Players who played for both the Washington Commanders and the Minnesota Vikings

64 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

Epic

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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 Vikings player through Zac Kerin and the link is rated Epic (+160 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.

Adrian Peterson
RB · 2007–2021 · WAS 2018–2019, MIN 2007–2016
Common
Stefon Diggs
WR · 2015–2026 · WAS 2026, MIN 2015–2019
Common
Rich Gannon
QB · 1990–2004 · WAS 1993, MIN 1990–1992
Common
Donovan McNabb
QB · 1999–2011 · WAS 2010, MIN 2011
Common
Carson Wentz
QB · 2016–2026 · WAS 2022, MIN 2025–2026
Common
Jonathan Allen
DL · 2017–2026 · WAS 2017–2024, MIN 2025
Common
Kirk Cousins
QB · 2012–2026 · WAS 2012–2017, MIN 2018–2023
Common
Fred Smoot
DB · 2001–2009 · WAS 2001–2004, 2007–2009, MIN 2005–2006
Common
Michael Floyd
WR · 2012–2018 · WAS 2018, MIN 2017
Uncommon
Madieu Williams
CB · 2004–2012 · WAS 2012, MIN 2008–2010
Uncommon

In the middle

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

Bashaud Breeland
CB · 2014–2021 · WAS 2014–2017, MIN 2021
Rare
Cedric Griffin
CB · 2006–2012 · WAS 2012, MIN 2006–2011
Rare
Jamin Davis
LB · 2021–2025 · WAS 2021–2024, MIN 2024
Rare
Brad Johnson
QB · 1992–2008 · WAS 1999–2000, MIN 1992–1998, 2005–2006
Rare
Fabian Moreau
DB · 2017–2026 · WAS 2017–2020, 2026, MIN 2024–2025
Rare
Bobby McCain
CB · 2015–2024 · WAS 2021–2022, MIN 2024
Rare
Jeff George
QB · 1990–2004 · WAS 2000–2001, MIN 1999
Rare
Case Keenum
QB · 2013–2026 · WAS 2019, MIN 2017
Rare
Patrick Ramsey
QB · 2002–2010 · WAS 2002–2005, MIN 2010
Rare
Josh Doctson
WR · 2016–2019 · WAS 2016–2018, MIN 2019
Rare
Gus Frerotte
QB · 1994–2008 · WAS 1994–1998, MIN 2003–2004, 2008
Rare
K.J. Osborn
WR · 2020–2024 · WAS 2024, MIN 2020–2023
Rare
Kenny Wright
DB · 1999–2007 · WAS 2006, MIN 1999–2001
Rare
Sheldon Day
DL · 2016–2025 · WAS 2024–2025, MIN 2023
Rare
Sage Rosenfels
QB · 2001–2011 · WAS 2001, MIN 2009, 2011
Rare
Taylor Heinicke
QB · 2015–2024 · WAS 2020–2022, MIN 2015–2016
Rare
Aldrick Robinson
WR · 2011–2018 · WAS 2011–2014, MIN 2018
Rare
Mack Brown
RB · 2016–2017 · WAS 2016–2017, MIN 2017
Rare
Cris Dishman
DB · 1990–2000 · WAS 1997–1998, MIN 2000
Rare
Byron Chamberlain
WR · 1995–2003 · WAS 2003, MIN 2001–2002
Rare
Jalyn Holmes
DL · 2018–2025 · WAS 2024–2025, MIN 2018–2020
Rare
Jamarca Sanford
SS · 2009–2015 · WAS 2014, MIN 2009–2013
Rare
Terry Allen
RB · 1991–2001 · WAS 1995–1998, MIN 1991–1994
Rare
Al Noga
DL · 1990–1994 · WAS 1993, MIN 1990–1992
Rare
Darrion Scott
DE · 2004–2011 · WAS 2010–2011, MIN 2004–2007
Rare
Brian Davis
DB · 1990–1994 · WAS 1990, MIN 1994
Rare
Cedric Smith
RB · 1990–1998 · WAS 1994–1995, MIN 1990
Rare
Greg Joseph
K · 2018–2024 · WAS 2024, MIN 2021–2023
Rare
Kai Forbath
K · 2012–2020 · WAS 2012–2015, MIN 2016–2017
Rare
Pat Eilers
DB · 1990–1995 · WAS 1992–1994, MIN 1990–1991
Rare
Olanda Truitt
WR · 1993–1998 · WAS 1994–1995, MIN 1993
Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · WAS 2019, MIN 2021
Rare
Jose Cortez
SPEC · 1999–2005 · WAS 2002, MIN 2003–2004
Rare
John Sullivan
C · 2008–2018 · WAS 2016, MIN 2008–2014
Rare
Joe Johnson
WR · 1990–1992 · WAS 1990–1991, MIN 1992
Rare
Tom Compton
T · 2012–2022 · WAS 2012–2015, MIN 2018
Rare
Matt Vanderbeek
LB · 1990–1996 · WAS 1995–1996, MIN 1991
Rare
Austin Keys
LB · 2025–2026 · WAS 2026, MIN 2025
Epic
Robert Green
RB · 1992–1997 · WAS 1992, MIN 1997
Epic
Keith Thibodeaux
DB · 1997–2001 · WAS 1997, MIN 1999–2001
Epic
Brad Badger
OL · 1997–2006 · WAS 1997–1999, MIN 2000–2001
Epic
T.J. Clemmings
T · 2015–2018 · WAS 2017, MIN 2015–2016
Epic
Abdullah Anderson
DL · 2019–2024 · WAS 2023, MIN 2020
Epic
David Frisch
TE · 1993–1997 · WAS 1997, MIN 1996
Epic
Artis Hicks
T · 2002–2011 · WAS 2010, MIN 2006–2009
Epic
Marcus McCauley
CB · 2007–2009 · WAS 2009, MIN 2007–2008
Epic

The rarest links

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

Fred Strickland
LB · 1990–1999 · WAS 1999, MIN 1993
Epic
Cedric Killings
DL · 2000–2007 · WAS 2004–2005, MIN 2002
Epic
Tomur Barnes
DB · 1994–1997 · WAS 1996, MIN 1996
Epic
Hale Hentges
TE · 2019–2020 · WAS 2019, MIN 2020
Epic
Greg Manusky
LB · 1990–1999 · WAS 1990, MIN 1991–1993
Epic
Ray Rowe
TE · 1992–1994 · WAS 1992–1993, MIN 1994
Epic
Eddie Murray
SPEC · 1990–2000 · WAS 1995, 2000, MIN 1997
Epic
Zac Kerin
G · 2015–2018 · WAS 2018, MIN 2015–2016
Epic

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 Minnesota Vikings

Easy to name

In the middle

The rarest links

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