Players who played for both the Indianapolis Colts and the Washington Commanders
65 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
65
Players
7
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Colts player to a Commanders player through Carroll Phillips 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
Carson Wentz
QB · 2016–2026 · IND 2021, WAS 2022
- Common
LaRon Landry
SS · 2007–2014 · IND 2013–2014, WAS 2007–2011
- Uncommon
Walt Harris
DB · 1996–2008 · IND 2002–2003, WAS 2004–2005
- Uncommon
Jacoby Brissett
QB · 2016–2026 · IND 2017–2020, WAS 2023
- Uncommon
Marcus Washington
LB · 2000–2008 · IND 2000–2003, WAS 2004–2008
- Uncommon
Pierre Garcon
WR · 2008–2018 · IND 2008–2011, WAS 2012–2016
- Uncommon
Jon Bostic
MLB · 2013–2022 · IND 2017, WAS 2019–2022
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
David Macklin
DB · 2000–2008 · IND 2000–2003, WAS 2007
- Rare
Nick Cross
DB · 2022–2026 · IND 2022–2025, WAS 2026
- Rare
Mario Addison
DE · 2011–2022 · IND 2011–2012, WAS 2012
- Rare
Jacob Martin
LB · 2018–2026 · IND 2023, WAS 2025
- Rare
Tashard Choice
RB · 2008–2013 · IND 2013, WAS 2011
- Rare
Jeff George
QB · 1990–2004 · IND 1990–1993, WAS 2000–2001
- Rare
Arthur Jones
DT · 2010–2017 · IND 2014, 2016, WAS 2017
- Rare
Steve Emtman
DL · 1992–1997 · IND 1992–1994, WAS 1997
- Rare
Greg Toler
CB · 2009–2016 · IND 2013–2015, WAS 2016
- Rare
Jeremy McNichols
RB · 2017–2026 · IND 2018, WAS 2024–2026
- Rare
Trevor Matich
OL · 1990–1996 · IND 1992–1993, WAS 1994–1996
- Rare
Ryan Grant
WR · 2014–2019 · IND 2018, WAS 2014–2017
- Rare
Flipper Anderson
WR · 1990–1997 · IND 1995, WAS 1996
- Rare
Sheldon Day
DL · 2016–2025 · IND 2020, WAS 2024–2025
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · IND 2015, WAS 2018, 2025
- Rare
Matt Jones
RB · 2015–2017 · IND 2017, WAS 2015–2016
- Rare
Matt Gay
K · 2019–2026 · IND 2023–2024, WAS 2025
- Rare
Dontrelle Inman
WR · 2014–2020 · IND 2018–2019, WAS 2020
- Rare
Tom Tupa
QB · 1990–2004 · IND 1992, WAS 2004
- Rare
Ricky Jean Francois
DE · 2009–2018 · IND 2013–2014, WAS 2015–2016
- Rare
Bill Brooks
WR · 1990–1996 · IND 1990–1992, WAS 1996
- Rare
Keith Taylor
DB · 1990–1996 · IND 1990–1991, WAS 1994–1996
- Rare
Al Noga
DL · 1990–1994 · IND 1994, WAS 1993
- Rare
Carl Davis
NT · 2015–2024 · IND 2019, WAS 2024
- Rare
Andre Brown
RB · 2010–2013 · IND 2010, WAS 2010
- Rare
Hunter Smith
SPEC · 1999–2010 · IND 1999–2008, WAS 2009–2010
- Rare
Chris Doering
WR · 1996–2003 · IND 1996–1997, WAS 2002
- Rare
Carl Powell
DL · 1997–2005 · IND 1997–1998, WAS 2002
- Rare
Justin Tryon
CB · 2008–2012 · IND 2010–2011, WAS 2008–2009
- Rare
Caraun Reid
DT · 2014–2021 · IND 2017, WAS 2017
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · IND 2015–2016, WAS 2019
- Rare
Alan Grant
DB · 1990–1994 · IND 1990–1991, WAS 1994
- Rare
Jose Cortez
SPEC · 1999–2005 · IND 2005, WAS 2002
- Rare
Matt Vanderbeek
LB · 1990–1996 · IND 1990–1992, WAS 1995–1996
- Rare
Bernard Holsey
DL · 1996–2003 · IND 2000, WAS 2003
- Rare
Chris Carter
OLB · 2011–2017 · IND 2014, 2016, WAS 2017
- Rare
Jonathan Williams
RB · 2016–2023 · IND 2018–2019, WAS 2021–2023
- Epic
Mark Stock
WR · 1992–1996 · IND 1996, WAS 1992–1994
- Epic
Jason Doering
DB · 2001–2004 · IND 2001–2003, WAS 2004
- Epic
Jeff Faulkner
DL · 1990–1996 · IND 1990, WAS 1993
- Epic
Cary Blanchard
SPEC · 1992–2001 · IND 1995–1997, WAS 1998
- Epic
Josh Ferguson
RB · 2016–2019 · IND 2016–2017, WAS 2019
- Epic
Tom Myslinski
OL · 1992–2000 · IND 1998, WAS 1992
- Epic
Mark Rypien
QB · 1990–2001 · IND 2001, WAS 1990–1993
- Epic
Kyle Nelson
LS · 2012–2021 · IND 2021, WAS 2013
- Epic
Kyle Kalis
OL · 2017–2018 · IND 2017, WAS 2017
- Epic
Clifton Geathers
DE · 2010–2014 · IND 2012, WAS 2014
- Epic
Rick DeMulling
OL · 2001–2007 · IND 2001–2004, WAS 2007
- Epic
Akeem Davis
S · 2014–2016 · IND 2015, WAS 2014
- Epic
Larry Moore
OL · 1998–2004 · IND 1998–2001, WAS 2002–2003
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Hale Hentges
TE · 2019–2020 · IND 2019, WAS 2019
- Epic
Jay Leeuwenburg
OL · 1992–2000 · IND 1996–1998, WAS 2000
- Epic
Danny Kight
SPEC · 1998–2001 · IND 1999–2000, WAS 1998
- Epic
Chad Simpson
RB · 2008–2010 · IND 2008–2009, WAS 2010
- Epic
Phil Yeboah-Kodie
LB · 1995–1996 · IND 1996, WAS 1995
- Epic
Kipp Vickers
OL · 1993–2002 · IND 1993–1997, WAS 1998–1999, 2002
- Epic
Stefan McClure
DB · 2016–2017 · IND 2016, WAS 2017
- Legendary
Carroll Phillips
DL · 2017–2019 · IND 2018, WAS 2019
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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