Players who played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings
52 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
52
Players
13
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
Chains matchup: Friendly. 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 Vikings player through Khreem Smith and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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
Jared Allen
DE · 2004–2015 · KC 2004–2007, MIN 2008–2013
- Common
Rich Gannon
QB · 1990–2004 · KC 1995–1998, MIN 1990–1992
- Common
Dale Carter
DB · 1992–2005 · KC 1992–1998, MIN 2001
- Common
Carson Wentz
QB · 2016–2026 · KC 2024, MIN 2025–2026
- Common
Morten Andersen
SPEC · 1990–2007 · KC 2002–2003, MIN 2004
- Uncommon
Michael Bennett
RB · 2001–2010 · KC 2006–2007, MIN 2001–2005
- Uncommon
Napoleon Harris
MLB · 2002–2008 · KC 2007–2008, MIN 2005–2006, 2008
- Uncommon
Warren Moon
QB · 1990–2000 · KC 1999–2000, MIN 1994–1996
- Uncommon
Jerick McKinnon
RB · 2014–2023 · KC 2021–2023, MIN 2014–2017
- Uncommon
Dewayne Washington
DB · 1994–2005 · KC 2005, MIN 1994–1997
- Uncommon
Mike Hughes
DB · 2018–2026 · KC 2021, MIN 2018–2020
- Uncommon
Jerry Tillery
DL · 2019–2026 · KC 2025, MIN 2024
- Uncommon
Duane Clemons
LB · 1996–2005 · KC 2000–2002, MIN 1996–1999
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Bashaud Breeland
CB · 2014–2021 · KC 2019–2020, MIN 2021
- Rare
Derrick Alexander
WR · 1994–2002 · KC 1998–2001, MIN 2002
- Rare
Matt Cassel
QB · 2005–2018 · KC 2009–2012, MIN 2013–2014
- Rare
Bobby Wade
WR · 2003–2009 · KC 2009, MIN 2007–2008
- Rare
Robert Tonyan
TE · 2018–2026 · KC 2025, MIN 2024
- Rare
Blake Bell
TE · 2015–2023 · KC 2019, 2021–2023, MIN 2017
- Rare
Tony Richardson
RB · 1995–2010 · KC 1995–2005, MIN 2006–2007
- Rare
Darius Holland
DL · 1995–2004 · KC 1998, MIN 2002
- Rare
Husain Abdullah
SS · 2008–2016 · KC 2013–2016, MIN 2008–2011
- Rare
Benny Sapp
CB · 2004–2011 · KC 2004–2007, MIN 2008–2009, 2011
- Rare
Cris Dishman
DB · 1990–2000 · KC 1999, MIN 2000
- Rare
Barry Word
RB · 1990–1994 · KC 1990–1992, MIN 1993
- Rare
Jarrad Page
FS · 2006–2011 · KC 2006–2009, MIN 2011
- Rare
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
WR · 2021–2024 · KC 2022, MIN 2021
- Rare
Bobby Houston
LB · 1990–1998 · KC 1997, MIN 1998
- Rare
Reggie McElroy
OL · 1991–1996 · KC 1993, MIN 1994
- Rare
Steve Martin
DL · 1996–2004 · KC 2000, MIN 2004
- Rare
Khyiris Tonga
DL · 2021–2026 · KC 2026, MIN 2022–2023
- Rare
Hassan Jones
WR · 1990–1993 · KC 1993, MIN 1990–1992
- Rare
Todd Scott
DB · 1991–1997 · KC 1997, MIN 1991–1994
- Rare
Anthony Parker
DB · 1991–1998 · KC 1991, MIN 1992–1994
- Rare
Felix Wright
DB · 1990–1993 · KC 1993, MIN 1991–1992
- Rare
Mike Remmers
T · 2013–2022 · KC 2020–2021, MIN 2013, 2017–2018
- Rare
Blake Lynch
LB · 2020–2024 · KC 2024, MIN 2020–2021
- Rare
J.C. Pearson
DB · 1990–1993 · KC 1990–1992, MIN 1993
- Rare
Geoff Schwartz
T · 2009–2015 · KC 2013, MIN 2012
- Rare
Eric Everett
DB · 1990–1992 · KC 1991, MIN 1992
- Rare
Ron George
LB · 1993–2000 · KC 1998–2000, MIN 1997
- Epic
Charles Mincy
DB · 1991–1999 · KC 1991–1994, MIN 1995
- Epic
Bryan Witzmann
OL · 2016–2020 · KC 2016–2017, 2020, MIN 2018
- Epic
Danny Isidora
OL · 2017–2021 · KC 2020, MIN 2017–2018
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Joe Phillips
DL · 1990–1999 · KC 1992–1997, MIN 1999
- Epic
Greg Manusky
LB · 1990–1999 · KC 1994–1999, MIN 1991–1993
- Epic
Danta Whitaker
TE · 1990–1993 · KC 1990, MIN 1992
- Epic
Eddie Murray
SPEC · 1990–2000 · KC 1992, MIN 1997
- Epic
David Herron
ILB · 2007–2010 · KC 2009, MIN 2007–2008
- Epic
William Kirksey
LB · 1990–1992 · KC 1992, MIN 1990
- Epic
Andre O'Neal
LB · 2000–2001 · KC 2000–2001, MIN 2001
- Legendary
Khreem Smith
DE · 2006–2007 · KC 2007, MIN 2006
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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