Players who played for both the Washington Commanders and the Pittsburgh Steelers
44 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
44
Players
8
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 Steelers player through Nolan Harrison 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
Joey Galloway
WR · 1995–2010 · WAS 2010, PIT 2009
- Common
Preston Smith
OLB · 2015–2025 · WAS 2015–2018, 2025, PIT 2024
- Uncommon
Antwaan Randle El
WR · 2002–2010 · WAS 2006–2009, PIT 2002–2005, 2010
- Uncommon
Van Jefferson
WR · 2020–2026 · WAS 2026, PIT 2024
- Uncommon
Ryan Clark
FS · 2002–2014 · WAS 2004–2005, 2014, PIT 2006–2013
- Uncommon
Jon Bostic
MLB · 2013–2022 · WAS 2019–2022, PIT 2018
- Uncommon
Dwayne Haskins
QB · 2019–2021 · WAS 2019–2020, PIT 2021
- Uncommon
Ziggy Hood
DE · 2009–2018 · WAS 2016–2018, PIT 2009–2013
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Cole Holcomb
LB · 2019–2026 · WAS 2019–2022, PIT 2023, 2025–2026
- Rare
Coty Sensabaugh
CB · 2012–2019 · WAS 2019, PIT 2017–2018
- Rare
Mykal Walker
LB · 2020–2025 · WAS 2024, PIT 2023
- Rare
Ryan Anderson
LB · 2017–2022 · WAS 2017–2020, PIT 2022
- Rare
Wendell Smallwood
RB · 2016–2021 · WAS 2019, 2021, PIT 2020
- Rare
Marco Battaglia
TE · 1996–2003 · WAS 2001, PIT 2002
- Rare
Kyle Allen
QB · 2018–2026 · WAS 2020–2021, PIT 2024
- Rare
Keyaron Fox
OLB · 2004–2011 · WAS 2011, PIT 2008–2010
- Rare
Steven Sims
WR · 2019–2025 · WAS 2019–2020, PIT 2021–2022
- Rare
Trai Turner
G · 2014–2022 · WAS 2022, PIT 2021
- Rare
Chris Doering
WR · 1996–2003 · WAS 2002, PIT 2003
- Rare
Huey Richardson
LB · 1991–1992 · WAS 1992, PIT 1991
- Rare
Kent Graham
QB · 1992–2002 · WAS 2001, PIT 2000
- Rare
Adrian Robinson
OLB · 2012–2013 · WAS 2013, PIT 2012
- Rare
Matthew Wright
K · 2020–2025 · WAS 2025, PIT 2020, 2022
- Rare
Brenden Stai
OL · 1995–2002 · WAS 2002, PIT 1995–1999
- Rare
Terence Garvin
ILB · 2013–2018 · WAS 2016, PIT 2013–2015
- Rare
Chris Jacke
SPEC · 1990–1999 · WAS 1997, PIT 1997
- Rare
Walter Rasby
TE · 1994–2004 · WAS 2001–2002, 2004, PIT 1994, 2004
- Rare
Alvoid Mays
DB · 1990–1995 · WAS 1990–1994, PIT 1995
- Rare
Andre Lott
FS · 2002–2006 · WAS 2002–2004, PIT 2006
- Rare
Tyronne Stowe
LB · 1990–1996 · WAS 1994, PIT 1990
- Rare
Keith Willis
DL · 1990–1993 · WAS 1993, PIT 1990–1991
- Rare
Chris Carter
OLB · 2011–2017 · WAS 2017, PIT 2011–2013
- Rare
Darius Rush
DB · 2023–2025 · WAS 2025, PIT 2023–2024
- Rare
Trent Scott
OL · 2018–2025 · WAS 2023–2025, PIT 2022
- Rare
Crezdon Butler
CB · 2010–2016 · WAS 2012, PIT 2010
- Rare
Paul Wiggins
OL · 1997–1998 · WAS 1998, PIT 1997–1998
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Tom Myslinski
OL · 1992–2000 · WAS 1992, PIT 1996–1997, 2000
- Rare
Shaun Suisham
K · 2005–2014 · WAS 2006–2009, PIT 2010–2014
- Rare
Shar Pourdanesh
OL · 1996–2001 · WAS 1996–1998, PIT 1999–2000
- Rare
Damon Mays
WR · 1992–1996 · WAS 1996, PIT 1995
- Rare
Clifton Geathers
DE · 2010–2014 · WAS 2014, PIT 2014
- Rare
Robert Bean
DB · 2000–2002 · WAS 2002, PIT 2002
- Epic
Harold Bishop
TE · 1994–1999 · WAS 1996, PIT 1998–1999
- Epic
Nolan Harrison
DL · 1991–2000 · WAS 2000, PIT 1997–1999
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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