockett
WR · 1997–2003 · KC 1997–2000, WAS 2001–2002
- Rare
Kendall Reyes
DE · 2012–2016 · KC 2016, WAS 2016
- Rare
Jarvis Jenkins
DE · 2012–2018 · KC 2016–2018, WAS 2012–2014
- Rare
Terrell McClain
DT · 2011–2019 · KC 2019, WAS 2017
- Rare
Marvcus Patton
LB · 1990–2002 · KC 1999–2002, WAS 1995–1998
- Rare
Nate Orchard
OLB · 2015–2021 · KC 2018, WAS 2019–2021
- Rare
Kevin Pierre-Louis
OLB · 2014–2022 · KC 2017, WAS 2020
- Rare
Cris Dishman
DB · 1990–2000 · KC 1999, WAS 1997–1998
- Rare
Keyaron Fox
OLB · 2004–2011 · KC 2004–2007, WAS 2011
- Rare
Byron Pringle
WR · 2019–2023 · KC 2019–2021, WAS 2023
- Rare
Akeem Jordan
LB · 2007–2014 · KC 2013, WAS 2014
- Rare
Ricky Seals-Jones
TE · 2017–2021 · KC 2020, WAS 2021
- Rare
Antonio Hamilton
DB · 2016–2025 · KC 2020, WAS 2025
- Rare
Donnell Bennett
RB · 1994–2001 · KC 1994–2000, WAS 2001
- Rare
Todd Collins
QB · 1995–2010 · KC 1998–2005, WAS 2006–2009
- Rare
Michael Burton
FB · 2015–2026 · KC 2021–2022, WAS 2019
- Rare
Josh Bellamy
WR · 2012–2019 · KC 2012, WAS 2013
- Rare
Dimitri Patterson
DB · 2005–2013 · KC 2007–2008, WAS 2005
- Rare
Martin Bayless
DB · 1990–1996 · KC 1992–1993, 1995–1996, WAS 1994
- Rare
Bryan Kehl
OLB · 2008–2013 · KC 2012, WAS 2012–2013
- Rare
Lional Dalton
DL · 1998–2006 · KC 2004–2005, WAS 2003
- Rare
Nick Novak
K · 2005–2017 · KC 2008, WAS 2005–2006
- Rare
Rich Owens
DL · 1995–2002 · KC 2001–2002, WAS 1995–1998
- Rare
Geron Christian
OL · 2018–2024 · KC 2022, WAS 2018–2020
- Rare
Jimmie Johnson
TE · 1990–1998 · KC 1994, WAS 1990–1991
- Rare
Matthew Wright
K · 2020–2025 · KC 2022, 2024, WAS 2025
- Rare
Kyle Shurmur
QB · 2019–2021 · KC 2019, WAS 2021
- Rare
Erick Anderson
LB · 1992–1995 · KC 1992–1993, WAS 1994–1995
- Rare
Rick Hamilton
LB · 1993–1996 · KC 1994–1995, WAS 1993–1994
- Rare
Bryan Barker
SPEC · 1990–2005 · KC 1990–1993, WAS 2001–2003
- Rare
Andrew Wylie
OL · 2017–2026 · KC 2018–2022, WAS 2023–2026
- Rare
Jehu Chesson
WR · 2017–2018 · KC 2017, WAS 2018
- Rare
Keith Rucker
DL · 1992–1997 · KC 1997, WAS 1997
- Rare
Robert Williams
DB · 1990–1993 · KC 1993, WAS 1993
- Rare
Nick Allegretti
OL · 2019–2026 · KC 2019–2023, WAS 2024–2026
- Rare
Pat Dennis
DB · 2000–2004 · KC 2000–2001, WAS 2004
- Rare
Jordan Black
T · 2003–2012 · KC 2003–2006, WAS 2012
- Epic
Mark McMillian
DB · 1992–1999 · KC 1997–1998, WAS 1999
- Epic
Jeron Johnson
SS · 2011–2016 · KC 2016, WAS 2015
- Epic
Muhammad Oliver
DB · 1992–1996 · KC 1993, WAS 1995–1996
- Epic
Danny Copeland
DB · 1990–1993 · KC 1990, WAS 1991–1993
- Epic
Kelly Goodburn
SPEC · 1990–1993 · KC 1990, WAS 1990–1993
- Epic
Derrick Gore
RB · 2021–2023 · KC 2021, WAS 2023
- Epic
Michael Husted
SPEC · 1993–2002 · KC 2002, WAS 2000
- Epic
Chris Thomas
WR · 1995–2001 · KC 2001, WAS 1997–1999
- Epic
David Szott
OL · 1990–2003 · KC 1990–2000, WAS 2001
- Epic
Austin Reiter
OL · 2016–2021 · KC 2018–2020, WAS 2016
- Epic
Scott Bentley
SPEC · 1997–2000 · KC 1999, WAS 2000
- Epic
Dexter Nottage
DL · 1994–1997 · KC 1997, WAS 1994–1996
- Epic
Chris Hakel
QB · 1992–1993 · KC 1993, WAS 1992
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Greg Manusky
LB · 1990–1999 · KC 1994–1999, WAS 1990
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · KC 1997–1999, WAS 1991
- Epic
Ike Ndukwe
G · 2005–2009 · KC 2009, WAS 2005
- Epic
Rishaw Johnson
G · 2012–2014 · KC 2013, WAS 2014
- Epic
Eddie Murray
SPEC · 1990–2000 · KC 1992, WAS 1995, 2000
- Epic
Kevin Sampson
T · 2004–2007 · KC 2004–2006, WAS 2007
- Epic
Tyrone M. Williams
DL · 1997–2001 · KC 2000–2001, WAS 2001
- Ball-knower
Curtis Gatewood
LB · 2008–2010 · KC 2008, WAS 2009
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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