Players who played for both the Washington Commanders and the New York Giants
75 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
75
Players
6
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 Commanders player to a Giants player through Curtis Buckley 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
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
CB · 2008–2019 · WAS 2019, NYG 2014–2017
- Common
LaVar Arrington
LB · 2000–2006 · WAS 2000–2005, NYG 2006
- Common
Landon Collins
FS · 2015–2022 · WAS 2019–2021, NYG 2015–2018, 2022
- Uncommon
Brandon Meriweather
SS · 2007–2016 · WAS 2012–2014, NYG 2015–2016
- Uncommon
Alfred Morris
RB · 2012–2020 · WAS 2012–2015, NYG 2020
- Uncommon
Ryan Clark
FS · 2002–2014 · WAS 2004–2005, 2014, NYG 2002–2003
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Cornelius Griffin
DL · 2000–2009 · WAS 2004–2009, NYG 2000–2003
- Rare
Antonio Pierce
LB · 2001–2009 · WAS 2001–2004, NYG 2005–2009
- Rare
Renaldo Wynn
DL · 1997–2009 · WAS 2002–2006, 2009, NYG 2008
- Rare
Colt McCoy
QB · 2010–2022 · WAS 2014–2019, NYG 2020
- Rare
Fabian Moreau
DB · 2017–2026 · WAS 2017–2020, 2026, NYG 2022
- Rare
Jessie Armstead
LB · 1993–2003 · WAS 2002–2003, NYG 1993–2001
- Rare
Will Blackmon
CB · 2006–2016 · WAS 2015–2016, NYG 2010–2011
- Rare
Bobby McCain
CB · 2015–2024 · WAS 2021–2022, NYG 2023
- Rare
Cullen Jenkins
DE · 2004–2016 · WAS 2016, NYG 2013–2015
- Rare
Barry Cofield
NT · 2006–2016 · WAS 2011–2014, NYG 2006–2010, 2015–2016
- Rare
Isaac Yiadom
DB · 2018–2026 · WAS 2026, NYG 2020
- Rare
David Patten
WR · 1997–2008 · WAS 2005–2006, NYG 1997–1999
- Rare
Regan Upshaw
DL · 1996–2004 · WAS 2003, NYG 2004
- Rare
Coty Sensabaugh
CB · 2012–2019 · WAS 2019, NYG 2016
- Rare
Carl Banks
LB · 1990–1995 · WAS 1993, NYG 1990–1992
- Rare
Jeff Hostetler
QB · 1990–1998 · WAS 1997–1998, NYG 1990–1992
- Rare
Brian Mitchell
RB · 1990–2003 · WAS 1990–1999, NYG 2003
- Rare
Jake Fromm
QB · 2021–2023 · WAS 2023, NYG 2021
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · WAS 2018, 2025, NYG 2016
- Rare
Sage Rosenfels
QB · 2001–2011 · WAS 2001, NYG 2010
- Rare
David Mayo
MLB · 2015–2023 · WAS 2021–2023, NYG 2019–2020
- Rare
Leonard Marshall
DL · 1990–1994 · WAS 1994, NYG 1990–1992
- Rare
Devin Thomas
WR · 2008–2011 · WAS 2008–2010, NYG 2010–2011
- Rare
Omar Stoutmire
DB · 1997–2007 · WAS 2005, 2007, NYG 2000–2004
- Rare
Chad Morton
RB · 2000–2006 · WAS 2003–2004, NYG 2005–2006
- Rare
Ereck Flowers
T · 2015–2021 · WAS 2019, 2021, NYG 2015–2018
- Rare
Keenan Robinson
ILB · 2012–2017 · WAS 2012, 2014–2015, NYG 2016–2017
- Rare
Antonio Hamilton
DB · 2016–2025 · WAS 2025, NYG 2018–2019
- Rare
Jesse Campbell
DB · 1991–1998 · WAS 1997–1998, NYG 1992–1996
- Rare
Graham Gano
K · 2009–2025 · WAS 2009–2011, NYG 2020–2025
- Rare
Kato Serwanga
DB · 1998–2003 · WAS 2001, NYG 2002–2003
- Rare
Brian Kozlowski
TE · 1994–2007 · WAS 2004–2007, NYG 1994–1996
- Rare
Bryan Kehl
OLB · 2008–2013 · WAS 2012–2013, NYG 2008–2010
- Rare
Andre Brown
RB · 2010–2013 · WAS 2010, NYG 2012–2013
- Rare
Logan Thomas
QB · 2014–2023 · WAS 2020–2023, NYG 2016
- Rare
Ryan Torain
RB · 2008–2012 · WAS 2010–2011, NYG 2012
- Rare
Terrell Burgess
DB · 2020–2026 · WAS 2023, NYG 2022
- Rare
Greg Joseph
K · 2018–2024 · WAS 2024, NYG 2024
- Rare
Kent Graham
QB · 1992–2002 · WAS 2001, NYG 1992–1994, 1998–1999
- Rare
Justin Tryon
CB · 2008–2012 · WAS 2008–2009, NYG 2011–2012
- Rare
Sean Locklear
G · 2004–2013 · WAS 2011, NYG 2012
- Rare
Brett Conway
SPEC · 1997–2003 · WAS 1998–2002, NYG 2003
- Rare
Bobby Hart
T · 2015–2025 · WAS 2024, NYG 2015–2017
- Rare
Tre Hawkins III
DB · 2023–2025 · WAS 2025, NYG 2023–2024
- Rare
Greg Stroman
DB · 2018–2024 · WAS 2018–2020, NYG 2024
- Rare
J.D. Walton
C · 2010–2016 · WAS 2013, NYG 2014
- Rare
Jose Cortez
SPEC · 1999–2005 · WAS 2002, NYG 1999
- Epic
Tim Hasselbeck
QB · 2002–2007 · WAS 2003–2004, NYG 2005–2006
- Epic
Bernard Holsey
DL · 1996–2003 · WAS 2003, NYG 1996–1999
- Epic
Sean Chandler
DB · 2018–2023 · WAS 2023, NYG 2018–2020
- Epic
Wes Martin
OL · 2019–2022 · WAS 2019–2020, 2022, NYG 2021
- Epic
Lawrence Cager
WR · 2020–2025 · WAS 2025, NYG 2022–2023
- Epic
Cary Blanchard
SPEC · 1992–2001 · WAS 1998, NYG 1999
- Epic
Tyler Ott
LS · 2015–2026 · WAS 2024–2026, NYG 2015
- Epic
Nick Gates
OL · 2018–2024 · WAS 2023, NYG 2018–2022
- Epic
John Brandes
TE · 1990–1993 · WAS 1990–1992, NYG 1992
- Epic
Adam Gettis
G · 2012–2018 · WAS 2012–2013, NYG 2014–2016
- Epic
Jeremy Clark
DT · 2008–2010 · WAS 2010, NYG 2008
- Epic
Jamal Duff
DL · 1995–1998 · WAS 1997–1998, NYG 1995–1996
- Epic
Ryan Kuehl
DL · 1996–2006 · WAS 1996–1997, NYG 2004–2006
- Epic
Brandon Winey
OL · 2001–2004 · WAS 2003, NYG 2004
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Jerome Cunningham
TE · 2014–2019 · WAS 2019, NYG 2014–2015
- Epic
Curry Burns
DB · 2003–2006 · WAS 2006, NYG 2004
- Epic
Domonique Johnson
DB · 2009–2012 · WAS 2012, NYG 2009–2010
- Epic
Kenny Ladler
S · 2014–2019 · WAS 2018–2019, NYG 2018
- Legendary
Anthony Mix
WR · 2007 · WAS 2007, NYG 2007
- Legendary
Sha'reff Rashad
DB · 2009–2010 · WAS 2010, NYG 2009
- Legendary
Tyson Smith
LB · 2006–2008 · WAS 2008, NYG 2006
- Ball-knower
Curtis Buckley
DB · 1993–2000 · WAS 1999–2000, NYG 1998
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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