Players who played for both the Indianapolis Colts and the New York Giants
53 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
53
Players
10
Easy to name
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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 Colts player to a Giants player through Keith Elias 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
Kerry Collins
QB · 1995–2011 · IND 2011, NYG 1999–2003
- Common
Daniel Jones
QB · 2019–2026 · IND 2025–2026, NYG 2019–2024
- Uncommon
Hakeem Nicks
WR · 2009–2015 · IND 2014, NYG 2009–2013, 2015
- Uncommon
Bobby Okereke
LB · 2019–2026 · IND 2019–2022, NYG 2023–2025
- Uncommon
Jabaal Sheard
DE · 2011–2021 · IND 2017–2019, NYG 2020
- Uncommon
Brandon Stokley
WR · 1999–2013 · IND 2003–2006, NYG 2011
- Uncommon
Johnathan Hankins
DT · 2013–2024 · IND 2017, NYG 2013–2016
- Uncommon
Antoine Bethea
SS · 2006–2019 · IND 2006–2013, NYG 2019
- Uncommon
Jihad Ward
DL · 2016–2026 · IND 2018–2019, NYG 2022–2023, 2026
- Uncommon
Kelvin Sheppard
ILB · 2011–2018 · IND 2013, NYG 2016–2017
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Akeem Ayers
OLB · 2011–2017 · IND 2016, NYG 2017
- Rare
Ahmad Bradshaw
RB · 2007–2016 · IND 2013–2016, NYG 2007–2012
- Rare
Parris Campbell
WR · 2019–2025 · IND 2019–2022, NYG 2023
- Rare
Chad Bratzke
DL · 1994–2003 · IND 1999–2003, NYG 1994–1998
- Rare
Marcus Johnson
WR · 2016–2022 · IND 2018–2020, NYG 2022
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · IND 2015, NYG 2016
- Rare
Pete Mitchell
TE · 1995–2003 · IND 2003, NYG 1999–2000
- Rare
Ryan Phillips
LB · 1997–2001 · IND 2001, NYG 1997–2000
- Rare
Quincy Wilson
DB · 2017–2022 · IND 2017–2019, NYG 2020
- Rare
Emmanuel McDaniel
DB · 1996–2003 · IND 1997–1998, NYG 1999–2001
- Rare
Tony Simmons
WR · 1998–2002 · IND 2001, NYG 2002
- Rare
Christian Peter
DL · 1997–2002 · IND 2001, NYG 1997–2000
- Rare
Matt Bryant
K · 2002–2019 · IND 2004, NYG 2002–2003
- Rare
Andre Brown
RB · 2010–2013 · IND 2010, NYG 2012–2013
- Rare
Mark Jackson
WR · 1990–1994 · IND 1994, NYG 1993–1994
- Rare
Jim Finn
RB · 2000–2006 · IND 2000–2002, NYG 2003–2006
- Rare
Stevie Brown
DB · 2010–2014 · IND 2011, NYG 2012, 2014
- Rare
Justin Tryon
CB · 2008–2012 · IND 2010–2011, NYG 2011–2012
- Rare
Deon Jackson
RB · 2021–2023 · IND 2021–2023, NYG 2023
- Rare
Curtis Painter
QB · 2009–2013 · IND 2009–2011, NYG 2013
- Rare
Matt Haack
P · 2017–2025 · IND 2022, NYG 2024
- Rare
Maurice Carthon
RB · 1990–1992 · IND 1992, NYG 1990–1991
- Rare
Mark Glowinski
G · 2015–2024 · IND 2017–2021, 2024, NYG 2022–2023
- Rare
Matthew Adams
LB · 2018–2024 · IND 2018–2021, NYG 2024
- Rare
Jose Cortez
SPEC · 1999–2005 · IND 2005, NYG 1999
- Rare
Bernard Holsey
DL · 1996–2003 · IND 2000, NYG 1996–1999
- Rare
David Tate
DB · 1990–1997 · IND 1994–1997, NYG 1993
- Rare
Tony Ugoh
T · 2007–2011 · IND 2007–2009, NYG 2011
- Rare
Tito Wooten
DB · 1994–1999 · IND 1999, NYG 1994–1998
- Rare
Jack Anderson
OL · 2021–2023 · IND 2023, NYG 2022
- Rare
Ryan Lewis
DB · 2017–2020 · IND 2019, NYG 2020
- Rare
Darryl Morris
DB · 2013–2017 · IND 2016, NYG 2017
- Rare
Charles James
DB · 2013–2016 · IND 2016, NYG 2013
- Rare
Cary Blanchard
SPEC · 1992–2001 · IND 1995–1997, NYG 1999
- Epic
Jonotthan Harrison
C · 2014–2023 · IND 2014–2016, NYG 2021
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Nate Hobgood-Chittick
DL · 1998–2002 · IND 1998, NYG 1998
- Epic
Michael Coe
CB · 2007–2012 · IND 2007, NYG 2010–2012
- Epic
Jamon Meredith
T · 2009–2016 · IND 2014, NYG 2010
- Epic
Thomas Randolph
DB · 1994–1999 · IND 1999, NYG 1994–1997
- Epic
Montori Hughes
DT · 2013–2016 · IND 2013–2014, NYG 2015–2016
- Epic
Carlton Gray
DB · 1993–2000 · IND 1997, NYG 1998
- Epic
Bob Mrosko
TE · 1990–1991 · IND 1991, NYG 1990
- Epic
Keith Elias
RB · 1994–1999 · IND 1998–1999, NYG 1994–1996
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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