Players who played for both the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints
89 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
89
Players
15
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Dolphins player to a Saints player through Frank Wainright 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
Ricky Williams
RB · 1999–2011 · MIA 2002–2003, 2005, 2007–2010, NO 1999–2001
- Common
Jason Pierre-Paul
DE · 2010–2025 · MIA 2023, NO 2023
- Common
Reggie Bush
RB · 2006–2016 · MIA 2011–2012, NO 2006–2010
- Common
Ted Ginn
WR · 2007–2020 · MIA 2007–2009, NO 2017–2019
- Common
Jarvis Landry
WR · 2014–2022 · MIA 2014–2017, NO 2022
- Common
Brandon Marshall
WR · 2006–2018 · MIA 2010–2011, NO 2018
- Uncommon
Joey Harrington
QB · 2002–2008 · MIA 2006, NO 2008
- Uncommon
Eli Apple
DB · 2016–2025 · MIA 2023, NO 2018–2019
- Uncommon
Teddy Bridgewater
QB · 2014–2025 · MIA 2022, NO 2018–2019
- Uncommon
Kiko Alonso
MLB · 2013–2019 · MIA 2016–2018, NO 2019
- Uncommon
Rob Ninkovich
DE · 2006–2016 · MIA 2007–2008, NO 2006, 2008
- Uncommon
Marcus Maye
DB · 2017–2025 · MIA 2024, NO 2022–2023
- Uncommon
Kenny Stills
WR · 2013–2021 · MIA 2015–2018, NO 2013–2014, 2021
- Uncommon
Tebucky Jones
DB · 1998–2005 · MIA 2005, NO 2003–2004
- Uncommon
Qadry Ismail
WR · 1993–2002 · MIA 1997, NO 1998
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Willie Gay Jr.
LB · 2020–2026 · MIA 2025–2026, NO 2024
- Rare
Cortland Finnegan
CB · 2006–2016 · MIA 2014, NO 2016
- Rare
Zach Wilson
QB · 2021–2026 · MIA 2025, NO 2026
- Rare
Jordan Howard
RB · 2016–2022 · MIA 2020, NO 2022
- Rare
John Jenkins
NT · 2013–2026 · MIA 2019, 2021–2022, NO 2013–2016
- Rare
Davon Godchaux
DL · 2017–2026 · MIA 2017–2020, NO 2025–2026
- Rare
Kendall Langford
DE · 2008–2017 · MIA 2008–2011, NO 2017
- Rare
Sammy Knight
DB · 1997–2008 · MIA 2003–2004, NO 1997–2002
- Rare
Lamar Smith
RB · 1994–2003 · MIA 2000–2001, NO 1998–1999, 2003
- Rare
Heath Evans
RB · 2001–2010 · MIA 2005, NO 2009–2010
- Rare
Bryan Cox
LB · 1991–2002 · MIA 1991–1995, NO 2002
- Rare
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
WR · 2019–2025 · MIA 2022–2023, 2025, NO 2024
- Rare
Derrick Rodgers
LB · 1997–2004 · MIA 1997–2002, NO 2003–2004
- Rare
Lynn Bowden
WR · 2020–2023 · MIA 2020, NO 2023
- Rare
Dannell Ellerbe
ILB · 2009–2017 · MIA 2013–2014, NO 2015–2016
- Rare
Randal Hill
WR · 1991–1997 · MIA 1991, 1995–1996, NO 1997
- Rare
Chris Owens
CB · 2009–2016 · MIA 2013, NO 2015–2016
- Rare
Brett Perriman
WR · 1990–1997 · MIA 1997, NO 1990
- Rare
Stephone Anthony
MLB · 2015–2019 · MIA 2017–2018, NO 2015–2017, 2019
- Rare
Norman Hand
DL · 1995–2004 · MIA 1995–1996, NO 2000–2002
- Rare
Reggie Howard
DB · 2000–2006 · MIA 2004–2005, NO 2000
- Rare
Thomas Morstead
P · 2009–2025 · MIA 2022, NO 2009–2020
- Rare
Mike Gillislee
RB · 2013–2018 · MIA 2013, NO 2018
- Rare
Tony McDaniel
DT · 2006–2017 · MIA 2009–2012, NO 2017
- Rare
Terron Armstead
T · 2013–2024 · MIA 2022–2024, NO 2013–2021
- Rare
Greg Camarillo
WR · 2006–2012 · MIA 2007–2009, NO 2012
- Rare
Jason Trusnik
LB · 2007–2016 · MIA 2011–2014, NO 2016
- Rare
Vince Biegel
LB · 2017–2021 · MIA 2019, 2021, NO 2018
- Rare
Jerry Wilson
DB · 1995–2005 · MIA 1996–2000, NO 2001–2002
- Rare
Jeff Uhlenhake
OL · 1990–1998 · MIA 1990–1993, NO 1994–1995
- Rare
Isa Abdul-Quddus
FS · 2011–2016 · MIA 2016, NO 2011–2013
- Rare
Cody Parkey
K · 2014–2021 · MIA 2017, NO 2021
- Rare
Marvin Mitchell
LB · 2007–2013 · MIA 2011, NO 2007–2010
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · MIA 2011, NO 2013–2014
- Rare
Gene Atkins
DB · 1990–1996 · MIA 1994–1996, NO 1990–1993
- Rare
Jermon Bushrod
T · 2007–2018 · MIA 2016–2017, NO 2007–2012, 2018
- Rare
Olindo Mare
SPEC · 1997–2012 · MIA 1997–2006, NO 2007
- Rare
Zach Zenner
RB · 2015–2019 · MIA 2019, NO 2019
- Rare
Michael Lehan
CB · 2003–2008 · MIA 2006–2008, NO 2008
- Rare
Johnson Bademosi
CB · 2012–2019 · MIA 2019, NO 2019
- Rare
Jack Stoll
TE · 2021–2026 · MIA 2024, NO 2025
- Rare
Donnie Spragan
LB · 1999–2007 · MIA 2005–2007, NO 1999
- Rare
Willie Broughton
DL · 1990–1996 · MIA 1994, NO 1995–1996
- Rare
Brandon Fields
P · 2007–2015 · MIA 2007–2014, NO 2015
- Rare
Ken Crawley
DB · 2016–2021 · MIA 2019, NO 2016–2021
- Epic
Sean Ryan
TE · 2004–2009 · MIA 2008, NO 2008
- Epic
Tom Hodson
QB · 1990–1996 · MIA 1993, NO 1995–1996
- Epic
Tommylee Lewis
WR · 2016–2021 · MIA 2021, NO 2016–2018, 2020
- Epic
Jonathan Freeny
OLB · 2012–2017 · MIA 2012–2014, NO 2017
- Epic
Mark Royals
SPEC · 1990–2003 · MIA 2002–2003, NO 1997–1998
- Epic
Gene McGuire
OL · 1992–1996 · MIA 1995, NO 1992
- Epic
Klaus Wilmsmeyer
SPEC · 1992–1998 · MIA 1998, NO 1995–1996
- Epic
Chris McCain
OLB · 2014–2017 · MIA 2014–2015, NO 2016
- Epic
Aaron Craver
RB · 1991–1999 · MIA 1991–1994, NO 1998–1999
- Epic
Joey Thomas
CB · 2004–2008 · MIA 2008, NO 2005
- Epic
Jeff Faulkner
DL · 1990–1996 · MIA 1990, NO 1993
- Epic
Andy Alleman
G · 2007–2009 · MIA 2008, NO 2007
- Epic
Austin Reiter
OL · 2016–2021 · MIA 2021, NO 2021
- Epic
Chris Reed
OL · 2016–2024 · MIA 2019, NO 2024
- Epic
Steve Scifres
OL · 1997–1999 · MIA 1998, NO 1999
- Epic
Don Jones
FS · 2013–2016 · MIA 2013–2014, NO 2015
- Epic
Darian Barnes
FB · 2002–2008 · MIA 2005–2006, NO 2008
- Epic
Pat McQuistan
T · 2006–2012 · MIA 2010, NO 2011
- Epic
Spencer Folau
OL · 1997–2004 · MIA 2001, NO 2002–2004
- Epic
Kendyl Jacox
OL · 1998–2006 · MIA 2006, NO 2002–2005
- Epic
Josiah Bronson
DL · 2021–2022 · MIA 2022, NO 2021
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Justin March
LB · 2016–2021 · MIA 2017, NO 2021
- Epic
Bryce Harris
T · 2013–2017 · MIA 2016, NO 2013–2014, 2017
- Epic
Cameron Tom
OL · 2017–2023 · MIA 2021, NO 2017–2018, 2020
- Epic
Jonathon Amaya
DB · 2010–2012 · MIA 2010, 2012, NO 2011
- Epic
Trae Elston
DB · 2016–2017 · MIA 2017, NO 2016
- Epic
Kirk Merritt
WR · 2020–2023 · MIA 2020–2021, NO 2022–2023
- Legendary
Henry Lusk
TE · 1996–1998 · MIA 1998, NO 1996
- Legendary
Frank Wainright
TE · 1991–2000 · MIA 1995–1998, NO 1991–1994
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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