Players who played for both the Washington Commanders and the Green Bay Packers
50 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
50
Players
8
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. 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 Packers player through James Tuthill 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
Preston Smith
OLB · 2015–2025 · WAS 2015–2018, 2025, GB 2019–2024
- Common
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
FS · 2014–2021 · WAS 2018, GB 2014–2018
- Common
Nick Barnett
MLB · 2003–2013 · WAS 2013, GB 2003–2010
- Uncommon
Vonnie Holliday
DL · 1998–2012 · WAS 2010, GB 1998–2002
- Uncommon
Rasul Douglas
DB · 2017–2026 · WAS 2026, GB 2021–2023
- Uncommon
Darnell Savage
DB · 2019–2025 · WAS 2025, GB 2019–2023
- Uncommon
Rod Gardner
WR · 2001–2006 · WAS 2001–2004, GB 2005
- Uncommon
Mark Brunell
QB · 1993–2011 · WAS 2004–2007, GB 1993–1994
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
David Bowens
LB · 1999–2010 · WAS 2001, GB 2000
- Rare
Bashaud Breeland
CB · 2014–2021 · WAS 2014–2017, GB 2018
- Rare
Ryan Grant
RB · 2007–2012 · WAS 2012, GB 2007–2012
- Rare
Benjamin St-Juste
DB · 2021–2026 · WAS 2021–2024, GB 2026
- Rare
Will Blackmon
CB · 2006–2016 · WAS 2015–2016, GB 2006–2009
- Rare
Cullen Jenkins
DE · 2004–2016 · WAS 2016, GB 2004–2010
- Rare
Isaac Yiadom
DB · 2018–2026 · WAS 2026, GB 2021
- Rare
Desmond Howard
WR · 1992–2002 · WAS 1992–1994, GB 1996, 1999
- Rare
Matt Bowen
DB · 2000–2006 · WAS 2003–2005, GB 2001–2002
- Rare
Kyu Blu Kelly
DB · 2023–2025 · WAS 2023, GB 2023
- Rare
Ricky Jean Francois
DE · 2009–2018 · WAS 2015–2016, GB 2017
- Rare
Eric Metcalf
RB · 1990–2002 · WAS 2001, GB 2002
- Rare
Phillip Merling
DE · 2008–2013 · WAS 2013, GB 2012
- Rare
Josh Bidwell
SPEC · 1999–2010 · WAS 2010, GB 1999–2003
- Rare
Danny Wuerffel
QB · 1997–2002 · WAS 2002, GB 2000
- Rare
Jeff Query
WR · 1990–1995 · WAS 1995, GB 1990–1991
- Rare
Brett Conway
SPEC · 1997–2003 · WAS 1998–2002, GB 1997
- Rare
Scott Galbraith
TE · 1990–1998 · WAS 1995–1996, GB 1998
- Rare
Kapri Bibbs
RB · 2015–2018 · WAS 2017–2018, GB 2018
- Rare
Chris Jacke
SPEC · 1990–1999 · WAS 1997, GB 1990–1996
- Rare
Bryan Barker
SPEC · 1990–2005 · WAS 2001–2003, GB 2004
- Rare
Rick Lovato
LS · 2015–2025 · WAS 2016, GB 2015–2016
- Rare
Lucas Patrick
OL · 2017–2026 · WAS 2026, GB 2017–2021
- Rare
Vic So'oto
OLB · 2011–2012 · WAS 2012, GB 2011–2012
- Rare
Derrick Frost
P · 2003–2008 · WAS 2005–2007, GB 2008
- Rare
Keith Thibodeaux
DB · 1997–2001 · WAS 1997, GB 2001
- Rare
Lamont Hollinquest
LB · 1993–1998 · WAS 1993–1994, GB 1996–1998
- Rare
Muhammad Oliver
DB · 1992–1996 · WAS 1995–1996, GB 1993
- Rare
Abdullah Anderson
DL · 2019–2024 · WAS 2023, GB 2021
- Rare
Todd Franz
DB · 2000–2005 · WAS 2002–2004, GB 2002, 2005
- Rare
Chris Odom
LB · 2017–2019 · WAS 2019, GB 2017
- Rare
Fred Strickland
LB · 1990–1999 · WAS 1999, GB 1994–1995
- Epic
Alai Kalaniuvalu
OL · 1994–1995 · WAS 1994–1995, GB 1994
- Epic
Raleigh McKenzie
OL · 1990–2000 · WAS 1990–1994, GB 1999–2000
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Tyson Walter
T · 2002–2006 · WAS 2006, GB 2006
- Epic
Brad Bedell
OL · 2000–2006 · WAS 2003, GB 2004
- Epic
Jamel Williams
DB · 1997–1999 · WAS 1997–1999, GB 1999
- Epic
De'Jon Harris
LB · 2020–2023 · WAS 2021–2023, GB 2020
- Epic
Shaun Bodiford
WR · 2006–2007 · WAS 2007, GB 2006–2007
- Epic
Jim Kitts
LB · 1997–1998 · WAS 1998, GB 1998
- Epic
Roell Preston
WR · 1995–1999 · WAS 1997, GB 1997–1998
- Epic
James Tuthill
SPEC · 2001–2002 · WAS 2002, GB 2001
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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