Players who played for both the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants
45 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
45
Players
6
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
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 Cowboys player to a Giants player through Steven Parker 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
Martellus Bennett
TE · 2008–2017 · DAL 2008–2011, NYG 2012
- Common
Linval Joseph
DT · 2010–2024 · DAL 2024, NYG 2010–2013
- Uncommon
Jaylon Smith
LB · 2016–2023 · DAL 2016–2021, NYG 2021–2022
- Uncommon
Johnathan Hankins
DT · 2013–2024 · DAL 2022–2023, NYG 2013–2016
- Uncommon
Chris Canty
DE · 2005–2016 · DAL 2005–2008, NYG 2009–2012
- Uncommon
Alfred Morris
RB · 2012–2020 · DAL 2016–2017, 2019, NYG 2020
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Dan Campbell
TE · 1999–2008 · DAL 2003–2005, NYG 1999–2002
- Rare
Scott Chandler
TE · 2007–2016 · DAL 2010, NYG 2009
- Rare
Parris Campbell
WR · 2019–2025 · DAL 2025, NYG 2023
- Rare
Tony McGee
TE · 1993–2003 · DAL 2002–2003, NYG 2003
- Rare
Chauncey Golston
DL · 2021–2026 · DAL 2021–2024, NYG 2025–2026
- Rare
Damontre Moore
DE · 2013–2020 · DAL 2017, NYG 2013–2015
- Rare
Phillippi Sparks
DB · 1992–2000 · DAL 2000, NYG 1992–1999
- Rare
Dwayne Harris
WR · 2011–2020 · DAL 2011–2014, NYG 2015–2017
- Rare
Dan Connor
MLB · 2008–2013 · DAL 2012, NYG 2013
- Rare
Darian Thompson
DB · 2016–2021 · DAL 2018–2021, NYG 2016–2017
- Rare
B.W. Webb
CB · 2013–2019 · DAL 2013, NYG 2018
- Rare
Omar Stoutmire
DB · 1997–2007 · DAL 1997–1998, NYG 2000–2004
- Rare
Frank Walker
CB · 2003–2011 · DAL 2011, NYG 2003–2006
- Rare
Corey Ballentine
DB · 2019–2025 · DAL 2025, NYG 2019–2020
- Rare
Ron Stone
OL · 1993–2005 · DAL 1993–1995, NYG 1996–2001
- Rare
George Selvie
DE · 2010–2016 · DAL 2013–2014, NYG 2015–2016
- Rare
Jason Bell
DB · 2001–2006 · DAL 2001, NYG 2006
- Rare
Ray-Ray Armstrong
OLB · 2013–2020 · DAL 2019, NYG 2017–2018
- Rare
Kevin Ogletree
WR · 2009–2014 · DAL 2009–2012, NYG 2014
- Rare
Anthony Wright
QB · 1999–2007 · DAL 2000–2001, NYG 2007
- Rare
Dave Thomas
DB · 1993–2001 · DAL 1993–1994, NYG 2000–2001
- Rare
Cameron Fleming
T · 2014–2024 · DAL 2018–2019, NYG 2020
- Rare
Marvin Austin
DT · 2012–2014 · DAL 2013, NYG 2012
- Rare
Jose Cortez
SPEC · 1999–2005 · DAL 2005, NYG 1999
- Rare
Bobby Abrams
LB · 1990–1996 · DAL 1992–1993, NYG 1990–1992
- Rare
Herschel Walker
RB · 1990–1997 · DAL 1996–1997, NYG 1995
- Rare
Eric Smith
OL · 2017–2022 · DAL 2020, NYG 2019
- Rare
Leon McFadden
CB · 2013–2017 · DAL 2016, NYG 2015
- Rare
Jerry Reynolds
OL · 1994–1998 · DAL 1994, NYG 1995–1998
- Rare
Elijah Garcia
DL · 2022–2026 · DAL 2026, NYG 2024–2025
- Rare
Jason Garrett
QB · 1993–2004 · DAL 1993–1999, NYG 2000–2003
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Sean Harlow
OL · 2017–2023 · DAL 2023, NYG 2023
- Rare
Michael Coe
CB · 2007–2012 · DAL 2012, NYG 2010–2012
- Rare
Ken Willis
SPEC · 1990–1992 · DAL 1990–1991, NYG 1992
- Epic
Jeremy Clark
DT · 2008–2010 · DAL 2010, NYG 2008
- Epic
Byron Frisch
DL · 2000–2002 · DAL 2001, NYG 2002
- Epic
Emmett Cleary
T · 2015–2017 · DAL 2016, NYG 2015
- Epic
Ryan Seymour
G · 2013–2016 · DAL 2016, NYG 2016
- Epic
Steven Parker
DB · 2019–2021 · DAL 2020, NYG 2021
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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