Players who played for both the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins
81 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
81
Players
7
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
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 Cowboys player to a Dolphins player through Steven Parker and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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
Zach Thomas
LB · 1996–2008 · DAL 2008, MIA 1996–2007
- Common
Robert Quinn
DE · 2011–2022 · DAL 2019, MIA 2018
- Uncommon
Anthony Fasano
TE · 2006–2017 · DAL 2006–2007, MIA 2008–2012, 2017
- Uncommon
Byron Jones
CB · 2015–2021 · DAL 2015–2019, MIA 2020–2021
- Uncommon
Kevin Burnett
OLB · 2005–2013 · DAL 2005–2008, MIA 2011–2012
- Uncommon
Jordan Phillips
DT · 2015–2025 · DAL 2024, MIA 2015–2018
- Uncommon
Akin Ayodele
OLB · 2002–2010 · DAL 2006–2007, MIA 2008–2009
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Igor Olshansky
DE · 2004–2011 · DAL 2009–2010, MIA 2011
- Rare
Sammy Morris
RB · 2000–2011 · DAL 2011, MIA 2004–2006
- Rare
Brock Marion
DB · 1993–2004 · DAL 1993–1997, MIA 1998–2003
- Rare
Bobby Carpenter
ILB · 2006–2012 · DAL 2006–2009, MIA 2010
- Rare
Taco Charlton
DL · 2017–2022 · DAL 2017–2019, MIA 2019
- Rare
Bernie Kosar
QB · 1990–1996 · DAL 1993, MIA 1994–1996
- Rare
Jalen Tolbert
WR · 2022–2026 · DAL 2022–2025, MIA 2026
- Rare
Nolan Carroll
CB · 2010–2017 · DAL 2017, MIA 2010–2013
- Rare
George Teague
DB · 1993–2001 · DAL 1996, 1998–2001, MIA 1997
- Rare
Nate Jones
CB · 2004–2011 · DAL 2004–2007, MIA 2008–2009, 2011
- Rare
Allen Hurns
WR · 2014–2019 · DAL 2018, MIA 2019
- Rare
Oronde Gadsden
WR · 1995–2003 · DAL 1995, MIA 1998–2003
- Rare
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
WR · 2019–2025 · DAL 2019–2021, MIA 2022–2023, 2025
- Rare
Dedric Ward
WR · 1997–2004 · DAL 2004, MIA 2001–2002
- Rare
Damontre Moore
DE · 2013–2020 · DAL 2017, MIA 2015
- Rare
Noah Igbinoghene
DB · 2020–2026 · DAL 2023, MIA 2020–2022
- Rare
Gavin Escobar
TE · 2013–2018 · DAL 2013–2016, MIA 2018
- Rare
Mazi Smith
DL · 2023–2026 · DAL 2023–2025, MIA 2026
- Rare
Robert Jones
LB · 1992–2001 · DAL 1992–1995, MIA 1998–2000
- Rare
Jason Ferguson
DL · 1997–2009 · DAL 2005–2007, MIA 2008–2009
- Rare
Robert Bailey
DB · 1991–2001 · DAL 1995, MIA 1996
- Rare
Dimitrius Underwood
DL · 1999–2001 · DAL 2000–2001, MIA 1999
- Rare
Brice Butler
WR · 2013–2018 · DAL 2015–2018, MIA 2018
- Rare
Danny Stubbs
DL · 1990–1998 · DAL 1990–1991, MIA 1996–1998
- Rare
Hugh Millen
QB · 1990–1995 · DAL 1993, MIA 1993
- Rare
Kelvin Joseph
DB · 2021–2024 · DAL 2021–2022, MIA 2023
- Rare
Marc Colombo
T · 2002–2011 · DAL 2005–2010, MIA 2011
- Rare
Clayton Holmes
DB · 1992–1997 · DAL 1992–1995, MIA 1997
- Rare
Connor Williams
OL · 2018–2024 · DAL 2018–2021, MIA 2022–2023
- Rare
James McKnight
WR · 1994–2003 · DAL 1999–2000, MIA 2001–2003
- Rare
Keith Adams
LB · 2001–2007 · DAL 2001–2002, MIA 2006
- Rare
Sheldrick Redwine
DB · 2019–2023 · DAL 2023, MIA 2021
- Rare
Mike White
QB · 2018–2024 · DAL 2018, MIA 2023
- Rare
Willie Broughton
DL · 1990–1996 · DAL 1990, MIA 1994
- Rare
David Arkin
G · 2011–2016 · DAL 2011–2013, MIA 2013
- Rare
Dennis McKinnon
WR · 1990 · DAL 1990, MIA 1990
- Rare
Ryan Cook
T · 2006–2012 · DAL 2012, MIA 2011
- Rare
Jesse Solomon
LB · 1990–1994 · DAL 1990, MIA 1994
- Rare
Sean Ryan
TE · 2004–2009 · DAL 2004–2005, MIA 2008
- Rare
Tom Hodson
QB · 1990–1996 · DAL 1994, MIA 1993
- Rare
Robert Wilson
RB · 1991–1996 · DAL 1994, MIA 1994–1996
- Rare
Lousaka Polite
RB · 2004–2012 · DAL 2004–2006, MIA 2008–2010
- Rare
Bene' Benwikere
CB · 2014–2018 · DAL 2017, MIA 2016
- Rare
Marvin Austin
DT · 2012–2014 · DAL 2013, MIA 2013
- Epic
Kavon Frazier
DB · 2016–2021 · DAL 2016–2019, MIA 2020
- Epic
Jake Brendel
OL · 2016–2026 · DAL 2016, MIA 2016–2018
- Epic
Jeff Ogden
WR · 1998–2002 · DAL 1998–1999, MIA 2000–2001
- Epic
Joe Berger
G · 2005–2017 · DAL 2006–2008, MIA 2005–2006, 2009–2010
- Epic
James Parrish
OL · 1991–1996 · DAL 1993–1994, MIA 1991
- Epic
Matt Overton
LS · 2012–2024 · DAL 2022, MIA 2024
- Epic
Eric Smith
OL · 2017–2022 · DAL 2020, MIA 2017
- Epic
Jake McQuaide
LS · 2011–2025 · DAL 2021–2022, MIA 2024
- Epic
Kevin Gogan
OL · 1990–2000 · DAL 1990–1993, MIA 1999
- Epic
Jason Garrett
QB · 1993–2004 · DAL 1993–1999, MIA 2004
- Epic
Jermey Parnell
T · 2010–2018 · DAL 2010–2014, MIA 2010
- Epic
Al Johnson
C · 2004–2008 · DAL 2004–2006, MIA 2008
- Epic
Sam Young
T · 2010–2020 · DAL 2010, MIA 2016–2018
- Epic
Tyler Patmon
CB · 2014–2018 · DAL 2014–2015, MIA 2015
- Epic
Michael Coe
CB · 2007–2012 · DAL 2012, MIA 2012
- Epic
Bryan McCann
CB · 2010–2013 · DAL 2010–2011, MIA 2012
- Epic
Steve Scifres
OL · 1997–1999 · DAL 1997, MIA 1998
- Epic
Darian Barnes
FB · 2002–2008 · DAL 2004, MIA 2005–2006
- Epic
Clifton Geathers
DE · 2010–2014 · DAL 2010–2011, MIA 2010
- Epic
Pat McQuistan
T · 2006–2012 · DAL 2006–2009, MIA 2010
- Epic
Evan Oglesby
CB · 2005–2010 · DAL 2007, MIA 2009–2010
- Epic
Mike Quinn
QB · 1997–2003 · DAL 1998–1999, MIA 2000
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Justin March
LB · 2016–2021 · DAL 2017–2020, MIA 2017
- Epic
Tyler Clutts
FB · 2011–2016 · DAL 2013–2016, MIA 2013
- Epic
Jamar Martin
FB · 2003–2006 · DAL 2003, MIA 2004
- Epic
Dan Gonzalez
QB · 1998 · DAL 1998, MIA 1998
- Epic
Oscar Sturgis
DL · 1995–1996 · DAL 1995, MIA 1996
- Epic
Everett McIver
DL · 1993–1999 · DAL 1998–1999, MIA 1996–1997
- Legendary
Jeff Grau
C · 2002–2003 · DAL 2002, MIA 2003
- Legendary
Steven Parker
DB · 2019–2021 · DAL 2020, MIA 2019
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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