Players who played for both the Washington Commanders and the Carolina Panthers

75 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

Players

Easy to name

Ball-knower

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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 Panthers player through Matt Campbell and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

Thomas Davis
SS · 2005–2020 · WAS 2020, CAR 2005–2009, 2011–2018
Common
Curtis Samuel
WR · 2017–2025 · WAS 2021–2023, CAR 2017–2020
Uncommon
Rasul Douglas
DB · 2017–2026 · WAS 2026, CAR 2020
Uncommon
Christian Fauria
TE · 1995–2007 · WAS 2006, CAR 2007
Uncommon
Stephen Davis
RB · 1996–2006 · WAS 1996–2002, CAR 2003–2005
Uncommon
Josh Norman
CB · 2012–2023 · WAS 2016–2019, CAR 2012–2015, 2022
Uncommon
Jeremy Chinn
DB · 2020–2026 · WAS 2024, CAR 2020–2023
Uncommon
Rod Gardner
WR · 2001–2006 · WAS 2001–2004, CAR 2005
Uncommon
Andre Roberts
WR · 2010–2022 · WAS 2014–2015, CAR 2022
Uncommon

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

Robbie Chosen
WR · 2016–2025 · WAS 2025, CAR 2020–2022
Rare
Sean Gilbert
DL · 1992–2003 · WAS 1996–1997, CAR 1998–2002
Rare
Mario Addison
DE · 2011–2022 · WAS 2012, CAR 2012–2019
Rare
Matthew Ioannidis
DL · 2016–2022 · WAS 2016–2021, CAR 2022
Rare
Taylor Heinicke
QB · 2015–2024 · WAS 2020–2022, CAR 2018
Rare
David Mayo
MLB · 2015–2023 · WAS 2021–2023, CAR 2015–2018
Rare
Terrell McClain
DT · 2011–2019 · WAS 2017, CAR 2011
Rare
Efe Obada
DL · 2016–2024 · WAS 2022–2024, CAR 2018–2020
Rare
Devin Thomas
WR · 2008–2011 · WAS 2008–2010, CAR 2010
Rare
Marco Battaglia
TE · 1996–2003 · WAS 2001, CAR 2003
Rare
Alex Erickson
WR · 2016–2024 · WAS 2022, CAR 2021
Rare
Shy Tuttle
DL · 2019–2026 · WAS 2025–2026, CAR 2023–2024
Rare
Kyle Allen
QB · 2018–2026 · WAS 2020–2021, CAR 2018–2019
Rare
Jeff Posey
DL · 1998–2006 · WAS 2006, CAR 2001
Rare
Rodney Peete
QB · 1990–2004 · WAS 1999, CAR 2002–2004
Rare
Everette Brown
DE · 2009–2014 · WAS 2014, CAR 2009–2010
Rare
Ma'ake Kemoeatu
NT · 2002–2012 · WAS 2010, CAR 2006–2008
Rare
Graham Gano
K · 2009–2025 · WAS 2009–2011, CAR 2012–2018
Rare
Eric Metcalf
RB · 1990–2002 · WAS 2001, CAR 1999
Rare
Skip Hicks
RB · 1998–2002 · WAS 1998–2000, CAR 2002
Rare
Shane Matthews
QB · 1993–2006 · WAS 2002, CAR 1997–1998
Rare
Frankie Luvu
LB · 2018–2026 · WAS 2024–2026, CAR 2021–2023
Rare
Trai Turner
G · 2014–2022 · WAS 2022, CAR 2014–2019
Rare
Andre Brown
RB · 2010–2013 · WAS 2010, CAR 2010
Rare
Zane Gonzalez
K · 2017–2025 · WAS 2024, CAR 2021
Rare
Joey Slye
K · 2019–2026 · WAS 2021–2023, CAR 2019–2020
Rare
Brycen Tremayne
WR · 2024–2026 · WAS 2024, CAR 2025–2026
Rare
Stacy McGee
NT · 2013–2020 · WAS 2017–2018, CAR 2019
Rare
Donte Curry
LB · 2001–2008 · WAS 2001, CAR 2007–2008
Rare
Matthew Wright
K · 2020–2025 · WAS 2025, CAR 2023
Rare
Kevon Seymour
DB · 2016–2024 · WAS 2024, CAR 2017
Rare
Corn Elder
DB · 2018–2021 · WAS 2021, CAR 2018–2020
Rare
Saahdiq Charles
OL · 2020–2025 · WAS 2020–2023, CAR 2025
Rare
Walter Rasby
TE · 1994–2004 · WAS 2001–2002, 2004, CAR 1995–1997
Rare
Tim Hasselbeck
QB · 2002–2007 · WAS 2003–2004, CAR 2002
Rare
Sean Chandler
DB · 2018–2023 · WAS 2023, CAR 2021–2022
Rare
Matt Elliott
OL · 1992–1997 · WAS 1992–1993, CAR 1995–1997
Rare
David Sharpe
OL · 2017–2025 · WAS 2020, CAR 2023
Rare
Andrew Norwell
G · 2014–2022 · WAS 2022, CAR 2014–2017
Rare
Karl Hankton
WR · 1997–2006 · WAS 1997, CAR 2000–2006
Epic
Garrett Gilbert
QB · 2017–2022 · WAS 2021, CAR 2017–2018
Epic
Trent Scott
OL · 2018–2025 · WAS 2023–2025, CAR 2020–2021
Epic
Alex Armah
RB · 2017–2023 · WAS 2021–2023, CAR 2017–2020
Epic
Will Montgomery
G · 2006–2015 · WAS 2008–2013, CAR 2006
Epic
Jeff Chandler
K · 2002–2004 · WAS 2004, CAR 2004
Epic
Jordan Pugh
FS · 2010–2013 · WAS 2012–2013, CAR 2010–2011
Epic
Don Sasa
DL · 1995–1998 · WAS 1997, CAR 1997–1998
Epic
Tommy Barnhardt
SPEC · 1990–2000 · WAS 2000, CAR 1995
Epic
Tariq Castro-Fields
DB · 2022–2024 · WAS 2022–2023, CAR 2024
Epic
Frank Kearse
DT · 2011–2016 · WAS 2014–2015, CAR 2011–2012
Epic
Reggie Bonnafon
RB · 2019–2022 · WAS 2022, CAR 2019–2021
Epic
Jordan Kunaszyk
LB · 2019–2023 · WAS 2020–2021, CAR 2019
Epic
Tyler Larsen
OL · 2016–2023 · WAS 2021–2023, CAR 2016–2020
Epic
Cedric Killings
DL · 2000–2007 · WAS 2004–2005, CAR 2001
Epic
D'Anthony Batiste
G · 2006–2012 · WAS 2008–2009, CAR 2006
Epic
Michael Bates
WR · 1993–2003 · WAS 2001, CAR 1996–2000
Epic
Derrick Fletcher
OL · 1999–2005 · WAS 2000, CAR 2002
Epic
Phil Yeboah-Kodie
LB · 1995–1996 · WAS 1995, CAR 1995
Epic

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

Ryan Winslow
P · 2019–2021 · WAS 2021, CAR 2021
Epic
Jared Norris
LB · 2016–2021 · WAS 2020–2021, CAR 2016–2018
Epic
Cole Luke
DB · 2017–2020 · WAS 2020, CAR 2017, 2019
Epic
Christian Morton
DB · 2004–2006 · WAS 2005, CAR 2006
Epic
Garnell Wilds
DB · 2004–2005 · WAS 2004, CAR 2005
Ball-knower
Anderson Russell
DB · 2010–2012 · WAS 2010, CAR 2012
Ball-knower
Terrance Simmons
DL · 2001–2002 · WAS 2001, CAR 2002
Ball-knower
Matt Campbell
TE · 1995–2001 · WAS 2001, CAR 1995–2000
Ball-knower

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.

Players who played for both the Washington Commanders and the Carolina Panthers

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