Players who played for both the Dallas Cowboys and the Carolina Panthers
54 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
54
Players
7
Easy to name
Epic
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 Panthers player through Jon Hilbert 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
Stephon Gilmore
CB · 2012–2024 · DAL 2023, CAR 2021
- Common
Jadeveon Clowney
OLB · 2014–2026 · DAL 2025, CAR 2024
- Common
Keyshawn Johnson
WR · 1996–2006 · DAL 2004–2005, CAR 2006
- Common
Andy Dalton
QB · 2011–2026 · DAL 2020, CAR 2023–2025
- Uncommon
Miles Sanders
RB · 2019–2025 · DAL 2025, CAR 2023–2024
- Uncommon
Vinny Testaverde
QB · 1990–2007 · DAL 2004, CAR 2007
- Uncommon
Dontari Poe
NT · 2012–2020 · DAL 2020, CAR 2018–2019
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Greg Hardy
DE · 2010–2016 · DAL 2015–2016, CAR 2010–2014
- Rare
Xavier Woods
DB · 2017–2026 · DAL 2017–2020, CAR 2022–2024
- Rare
Daryl Worley
DB · 2016–2024 · DAL 2020, CAR 2016–2017
- Rare
Steve Beuerlein
QB · 1991–2003 · DAL 1991–1992, CAR 1996–2000
- Rare
Damien Wilson
OLB · 2015–2022 · DAL 2015–2018, CAR 2022
- Rare
Jonathan Mingo
WR · 2023–2026 · DAL 2024–2026, CAR 2023–2024
- Rare
Rico Dowdle
RB · 2020–2026 · DAL 2020, 2022–2024, CAR 2025
- Rare
Dan Connor
MLB · 2008–2013 · DAL 2012, CAR 2008–2011, 2013
- Rare
Blair Thomas
RB · 1990–1995 · DAL 1994, CAR 1995
- Rare
Raghib Ismail
WR · 1993–2001 · DAL 1999–2001, CAR 1996–1998
- Rare
Derrick Lassic
RB · 1993–1995 · DAL 1993–1994, CAR 1995
- Rare
Terrell McClain
DT · 2011–2019 · DAL 2014–2016, CAR 2011
- Rare
Rodney Peete
QB · 1990–2004 · DAL 1994, CAR 2002–2004
- Rare
Darren Hambrick
LB · 1998–2002 · DAL 1998–2001, CAR 2001
- Rare
Everette Brown
DE · 2009–2014 · DAL 2013, CAR 2009–2010
- Rare
Patrick Jeffers
WR · 1996–2001 · DAL 1998, CAR 1999–2001
- Rare
Cameron Erving
G · 2015–2023 · DAL 2020, CAR 2021–2022
- Rare
George Selvie
DE · 2010–2016 · DAL 2013–2014, CAR 2011
- Rare
Nate Newton
OL · 1990–1999 · DAL 1990–1998, CAR 1999
- Rare
Nick Hayden
DT · 2008–2016 · DAL 2013–2015, CAR 2008–2010
- Rare
Lirim Hajrullahu
K · 2021 · DAL 2021, CAR 2021
- Rare
Clay Shiver
OL · 1996–1999 · DAL 1996–1998, CAR 1999
- Rare
Jason Williams
ILB · 2009–2014 · DAL 2009–2010, CAR 2010–2014
- Rare
Troy Pride
DB · 2020–2024 · DAL 2024, CAR 2020
- Rare
Andrew Gachkar
ILB · 2011–2017 · DAL 2015–2016, CAR 2017
- Rare
Robert Rochell
DB · 2021–2026 · DAL 2025, CAR 2025–2026
- Rare
Israel Mukuamu
DB · 2021–2025 · DAL 2021–2024, CAR 2025
- Rare
Ernie Mills
WR · 1991–1999 · DAL 1998–1999, CAR 1997
- Rare
Bene' Benwikere
CB · 2014–2018 · DAL 2017, CAR 2014–2016
- Rare
Josh Thomas
CB · 2011–2015 · DAL 2015, CAR 2011–2013
- Rare
Will Grier
QB · 2019–2023 · DAL 2021–2022, CAR 2019–2020
- Rare
Byron Bell
G · 2011–2018 · DAL 2017, CAR 2011–2014
- Rare
Garrett Gilbert
QB · 2017–2022 · DAL 2020, CAR 2017–2018
- Rare
Frank Kearse
DT · 2011–2016 · DAL 2013, CAR 2011–2012
- Epic
Zach Moore
DE · 2014–2018 · DAL 2016, CAR 2017
- Epic
Tony Fiammetta
RB · 2009–2013 · DAL 2011, CAR 2009–2010
- Epic
Richie Cunningham
SPEC · 1997–2002 · DAL 1997–1999, CAR 1999–2000
- Epic
Mackenzy Bernadeau
G · 2008–2016 · DAL 2012–2015, CAR 2008–2011
- Epic
Steve Scifres
OL · 1997–1999 · DAL 1997, CAR 1998
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Donald Hawkins
T · 2014–2016 · DAL 2014, CAR 2016
- Epic
Lavar Edwards
DE · 2013–2017 · DAL 2014, CAR 2016
- Epic
Rob Petitti
T · 2005–2010 · DAL 2005, CAR 2009–2010
- Epic
Michael Bates
WR · 1993–2003 · DAL 2003, CAR 1996–2000
- Epic
Teddy Williams
WR · 2010–2016 · DAL 2010, CAR 2015–2016
- Epic
Corvey Irvin
DT · 2010–2013 · DAL 2013, CAR 2010
- Epic
Nate Hemsley
LB · 1997–2001 · DAL 1997–1999, CAR 2001
- Epic
Jon Hilbert
SPEC · 2001–2002 · DAL 2001, CAR 2002
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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