Players who played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants

40 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

Players

Easy to name

Epic

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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 Giants player through Keith Crawford and the link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

Morten Andersen
SPEC · 1990–2007 · KC 2002–2003, NYG 2001
Common
Kawika Mitchell
MLB · 2003–2010 · KC 2003–2006, NYG 2007
Uncommon
Kadarius Toney
WR · 2021–2024 · KC 2022–2023, NYG 2021–2022
Uncommon
Danny Shelton
NT · 2015–2022 · KC 2022, NYG 2021
Uncommon
Quintin Demps
FS · 2008–2017 · KC 2013, NYG 2014
Uncommon
Sammy Knight
DB · 1997–2008 · KC 2005–2006, NYG 2008
Uncommon
Reggie Ragland
LB · 2017–2022 · KC 2017–2019, NYG 2021
Uncommon
Kevin Boss
TE · 2007–2012 · KC 2012, NYG 2007–2010
Uncommon
Peyton Hillis
FB · 2008–2014 · KC 2012, NYG 2013–2014
Uncommon
Deandre Baker
DB · 2019–2021 · KC 2020–2021, NYG 2019
Uncommon

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

Rakeem Nunez-Roches
DE · 2015–2026 · KC 2015–2017, NYG 2023–2025
Rare
Mark Collins
DB · 1990–1998 · KC 1994–1996, NYG 1990–1993
Rare
Mike Cloud
RB · 1999–2005 · KC 1999–2002, NYG 2004–2005
Rare
Richie James
WR · 2018–2023 · KC 2023, NYG 2022
Rare
Antonio Hamilton
DB · 2016–2025 · KC 2020, NYG 2018–2019
Rare
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
WR · 2021–2024 · KC 2022, NYG 2024
Rare
Bryan Kehl
OLB · 2008–2013 · KC 2012, NYG 2008–2010
Rare
John Carney
SPEC · 1990–2010 · KC 2007, NYG 2008
Rare
Steve Weatherford
P · 2006–2015 · KC 2008, NYG 2011–2014
Rare
Lawrence Tynes
K · 2004–2012 · KC 2004–2006, NYG 2007–2012
Rare
Joshua Ezeudu
OL · 2022–2026 · KC 2026, NYG 2022–2024
Rare
Glenn Parker
OL · 1990–2001 · KC 1997–1999, NYG 2000–2001
Rare
Nico Johnson
ILB · 2013–2015 · KC 2013, NYG 2015
Rare
Mike Remmers
T · 2013–2022 · KC 2020–2021, NYG 2019
Rare
David Whitmore
DB · 1990–1995 · KC 1993–1994, NYG 1990
Rare
Nick Williams
DE · 2014–2023 · KC 2014–2016, NYG 2022
Rare
Swayze Bozeman
LB · 2024–2026 · KC 2024, NYG 2025
Rare
Geoff Schwartz
T · 2009–2015 · KC 2013, NYG 2015
Rare
Patrick Omameh
G · 2013–2021 · KC 2020, NYG 2018
Rare
Greg Meisner
DL · 1990–1991 · KC 1990, NYG 1991
Rare
Nate Hobgood-Chittick
DL · 1998–2002 · KC 2001–2002, NYG 1998
Rare
Lyle West
DB · 1999–2003 · KC 2002–2003, NYG 1999–2000
Rare
Nic Jones
DB · 2023–2026 · KC 2023–2024, NYG 2025–2026
Rare
Carlton Gray
DB · 1993–2000 · KC 1999–2000, NYG 1998
Rare

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

Tim Watson
DB · 1993–1997 · KC 1993–1995, NYG 1995
Rare
Ukeme Eligwe
LB · 2017–2018 · KC 2017, NYG 2018
Rare
Chris Thome
OL · 1991–1993 · KC 1993, NYG 1992
Rare
Chris Bober
OL · 2000–2006 · KC 2004–2006, NYG 2000–2003
Epic
Alfred Pupunu
TE · 1992–2000 · KC 1997, NYG 1997–1998
Epic
Keith Crawford
WR · 1993–1999 · KC 1998, NYG 1993
Epic

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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