Players who played for both the Washington Commanders and the New England Patriots
60 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
60
Players
15
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
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 Commanders player to a Patriots player through Ja'Gared Davis 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
Stefon Diggs
WR · 2015–2026 · WAS 2026, NE 2025
- Common
Andre Carter
DL · 2001–2013 · WAS 2006–2010, NE 2011, 2013
- Common
Joey Galloway
WR · 1995–2010 · WAS 2010, NE 2009
- Common
Shawn Springs
DB · 1997–2009 · WAS 2004–2008, NE 2009
- Common
Donte' Stallworth
WR · 2002–2012 · WAS 2011, NE 2007, 2012
- Common
Albert Haynesworth
DT · 2002–2011 · WAS 2009–2010, NE 2011
- Uncommon
Jabar Gaffney
WR · 2002–2012 · WAS 2011, NE 2006–2008
- Uncommon
Michael Floyd
WR · 2012–2018 · WAS 2018, NE 2016
- Uncommon
Brandon Meriweather
SS · 2007–2016 · WAS 2012–2014, NE 2007–2010
- Uncommon
Christian Fauria
TE · 1995–2007 · WAS 2006, NE 2002–2005
- Uncommon
Antonio Gibson
RB · 2020–2025 · WAS 2020–2023, NE 2024–2025
- Uncommon
Brandon Lloyd
WR · 2003–2014 · WAS 2006–2007, NE 2012
- Uncommon
Jacoby Brissett
QB · 2016–2026 · WAS 2023, NE 2016, 2024
- Uncommon
K'Lavon Chaisson
DL · 2020–2026 · WAS 2026, NE 2025
- Uncommon
Jon Bostic
MLB · 2013–2022 · WAS 2019–2022, NE 2015
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Reche Caldwell
WR · 2002–2007 · WAS 2007, NE 2006
- Rare
Jonathan Jones
DB · 2016–2026 · WAS 2025, NE 2016–2024
- Rare
Terrance Knighton
DT · 2009–2016 · WAS 2015, NE 2016
- Rare
Larry Centers
RB · 1990–2003 · WAS 1999–2000, NE 2003
- Rare
Deatrich Wise
DL · 2017–2026 · WAS 2025–2026, NE 2017–2024
- Rare
David Patten
WR · 1997–2008 · WAS 2005–2006, NE 2001–2004
- Rare
K.J. Osborn
WR · 2020–2024 · WAS 2024, NE 2024
- Rare
Irving Fryar
WR · 1990–2000 · WAS 1999–2000, NE 1990–1992
- Rare
Leonard Hankerson
WR · 2011–2015 · WAS 2011–2014, NE 2015
- Rare
Henry Ellard
WR · 1990–1998 · WAS 1994–1998, NE 1998
- Rare
Akeem Spence
DT · 2013–2022 · WAS 2021, NE 2020
- Rare
DeAndre Carter
WR · 2016–2025 · WAS 2021, NE 2016
- Rare
Morgan Moses
T · 2014–2026 · WAS 2014–2020, NE 2025–2026
- Rare
Terrell McClain
DT · 2011–2019 · WAS 2017, NE 2012
- Rare
Alex Erickson
WR · 2016–2024 · WAS 2022, NE 2024
- Rare
Tom Tupa
QB · 1990–2004 · WAS 2004, NE 1996–1998
- Rare
Ricky Jean Francois
DE · 2009–2018 · WAS 2015–2016, NE 2017
- Rare
E.J. Biggers
CB · 2010–2016 · WAS 2013–2014, NE 2016
- Rare
Terry Allen
RB · 1991–2001 · WAS 1995–1998, NE 1999
- Rare
Matt Stevens
DB · 1996–2003 · WAS 1998–2000, NE 2000–2001
- Rare
Kato Serwanga
DB · 1998–2003 · WAS 2001, NE 1998–2000
- Rare
Carl Davis
NT · 2015–2024 · WAS 2024, NE 2020–2022
- Rare
Joey Slye
K · 2019–2026 · WAS 2021–2023, NE 2024
- Rare
Jonathan Cooper
G · 2014–2019 · WAS 2018, NE 2016
- Rare
Kai Forbath
K · 2012–2020 · WAS 2012–2015, NE 2019
- Rare
Troy Barnett
DL · 1994–1996 · WAS 1996, NE 1994–1996
- Rare
Mickey Washington
DB · 1990–1997 · WAS 1992, NE 1990–1991
- Rare
Marquis Flowers
OLB · 2014–2018 · WAS 2018, NE 2017
- Rare
Bernard Holsey
DL · 1996–2003 · WAS 2003, NE 2002
- Rare
Ross Tucker
OL · 2001–2005 · WAS 2001–2002, NE 2005
- Rare
Walter Stanley
WR · 1990–1992 · WAS 1990, NE 1992
- Epic
Garrett Gilbert
QB · 2017–2022 · WAS 2021, NE 2022
- Epic
David Frisch
TE · 1993–1997 · WAS 1997, NE 1995
- Epic
Frank Kearse
DT · 2011–2016 · WAS 2014–2015, NE 2016
- Epic
Tucker Addington
LS · 2022–2026 · WAS 2023, NE 2022, 2024
- Epic
Jimmy Farris
WR · 2001–2005 · WAS 2005, NE 2001
- Epic
Ed Ellis
OL · 1997–2003 · WAS 2000, NE 1997–1999
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
John Friesz
QB · 1990–2000 · WAS 1994, NE 1999–2000
- Epic
Breon Borders
DB · 2017–2023 · WAS 2019, NE 2023
- Epic
Brian Hansen
SPEC · 1990–1999 · WAS 1999, NE 1990
- Epic
Derrick Fletcher
OL · 1999–2005 · WAS 2000, NE 1999–2000
- Epic
Alcides Catanho
LB · 1995–1996 · WAS 1996, NE 1995
- Epic
Wilbert Brown
OL · 1999–2003 · WAS 2002–2003, NE 2003
- Epic
Steve Beauharnais
ILB · 2013–2014 · WAS 2014, NE 2013
- Epic
Ja'Gared Davis
LB · 2013–2014 · WAS 2014, NE 2013–2014
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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