Players who played for both the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets
99 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
99
Players
8
Easy to name
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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 Dolphins player to a Jets player through Albert Johnson and the link is rated Unicorn (+600 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
Jason Taylor
DL · 1997–2011 · MIA 1997–2007, 2009, 2011, NYJ 2010
- Common
Frank Gore
RB · 2005–2020 · MIA 2018, NYJ 2020
- Common
Minkah Fitzpatrick
DB · 2018–2026 · MIA 2018–2019, 2025, NYJ 2026
- Common
Brandon Marshall
WR · 2006–2018 · MIA 2010–2011, NYJ 2015–2016
- Uncommon
Chad Pennington
QB · 2000–2010 · MIA 2008–2010, NYJ 2000–2007
- Uncommon
Terrell Buckley
DB · 1992–2005 · MIA 1995–1999, 2003, NYJ 2004
- Uncommon
Shaq Lawson
DL · 2016–2024 · MIA 2020, NYJ 2021
- Uncommon
Marcus Maye
DB · 2017–2025 · MIA 2024, NYJ 2017–2021
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · MIA 2019–2020, NYJ 2015–2016
- Rare
David Bowens
LB · 1999–2010 · MIA 2001–2006, NYJ 2007–2008
- Rare
Zach Wilson
QB · 2021–2026 · MIA 2025, NYJ 2021–2023
- Rare
Ashtyn Davis
DB · 2020–2026 · MIA 2025, NYJ 2020–2024
- Rare
Robbie Chosen
WR · 2016–2025 · MIA 2023–2024, NYJ 2016–2019
- Rare
Tyler Kroft
TE · 2015–2023 · MIA 2023, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Yeremiah Bell
SS · 2004–2013 · MIA 2004–2011, NYJ 2012
- Rare
Patrick Ramsey
QB · 2002–2010 · MIA 2010, NYJ 2006
- Rare
Braxton Berrios
WR · 2019–2026 · MIA 2023–2024, NYJ 2019–2022
- Rare
Quinton Coples
DE · 2012–2015 · MIA 2015, NYJ 2012–2015
- Rare
Bryan Cox
LB · 1991–2002 · MIA 1991–1995, NYJ 1998–2000
- Rare
Keith Byars
RB · 1990–1998 · MIA 1993–1996, NYJ 1998
- Rare
Dedric Ward
WR · 1997–2004 · MIA 2001–2002, NYJ 1997–2000
- Rare
Gerald Alexander
FS · 2007–2011 · MIA 2011, NYJ 2011
- Rare
Jay Fiedler
QB · 1994–2005 · MIA 2000–2004, NYJ 2005
- Rare
Neville Hewitt
LB · 2015–2025 · MIA 2015–2017, NYJ 2018–2020
- Rare
Rishard Matthews
WR · 2012–2018 · MIA 2012–2015, NYJ 2018
- Rare
Mazi Smith
DL · 2023–2026 · MIA 2026, NYJ 2025
- Rare
Jason Ferguson
DL · 1997–2009 · MIA 2008–2009, NYJ 1997–2004
- Rare
Clive Walford
TE · 2015–2019 · MIA 2019, NYJ 2018
- Rare
Kalen Ballage
RB · 2018–2021 · MIA 2018–2019, NYJ 2020
- Rare
Larry Izzo
LB · 1996–2009 · MIA 1996–2000, NYJ 2009
- Rare
Thomas Morstead
P · 2009–2025 · MIA 2022, NYJ 2021, 2023–2024
- Rare
Will Parks
DB · 2016–2022 · MIA 2021, NYJ 2021–2022
- Rare
Nik Needham
DB · 2019–2025 · MIA 2019–2024, NYJ 2025
- Rare
Luke Falk
QB · 2018–2019 · MIA 2018, NYJ 2019
- Rare
Ronald Moore
RB · 1993–1998 · MIA 1998, NYJ 1995–1996
- Rare
Jay Feely
SPEC · 2001–2014 · MIA 2007, NYJ 2008–2009
- Rare
Kendall Sheffield
DB · 2019–2025 · MIA 2025, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Karl Wilson
DL · 1990–1995 · MIA 1990, 1993, NYJ 1992–1993
- Rare
Jason Trusnik
LB · 2007–2016 · MIA 2011–2014, NYJ 2007–2009
- Rare
Shane Burton
DL · 1996–2003 · MIA 1996–1998, NYJ 2000–2001
- Rare
Jason Sanders
K · 2018–2026 · MIA 2018–2024, NYJ 2026
- Rare
John Kidd
SPEC · 1990–1998 · MIA 1994–1997, NYJ 1998
- Rare
Jason Glenn
LB · 2001–2006 · MIA 2005, NYJ 2001–2004
- Rare
Sheldrick Redwine
DB · 2019–2023 · MIA 2021, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Mike White
QB · 2018–2024 · MIA 2023, NYJ 2020–2022
- Rare
C.J. Mosley
DT · 2005–2015 · MIA 2015, NYJ 2006–2008
- Rare
Matt Turk
SPEC · 1995–2011 · MIA 2000–2001, 2003–2004, NYJ 2002
- Rare
Riley Patterson
K · 2021–2026 · MIA 2025–2026, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Adrian Colbert
DB · 2017–2024 · MIA 2019, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Elijah McGuire
RB · 2017–2020 · MIA 2020, NYJ 2017–2018
- Rare
Lex Hilliard
RB · 2009–2012 · MIA 2009–2011, NYJ 2012
- Rare
Larry Webster
DL · 1992–2002 · MIA 1992–1994, NYJ 2002
- Rare
Patrick Turner
WR · 2009–2012 · MIA 2009, NYJ 2010–2012
- Rare
Alfred Oglesby
DL · 1990–1995 · MIA 1990–1992, NYJ 1993–1995
- Epic
Billy Turner
G · 2014–2023 · MIA 2014–2016, NYJ 2023
- Epic
Tim Boyle
QB · 2018–2024 · MIA 2024, NYJ 2023
- Epic
Wade Smith
T · 2003–2013 · MIA 2003–2004, 2006, NYJ 2006–2007
- Epic
Jesse Chatman
RB · 2002–2008 · MIA 2007, NYJ 2008
- Epic
Cal Dixon
OL · 1992–1996 · MIA 1996, NYJ 1992–1995
- Epic
Sean Ryan
TE · 2004–2009 · MIA 2008, NYJ 2006–2007
- Epic
Eric Green
TE · 1990–1999 · MIA 1995, NYJ 1999
- Epic
Harry Galbreath
OL · 1990–1996 · MIA 1990–1992, NYJ 1996
- Epic
Brandon Shell
OL · 2016–2022 · MIA 2022, NYJ 2016–2019
- Epic
Elijah Campbell
DB · 2020–2026 · MIA 2021–2025, NYJ 2020
- Epic
Sam Eguavoen
LB · 2019–2024 · MIA 2019–2022, NYJ 2023–2024
- Epic
Bernie Parmalee
RB · 1992–2000 · MIA 1992–1998, NYJ 1999–2000
- Epic
Aubrey Beavers
LB · 1994–1996 · MIA 1994–1995, NYJ 1996
- Epic
Clyde Gates
WR · 2011–2013 · MIA 2011, NYJ 2012–2013
- Epic
Adam Pankey
OL · 2017–2022 · MIA 2019–2021, NYJ 2022
- Epic
James Parrish
OL · 1991–1996 · MIA 1991, NYJ 1996
- Epic
Eric Smith
OL · 2017–2022 · MIA 2017, NYJ 2018, 2022
- Epic
Anthony Johnson
DT · 2014–2017 · MIA 2014, NYJ 2016
- Epic
Omare Lowe
CB · 2002–2008 · MIA 2002, NYJ 2003
- Epic
Trevor Reilly
OLB · 2014–2017 · MIA 2016, NYJ 2014–2016
- Epic
Jeff Faulkner
DL · 1990–1996 · MIA 1990, NYJ 1996
- Epic
Mike Chalenski
DL · 1993–1998 · MIA 1997, NYJ 1996
- Epic
Parry Nickerson
DB · 2018–2025 · MIA 2023, NYJ 2018
- Epic
Jesse Davis
OL · 2016–2023 · MIA 2017–2021, NYJ 2016
- Epic
Wesley Johnson
T · 2014–2018 · MIA 2018, NYJ 2014–2017
- Epic
Jonotthan Harrison
C · 2014–2023 · MIA 2023, NYJ 2017–2019
- Epic
James Brown
OL · 1993–2000 · MIA 1996–1999, NYJ 1993–1995
- Epic
James Burgess
LB · 2016–2020 · MIA 2016, NYJ 2019
- Epic
David Fales
QB · 2014–2019 · MIA 2017–2018, NYJ 2019
- Epic
Dave Zawatson
OL · 1990–1992 · MIA 1991, NYJ 1990
- Epic
Brent Smith
OL · 1997–2004 · MIA 1997–2001, NYJ 2003–2004
- Epic
Joe Prokop
SPEC · 1990–1992 · MIA 1992, NYJ 1990
- Epic
Kevin Williams
DB · 1998–2002 · MIA 2000, NYJ 1998–2000
- Epic
Doug Middleton
DB · 2016–2020 · MIA 2019, NYJ 2016, 2018
- Epic
Jamar Martin
FB · 2003–2006 · MIA 2004, NYJ 2006
- Epic
John Bock
OL · 1995–2000 · MIA 1996–2000, NYJ 1995
- Epic
Ray Lucas
WR · 1996–2002 · MIA 2001–2002, NYJ 1997–2000
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Ray Green
DB · 2000–2003 · MIA 2001–2002, NYJ 2003
- Epic
Tae Hayes
DB · 2019–2023 · MIA 2019–2020, NYJ 2023
- Epic
Patrick Brown
T · 2010–2012 · MIA 2010, 2012, NYJ 2010
- Legendary
David Ware
OL · 1993–1994 · MIA 1994, NYJ 1993
- Legendary
Everett McIver
DL · 1993–1999 · MIA 1996–1997, NYJ 1993–1995
- Legendary
Doug Wellsandt
TE · 1990–1991 · MIA 1991, NYJ 1990
- Ball-knower
Dedrick Epps
TE · 2010–2012 · MIA 2010, NYJ 2012
- Unicorn
Albert Johnson
WR · 2001–2003 · MIA 2001–2002, NYJ 2003
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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