Players who played for both the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints
65 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
65
Players
8
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 Saints player through Vashone Adams 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
Anthony Thomas
RB · 2001–2007 · DAL 2005, NO 2005
- Common
Brandin Cooks
WR · 2014–2026 · DAL 2023–2024, NO 2014–2016, 2025
- Common
Andy Dalton
QB · 2011–2026 · DAL 2020, NO 2022
- Common
Aaron Glenn
DB · 1994–2008 · DAL 2005–2007, NO 2008
- Uncommon
Julius Jones
RB · 2004–2010 · DAL 2004–2007, NO 2010
- Uncommon
Jaylon Smith
LB · 2016–2023 · DAL 2016–2021, NO 2023
- Uncommon
Scott Fujita
OLB · 2002–2012 · DAL 2005, NO 2006–2009
- Uncommon
La'Roi Glover
DL · 1996–2008 · DAL 2002–2005, NO 1997–2001
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Darrin Smith
LB · 1993–2004 · DAL 1993–1996, NO 2000–2004
- Rare
Jonathan Bullard
DL · 2016–2026 · DAL 2026, NO 2025
- Rare
Jeff Heath
FS · 2013–2021 · DAL 2013–2019, NO 2021
- Rare
Scott Shanle
OLB · 2003–2012 · DAL 2003–2005, NO 2006–2012
- Rare
Willie Jackson
WR · 1994–2002 · DAL 1994, NO 2000–2001
- Rare
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
WR · 2019–2025 · DAL 2019–2021, NO 2024
- Rare
Martin Gramatica
SPEC · 1999–2008 · DAL 2006, NO 2007–2008
- Rare
Kevin Mathis
DB · 1997–2006 · DAL 1997–1999, NO 2000–2001
- Rare
B.W. Webb
CB · 2013–2019 · DAL 2013, NO 2016
- Rare
Omar Stoutmire
DB · 1997–2007 · DAL 1997–1998, NO 2006
- Rare
Derek Kennard
OL · 1990–1996 · DAL 1994–1996, NO 1991–1993
- Rare
Sterling Moore
DB · 2011–2017 · DAL 2012–2014, NO 2016–2017
- Rare
Josh Ball
OL · 2022–2024 · DAL 2022, NO 2024
- Rare
Cameron Erving
G · 2015–2023 · DAL 2020, NO 2023
- Rare
Terrance Copper
WR · 2004–2012 · DAL 2004–2005, NO 2006–2008
- Rare
Ray-Ray Armstrong
OLB · 2013–2020 · DAL 2019, NO 2019
- Rare
Corey White
CB · 2012–2016 · DAL 2015, NO 2012–2014
- Rare
John Phillips
TE · 2009–2018 · DAL 2009, 2011–2012, NO 2016–2017
- Rare
Billy Cundiff
K · 2002–2015 · DAL 2002–2005, NO 2006
- Rare
Tyrone Hughes
DB · 1993–1998 · DAL 1998, NO 1993–1996
- Rare
Eric Frampton
SS · 2007–2013 · DAL 2012, NO 2013
- Rare
Brett Maher
K · 2018–2023 · DAL 2018–2019, 2022, NO 2021
- Rare
Kai Forbath
K · 2012–2020 · DAL 2019, NO 2015–2016
- Rare
Willie Broughton
DL · 1990–1996 · DAL 1990, NO 1995–1996
- Rare
Martez Wilson
OLB · 2011–2013 · DAL 2013, NO 2011–2013
- Rare
Wane McGarity
WR · 1999–2001 · DAL 1999–2001, NO 2001
- Rare
Remi Ayodele
DT · 2007–2011 · DAL 2007, NO 2008–2010
- Rare
Sean Ryan
TE · 2004–2009 · DAL 2004–2005, NO 2008
- Rare
Tom Hodson
QB · 1990–1996 · DAL 1994, NO 1995–1996
- Rare
Jay Elliott
OLB · 2014–2020 · DAL 2017, NO 2018
- Rare
Montrae Holland
G · 2003–2011 · DAL 2008–2011, NO 2003–2006
- Rare
Jordan Mills
T · 2013–2021 · DAL 2015, 2020, NO 2021
- Rare
Steve Walsh
QB · 1990–1999 · DAL 1990, NO 1990–1993
- Rare
Asim Richards
OL · 2023–2026 · DAL 2023–2024, NO 2025–2026
- Rare
Skyler Green
WR · 2006–2008 · DAL 2006, NO 2008
- Rare
Johnny Mitchell
TE · 1992–2001 · DAL 1996, NO 2001
- Rare
Toby Gowin
SPEC · 1997–2004 · DAL 1997–1999, 2003, NO 2000–2002
- Rare
Chaz Green
T · 2015–2021 · DAL 2015–2017, NO 2018
- Rare
Wade Wilson
QB · 1990–1999 · DAL 1995–1997, NO 1993–1994
- Rare
Christian Ringo
DL · 2016–2022 · DAL 2018, NO 2021–2022
- Rare
Matt Lehr
OL · 2001–2008 · DAL 2001–2004, NO 2008
- Epic
Tony Hills
T · 2008–2016 · DAL 2014, NO 2015–2016
- Epic
Marcus Henry
OL · 2016–2021 · DAL 2020, NO 2016
- Epic
Jalen Cropper
WR · 2024–2026 · DAL 2024–2025, NO 2026
- Epic
Alvin Harper
WR · 1991–1999 · DAL 1991–1994, 1999, NO 1997
- Epic
Steve Scifres
OL · 1997–1999 · DAL 1997, NO 1999
- Epic
Charles Brown
T · 2010–2016 · DAL 2015–2016, NO 2010–2013
- Epic
Darian Barnes
FB · 2002–2008 · DAL 2004, NO 2008
- Epic
Pat McQuistan
T · 2006–2012 · DAL 2006–2009, NO 2011
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Marcus Price
OL · 1995–2005 · DAL 2005, NO 2000–2001
- Epic
Justin March
LB · 2016–2021 · DAL 2017–2020, NO 2021
- Epic
Rob Petitti
T · 2005–2010 · DAL 2005, NO 2006
- Epic
Ryan Seymour
G · 2013–2016 · DAL 2016, NO 2015
- Epic
Vinson Smith
LB · 1990–1999 · DAL 1990–1992, 1997, NO 1998–1999
- Epic
Zach Wood
DL · 2016–2026 · DAL 2016, NO 2017–2026
- Epic
Toddrick McIntosh
DL · 1994–1995 · DAL 1994, NO 1995
- Epic
Vashone Adams
DB · 1995–1999 · DAL 1999, NO 1997
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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