Players who played for both the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Jets
60 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
60
Players
7
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Falcons player to a Jets player through Marlion Jackson 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
Brett Favre
QB · 1991–2010 · ATL 1991, NYJ 2008
- Common
Mike Vick
QB · 2001–2016 · ATL 2001–2006, NYJ 2014
- Common
John Abraham
LB · 2000–2013 · ATL 2006–2012, NYJ 2000–2005
- Uncommon
Tevin Coleman
RB · 2015–2022 · ATL 2015–2018, NYJ 2021
- Uncommon
Andre Roberts
WR · 2010–2022 · ATL 2017, NYJ 2018
- Uncommon
David Onyemata
DL · 2016–2026 · ATL 2023–2025, NYJ 2026
- Uncommon
Stevan Ridley
RB · 2011–2018 · ATL 2016, NYJ 2015
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Aaron Beasley
DB · 1996–2004 · ATL 2004, NYJ 2002–2003
- Rare
Tim Dwight
WR · 1998–2007 · ATL 1998–2000, NYJ 2006
- Rare
Isaiah Oliver
DB · 2018–2026 · ATL 2018–2022, NYJ 2024–2025
- Rare
Takk McKinley
DL · 2017–2024 · ATL 2017–2020, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Lamar Jackson
DB · 2020–2024 · ATL 2024, NYJ 2020–2021
- Rare
Dwight Lowery
CB · 2008–2016 · ATL 2014, NYJ 2008–2010
- Rare
Erik Coleman
SS · 2004–2012 · ATL 2008–2010, NYJ 2004–2007
- Rare
Bruce Carter
LB · 2011–2018 · ATL 2018, NYJ 2016–2017
- Rare
Terance Mathis
WR · 1990–2002 · ATL 1994–2001, NYJ 1990–1993
- Rare
Tony Casillas
DL · 1990–1997 · ATL 1990, NYJ 1994–1995
- Rare
Mykal Walker
LB · 2020–2025 · ATL 2020–2022, NYJ 2025
- Rare
Anthony Pleasant
DL · 1990–2003 · ATL 1997, NYJ 1998–1999
- Rare
Browning Nagle
QB · 1991–1996 · ATL 1995–1996, NYJ 1991–1993
- Rare
Mike Pennel
NT · 2014–2025 · ATL 2021, NYJ 2017–2018
- Rare
Anthony Firkser
TE · 2018–2025 · ATL 2022, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Phillip Adams
CB · 2010–2015 · ATL 2015, NYJ 2014
- Rare
Nick Folk
K · 2007–2026 · ATL 2026, NYJ 2010–2016, 2025
- Rare
Ben Hartsock
TE · 2004–2013 · ATL 2008, NYJ 2009–2010
- Rare
Thomas Morstead
P · 2009–2025 · ATL 2021, NYJ 2021, 2023–2024
- Rare
Brian Poole
DB · 2016–2021 · ATL 2016–2018, NYJ 2019–2020
- Rare
Paul Worrilow
MLB · 2013–2019 · ATL 2013–2016, NYJ 2019
- Rare
Jay Feely
SPEC · 2001–2014 · ATL 2001–2004, NYJ 2008–2009
- Rare
Kendall Sheffield
DB · 2019–2025 · ATL 2019–2021, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Brandon Copeland
OLB · 2015–2022 · ATL 2021, NYJ 2018–2019
- Rare
Riley Patterson
K · 2021–2026 · ATL 2024, NYJ 2024
- Rare
Chuma Edoga
OL · 2019–2026 · ATL 2022, NYJ 2019–2021
- Rare
Matt Simms
QB · 2013–2016 · ATL 2016, NYJ 2013–2014
- Rare
Irv Eatman
OL · 1990–1996 · ATL 1994, NYJ 1991–1992
- Rare
Troy Sadowski
TE · 1990–1998 · ATL 1990, NYJ 1992–1993
- Rare
LaRoy Reynolds
MLB · 2013–2021 · ATL 2016–2017, 2020, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Tom Compton
T · 2012–2022 · ATL 2016, NYJ 2019
- Rare
Wes Schweitzer
OL · 2016–2024 · ATL 2016–2019, NYJ 2023–2024
- Rare
Darrin Walls
CB · 2011–2016 · ATL 2011, NYJ 2012–2015
- Rare
James Carpenter
T · 2011–2021 · ATL 2019–2020, NYJ 2015–2018
- Rare
Sharrod Neasman
DB · 2016–2021 · ATL 2016–2020, NYJ 2021
- Rare
Dan Stryzinski
SPEC · 1990–2003 · ATL 1995–2000, NYJ 2003
- Rare
Leon McFadden
CB · 2013–2017 · ATL 2017, NYJ 2014
- Rare
Omare Lowe
CB · 2002–2008 · ATL 2005–2006, NYJ 2003
- Epic
Ernie Logan
DL · 1991–2000 · ATL 1993, NYJ 1997–2000
- Epic
Dwayne Gordon
LB · 1993–2000 · ATL 1993–1994, NYJ 1997–2000
- Epic
Jonotthan Harrison
C · 2014–2023 · ATL 2022, NYJ 2017–2019
- Epic
Joe Fishback
DB · 1991–1994 · ATL 1991–1993, NYJ 1992
- Epic
Dave Zawatson
OL · 1990–1992 · ATL 1992, NYJ 1990
- Epic
Pat Chaffey
RB · 1991–1993 · ATL 1991, NYJ 1992–1993
- Epic
Brandon Wilds
RB · 2016–2018 · ATL 2016, NYJ 2016
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Josh Andrews
G · 2015–2022 · ATL 2021, NYJ 2020
- Epic
J.R. Reed
SS · 2004–2008 · ATL 2006, NYJ 2008
- Epic
Matt Willig
DL · 1992–2004 · ATL 1996–1997, NYJ 1992–1995
- Epic
Edmond Robinson
OLB · 2015–2021 · ATL 2020, NYJ 2017
- Epic
Avery Williams
DB · 2021–2025 · ATL 2021–2022, 2024, NYJ 2025
- Epic
Fred Lester
RB · 1994–1997 · ATL 1997, NYJ 1994
- Epic
Alex Bernstein
DL · 1997–2000 · ATL 2000, NYJ 1998
- Legendary
Marlion Jackson
RB · 2000–2006 · ATL 2006, NYJ 2000
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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